Pleasant Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Pleasant Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasant Hill, ~18% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleasant Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pleasant Hill leans more Republican than 21 of 35 neighbors.
Pleasant Hill runs about 38 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Pleasant Hill 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 Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Pleasant Hill live in densely developed areas, about 12 points below the Nebraska average of 17%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Pleasant Hill are family households, above 86% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Pleasant Hill, NE sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pleasant Hill looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Pleasant Hill 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
- Dorchester, NE R+60
- Wilber, NE R+56
- Crete, NE R+22
- Swanton, NE R+59
- Kramer, NE R+46
- Friend, NE R+60
- Western, NE R+58
- DeWitt, NE R+56
- Clatonia, NE R+58
- Milligan, NE R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Moxahala, OH R+57
- White Oak Junction, KY R+86
- Herald, VA R+68
- Split Rock, WI R+52
- Edgewood, MO R+64
- Pleasant View, IN R+52
- Pancoastburg, OH R+66
- Hermitage Springs, TN R+75
- Linary, TN R+70
- Church View, VA R+20
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.