St. Stephens is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 91% of adults in St. Stephens typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Stephens, ~14% vote Democratic, ~77% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. Stephens compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. Stephens leans more Republican than 18 of 30 neighbors.
St. Stephens runs about 49 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why St. Stephens 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 St. Stephens, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. St. Stephens sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 11 points above the Nebraska average of 88%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in St. Stephens are family households, above 83% of cities.
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 St. Stephens, NE does.
Why turnout in St. Stephens looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in St. Stephens own their home, about 19 points above the Nebraska average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in St. Stephens have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lawrence, NE R+68
- Mount Clare, NE R+68
- Rosemont, NE R+73
- Deweese, NE R+66
- Nelson, NE R+63
- Guide Rock, NE R+71
- Cowles, NE R+71
- Blue Hill, NE R+70
- Pauline, NE R+72
- Cadams, NE R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Perrys Mill, AL R+18
- Oreton, VA R+63
- Ella, WI R+33
- Aiken, TX R+66
- Curtin, WV R+66
- Tuskegee, OK R+66
- Dillen, AR R+63
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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.