Mount Clare is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 96% of adults in Mount Clare typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Clare, ~15% vote Democratic, ~81% Republican, and ~4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Clare compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Clare leans more Republican than 15 of 29 neighbors.
Mount Clare runs about 48 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Mount Clare leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Mount Clare, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Mount Clare sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 11 points above the Nebraska average of 88%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Mount Clare are family households, above 85% of cities.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Mount Clare, NE does.
Why turnout in Mount Clare looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Mount Clare own their home, about 20 points above the Nebraska average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Mount Clare have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Stephens, NE R+69
- Nelson, NE R+63
- Lawrence, NE R+68
- Guide Rock, NE R+71
- Rosemont, NE R+73
- Cadams, NE R+66
- Cowles, NE R+71
- Superior, NE R+56
- Deweese, NE R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Arena, ND R+68
- Upper St. Regis, NY D+18
- Georgetown, AR R+63
- Four Oaks, KY R+66
- West Le Mars, IA R+47
- Sylvarena, MS R+44
- Skwentna, AK R+31
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Nebraska Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.