Palmyra leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Palmyra typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Palmyra, ~24% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Palmyra compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Palmyra leans more Republican than 18 of 46 neighbors.
Palmyra runs about 24 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Palmyra 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 Palmyra, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Palmyra drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Palmyra, NE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Palmyra looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Palmyra 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Palmyra own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Palmyra have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bennet, NE R+40
- Unadilla, NE R+46
- Eagle, NE R+45
- Walton, NE R+42
- Douglas, NE R+46
- Panama, NE R+43
- Elmwood, NE R+48
- Syracuse, NE R+46
- Holland, NE R+41
- Burr, NE R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Manchester, VT D+42
- Clarksville, FL R+79
- Martin, OH R+40
- Molyneaux Corners, NY R+36
- Bigfork, MN R+32
- West Rushville, OH R+54
- Billingsley, AL R+69
- Gladbrook, IA R+41
- Sedalia, NC R+3
- Blounts Creek, NC R+34
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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.