Obert is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 95% of adults in Obert typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Obert, ~14% vote Democratic, ~81% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Obert compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Obert leans more Republican than 27 of 35 neighbors.
Obert runs about 49 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Obert 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 Obert, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Obert 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%.
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 Obert, NE does.
Why turnout in Obert looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Obert is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Obert have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Maskell, NE R+62
- Wynot, NE R+70
- Newcastle, NE R+62
- Hartington, NE R+65
- Vermillion, SD D+11
- Coleridge, NE R+71
- Dixon, NE R+64
- Hub City, SD R+45
- Meckling, SD R+45
- Burbank, SD R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Temple Hill, IL R+63
- Morefield, VA R+62
- South Junction, OR R+8
- South Lee, MA D+45
- Snyder, IL R+59
- Ex-Way, NC R+44
- Tannery, PA R+45
- Grantsburg, IN R+52
- Mule Town, OH R+62
- Tilden, IN R+49
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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.