Telbasta is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Telbasta typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Telbasta, ~23% vote Democratic, ~78% Republican, and ~-1% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Telbasta compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Telbasta leans more Republican than 30 of 39 neighbors.
Telbasta runs about 34 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Telbasta 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 Telbasta, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Telbasta sits in the bottom quarter on density and more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 12 points above the Nebraska average of 88%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Telbasta, NE sits in the bottom 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 Telbasta looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in Telbasta have completed high school, about 6 points above the Nebraska average of 94%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Herman, NE R+55
- Hooper, NE R+53
- Arlington, NE R+47
- Uehling, NE R+59
- Craig, NE R+60
- Fremont, NE R+26
- Scribner, NE R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- East Hebron, NH R+8
- Perley, MN R+23
- Todd Creek, CO R+30
- Dukes, KY R+60
- Temple, IN R+50
- Topsey, TX R+65
- Wilson Creek, WA R+71
- Mummasburg, PA R+42
- St. Nicholas, MI R+39
- Mount Heron, VA R+70
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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.