Ulysses is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Ulysses typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ulysses, ~14% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ulysses compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ulysses leans more Republican than 29 of 35 neighbors.
Ulysses runs about 45 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Ulysses 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 Ulysses, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Ulysses are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ulysses, 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 Ulysses looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ulysses is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Ulysses have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Dwight, NE R+61
- Bee, NE R+61
- Gresham, NE R+68
- Rising City, NE R+67
- Brainard, NE R+60
- Tamora, NE R+63
- Seward, NE R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pollocks, NC R+16
- Brucetown, VA R+35
- Pollock, SD R+65
- Tuttles Corner, NJ R+32
- Lawsville Center, PA R+46
- Tynan, TX R+56
- Rich Pond, KY R+47
- Leesdale, MS R+13
- Sweetwater, OK R+83
- Kennebec, SD R+67
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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.