Pleasant Dale is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Pleasant Dale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasant Dale, ~18% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleasant Dale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pleasant Dale leans more Republican than 26 of 38 neighbors.
Pleasant Dale runs about 39 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Pleasant Dale 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 Pleasant Dale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Pleasant Dale drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
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 Pleasant Dale, NE does.
Why turnout in Pleasant Dale looks the way it does
Turnout in Pleasant Dale sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Milford, NE R+54
- Malcolm, NE R+36
- Denton, NE R+45
- Garland, NE R+55
- Seward, NE R+44
- Rokeby, NE R+32
- Crete, NE R+22
- Bee, NE R+61
- Goehner, NE R+64
- Raymond, NE R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Neeley, ID R+59
- Warwick, OK R+65
- Albert City, IA R+47
- Cool Springs, AL R+70
- Easton, TX R+34
- Leadville North, CO D+15
- Escabosa, NM R+8
- Mack, CO R+58
- Saybrook, IL R+46
- Seth, WV R+66
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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.