Nance County is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Nance County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nance County, ~16% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nance County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Nance County leans more Republican than 6 of 13 neighbors.
Nance County runs about 40 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Nance County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Nance County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Nance County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Nance County sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 7 points above the Nebraska average of 88%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Nance County, NE sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Nance County looks the way it does
Turnout in Nance County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Boone County, NE R+64
- Merrick County, NE R+60
- Polk County, NE R+62
- Platte County, NE R+48
- Greeley County, NE R+68
- Howard County, NE R+64
- Hamilton County, NE R+61
- York County, NE R+52
- Butler County, NE R+62
- Hall County, NE R+26
Counties with Similar Populations
- Bennett County, SD R+7
- Chautauqua County, KS R+73
- Hemphill County, TX R+66
- Reagan County, TX R+55
- Sutton County, TX R+46
- Webster County, NE R+69
- Foster County, ND R+50
- Petersburg Census Area, AK R+4
- Traverse County, MN R+42
- Knox County, TX R+66
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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.