Offutt AFB leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Offutt AFB typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Offutt AFB, ~18% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Offutt AFB compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Offutt AFB leans more Republican than 5 of 52 neighbors.
Offutt AFB runs about 15 points more Democratic than Nebraska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Offutt AFB. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+22) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Offutt AFB 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 Offutt AFB, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Offutt AFB votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 99%, far above the Nebraska average of 17%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Offutt AFB are family households, above 93% of cities.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Offutt AFB, NE does.
Why turnout in Offutt AFB looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. More than 99% of households in Offutt AFB rent, about 74 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 97% of adults in Offutt AFB have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bellevue, NE R+2
- Papillion, NE R+11
- La Platte, NE R+43
- Richfield, NE R+44
- La Vista, NE R+5
- Ralston, NE Even
- Cedar Creek, NE R+48
- St. Columbans, NE R+43
- Pacific Junction, IA R+39
- Plattsmouth, NE R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hurlock, MD R+23
- Germantown Hills, IL R+26
- Spicer, MN R+37
- South Sanford, ME R+18
- Painted Post, NY R+23
- Beecher, MI D+64
- Gordon, GA R+30
- Boylston, MA D+11
- Schriever, LA R+53
- Success, MO R+9
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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.