Tecumseh leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Tecumseh typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tecumseh, ~12% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tecumseh compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tecumseh leans more Republican than 8 of 36 neighbors.
Tecumseh runs about 29 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Tecumseh 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 Tecumseh, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Tecumseh hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Nebraska average of 27%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Tecumseh, NE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Tecumseh looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Tecumseh is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 41% of households in Tecumseh rent, compared to around 21% in nearby cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Tecumseh have completed high school, below 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Mary, NE R+52
- Elk Creek, NE R+52
- Cook, NE R+52
- Johnson, NE R+54
- Sterling, NE R+54
- Steinauer, NE R+62
- Crab Orchard, NE R+56
- Burr, NE R+47
- Brock, NE R+54
- Rohrs, NE R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alpine, AL D+4
- Newburg, PA R+59
- Orangeville, PA R+46
- Middleton, TN R+73
- Thunderbolt, GA D+18
- Columbia City, OR R+22
- San Manuel, AZ R+26
- Vincent, OH R+57
- St. Hedwig, TX R+38
- Buffalo, TX R+65
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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.