Vinton Street leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 36% of adults in Vinton Street typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vinton Street, ~23% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vinton Street compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Vinton Street leans more Democratic than 3 of 10 neighbors.
Vinton Street runs about 49 points more Democratic than Nebraska as a whole. Nebraska leans Republican overall, while Vinton Street is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Vinton Street. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+38) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+24), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Vinton Street leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Vinton Street, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Vinton Street live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. Vinton Street runs against the grain of Nebraska, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Vinton Street, Omaha, NE sits in the top 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 Vinton Street looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Vinton Street is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 29%, about 20 points above the Nebraska average of 9%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Vinton Street report food insecurity, above 87% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Vinton Street sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, GA D+4
- Indian Spring, Boynton Beach, FL D+18
- Golden Valley, Milwaukee, WI D+41
- Holualoa, Kailua-Kona, HI D+21
- Pelican Marsh, Naples, FL R+21
- East Old Golden Road, West Pleasant View, CO D+21
- East Campus, Lincoln, NE D+45
- Pinnacle Club, Grove City, OH R+9
- Marietta, Jacksonville, FL R+43
- Centerville, Brownsville, PA R+34
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.