Oconto is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Oconto typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oconto, ~9% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oconto compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oconto leans more Republican than 11 of 13 neighbors.
Oconto runs about 57 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Oconto 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 Oconto, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Oconto sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 7 points above the Nebraska average of 88%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Oconto are family households, above 80% 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 Oconto, NE does.
Why turnout in Oconto looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Oconto have completed high school, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Eddyville, NE R+73
- Callaway, NE R+72
- Weissert, NE R+69
- Sumner, NE R+73
- Berwyn, NE R+80
- Broken Bow, NE R+59
- Cozad, NE R+50
- Ansley, NE R+74
- Merna, NE R+75
- Miller, NE R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ypsilanti, ND R+57
- East Laurinburg, NC D+13
- Roe, AR R+72
- Egypt, AL R+81
- Riverton, OR R+30
- Ransom, KS R+81
- Randalia, MD R+47
- Reed Corners, NY R+41
- Ratcliff, TX R+52
- Alhambra, VA R+46
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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.