Pierce County is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Pierce County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pierce County, ~11% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pierce County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Pierce County is the most Republican-leaning.
Pierce County runs about 51 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Pierce County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Pierce County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Pierce County sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 6 points above the Nebraska average of 88%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in Pierce County are family households, above 93% of counties.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Pierce County, NE sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Pierce County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pierce County 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 95% of adults in Pierce County have completed high school, above 90% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Madison County, NE R+50
- Antelope County, NE R+71
- Stanton County, NE R+64
- Knox County, NE R+56
- Wayne County, NE R+44
- Cedar County, NE R+67
- Dixon County, NE R+56
- Yankton County, SD R+35
- Boone County, NE R+64
- Cuming County, NE R+63
Counties with Similar Populations
- Pepin County, WI R+30
- Lexington City, VA D+10
- Grand Isle County, VT Even
- Rappahannock County, VA R+17
- Grant County, KS R+59
- Elliott County, KY R+57
- Castro County, TX R+40
- Jefferson County, MS D+63
- Wallowa County, OR R+20
- Jefferson County, NE R+51
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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.