Talmage is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Talmage typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Talmage, ~19% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Talmage compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Talmage leans more Republican than 35 of 39 neighbors.
Talmage runs about 34 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Talmage 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 Talmage, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in Talmage drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Talmage, NE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Talmage looks the way it does
Turnout in Talmage sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lorton, NE R+55
- Brock, NE R+54
- Cook, NE R+52
- Julian, NE R+55
- Dunbar, NE R+54
- Paul, NE R+50
- Rohrs, NE R+52
- Johnson, NE R+54
- Syracuse, NE R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Poplar Hill, VA R+62
- Kincaid, KS R+65
- King And Queen Court House, VA R+34
- Rake, IA R+44
- Powellsville, OH R+61
- Midvale, MO R+72
- Milford Center, NY R+24
- Mc Graws, WV R+77
- West Washington, ME R+30
- Berrydale, FL R+81
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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.