Nenzel is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Nenzel typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nenzel, ~5% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nenzel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nenzel is the most Republican-leaning.
Nenzel runs about 63 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Nenzel. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+89) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+76), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Nenzel 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 Nenzel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Nenzel live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Nebraska average of 17%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Nenzel, NE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Nenzel looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 48% of households in Nenzel rent, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cody, NE R+79
- Kilgore, NE R+78
- Spring Creek, SD D+53
- Crookston, NE R+76
- Merriman, NE R+79
- St. Francis, SD D+63
- Tuthill, SD R+14
- Vetal, SD R+8
- Valentine, NE R+56
- Two Strike, SD D+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fritchton, IN R+61
- Wende, AL D+35
- London, MN R+41
- Wendell, NH D+4
- Lockhart, MN R+38
- Oakton, KY R+52
- Ridgeville, TN R+69
- Rasselas, PA R+50
- Randolph, IN R+63
- LeRoy, WI R+47
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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.