Nebraska leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Nebraska typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nebraska, ~27% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nebraska compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nebraska leans more Republican than 2 of 10 neighbors.
Nebraska runs about 7 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Nebraska 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 Nebraska, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Nebraska hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the North Carolina average of 27%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Nebraska sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 96% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Nebraska, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Nebraska looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Nebraska is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Nebraska report food insecurity, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Middletown, NC R+15
- Engelhard, NC R+15
- Swanquarter, NC R+41
- Fairfield, NC R+33
- Rose Bay, NC R+41
- Gum Neck, NC R+41
- Scranton, NC R+42
- Ocracoke, NC D+13
- Stumpy Point, NC R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Union, IN R+60
- Union Level, VA R+32
- May Valley, CO R+67
- Malaga, NM R+67
- Brentford, SD R+51
- Walters, AR R+70
- Sybert, GA R+23
- Ola, SD R+65
- Hendrysburg, OH R+63
- Bluff, MS R+89
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from North Carolina State Board of 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.