Willis is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Willis typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Willis, ~13% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Willis compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Willis leans more Republican than 20 of 38 neighbors.
Willis runs about 33 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Willis 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 Willis, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Willis live in densely developed areas, about 12 points below the Nebraska average of 17%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Willis are family households, above 76% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Willis, NE sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Willis looks the way it does
Turnout in Willis sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jackson, NE R+54
- Waterbury, NE R+60
- Jefferson, SD R+52
- North Sioux City, SD R+38
- Ponca, NE R+61
- Hubbard, NE R+55
- South Sioux City, NE R+4
- Dakota City, NE R+40
- Allen, NE R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Sherburne, VT D+17
- Wakenda, MO R+68
- Brinsmade, ND R+47
- Getchell, WA R+30
- Benson, PA R+53
- Merritt, MO R+75
- Coulters, PA R+37
- Kents Corners, NY R+41
- Cherryville, PA R+33
- Johnstown, NE R+74
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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.