Steele City is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Steele City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Steele City, ~18% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Steele City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Steele City leans more Republican than 13 of 38 neighbors.
Steele City runs about 39 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Steele City 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 Steele City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Steele City sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 9 points above the Nebraska average of 88%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Steele City, NE sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Steele City looks the way it does
Turnout in Steele City 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
- Endicott, NE R+59
- Hollenberg, KS R+67
- Diller, NE R+60
- Jansen, NE R+64
- Thompson, NE R+60
- Fairbury, NE R+45
- Odell, NE R+59
- Lanham, KS R+68
- Hanover, KS R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sparksville, IN R+67
- Adamsville, AZ R+26
- Zion, LA R+90
- Sturges Corner, NY R+25
- East Freetown, NY R+48
- Tyndall AFB, FL R+31
- Pinhook Corner, OK R+57
- Tripoli, NY R+44
- Maple Grove, MI R+21
- Manzano, NM R+32
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.