Pender leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Pender typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pender, ~24% vote Democratic, ~73% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pender compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pender leans more Republican than 6 of 23 neighbors.
Pender runs about 29 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pender. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Pender leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Pender. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pender, NE sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pender looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Pender have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Thurston, NE R+56
- Bancroft, NE R+69
- Rosalie, NE R+52
- Emerson, NE R+59
- Wisner, NE R+68
- Walthill, NE D+24
- Beemer, NE R+70
- Wakefield, NE R+48
- Winnebago, NE D+68
- Wayne, NE R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alexandria Bay, NY R+14
- Hartman, AR R+62
- Cranesville, PA R+37
- Milan, NH R+37
- Lyons, OH R+55
- East Wakefield, NH R+23
- Garrison, KY R+69
- Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ R+21
- Christoval, TX R+79
- Maple Bluff, WI D+44
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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.