South Salt Creek leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 42% of adults in South Salt Creek typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Salt Creek, ~27% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South Salt Creek compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, South Salt Creek leans more Democratic than 12 of 22 neighbors.
South Salt Creek runs about 49 points more Democratic than Nebraska as a whole. Nebraska leans Republican overall, while South Salt Creek is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within South Salt Creek. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+37) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+20), a spread of about 17 points.
Why South Salt Creek leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for South Salt Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
South Salt Creek votes against the grain of Nebraska. Nebraska leans Republican overall, while South Salt Creek runs about 49 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in South Salt Creek have never been married, above 86% of neighborhoods.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; South Salt Creek, Lincoln, NE sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in South Salt Creek looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. South Salt Creek sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in South Salt Creek have completed high school, below 79% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Everett, Lincoln, NE D+40
- Downtown Lincoln, Lincoln, NE D+42
- Near South, Lincoln, NE D+44
- Indian Village, Lincoln, NE D+32
- Malone, Lincoln, NE D+38
- Woods Park, Lincoln, NE D+37
- West A, Lincoln, NE D+2
- Country Club, Lincoln, NE D+40
- Clinton, Lincoln, NE D+32
- Hartley, Lincoln, NE D+36
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Zach White, El Paso, TX Even
- West Southwest 3, Topeka, KS D+12
- Downtown Omaha, Omaha, NE D+49
- Old Town-Chinatown, Portland, OR D+54
- Riverbend, Tampa, FL D+3
- Bayside, Queens, NY D+9
- Allendale, Oakland, CA D+63
- Rincon Heights, Tucson, AZ D+57
- Downtown Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks, CA D+22
- Sylvan Park, Nashville, TN D+38
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.