Wilsonville is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Wilsonville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wilsonville, ~9% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wilsonville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wilsonville leans more Republican than 12 of 15 neighbors.
Wilsonville runs about 57 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Wilsonville 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 Wilsonville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Wilsonville sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 10 points above the Nebraska average of 88%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Wilsonville, NE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Wilsonville looks the way it does
Turnout in Wilsonville 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
- Hendley, NE R+78
- Cambridge, NE R+69
- Bartley, NE R+71
- Beaver City, NE R+73
- Holbrook, NE R+75
- Danbury, NE R+73
- Norcatur, KS R+75
- Arapahoe, NE R+64
- Reager, KS R+84
Cities with Similar Populations
- Matfield Green, KS R+56
- Jonesboro Crossing, NC R+29
- Chandler, MO R+38
- Moores Corners, PA R+50
- Cunningham, AL D+16
- Pearl Grange, MI R+24
- Houserville, PA D+24
- Eakles Mill, MD R+30
- Cego, TX R+68
- Gertrude, KY R+60
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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.