Hastings, NE, Nebraska: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+47%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 40,5072024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,6302024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Hastings, NE
TrumpR+47
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 72.9% | 14,203 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 25.5% | 4,973 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 320 |
D+60R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +38.7% |
| 1896 | +4.8% |
| 1900 | −0.2% |
| 1904 | −40.0% |
| 1908 | +3.0% |
| 1912 | +29.2% |
| 1916 | +9.9% |
| 1920 | −41.6% |
| 1924 | −24.9% |
| 1928 | −40.1% |
| 1932 | +20.6% |
| 1936 | +12.5% |
| 1940 | −27.6% |
| 1944 | −28.7% |
| 1948 | −13.8% |
| 1952 | −45.2% |
| 1956 | −37.0% |
| 1960 | −31.2% |
| 1964 | +7.7% |
| 1968 | −33.3% |
| 1972 | −45.2% |
| 1976 | −19.4% |
| 1980 | −42.5% |
| 1984 | −51.1% |
| 1988 | −31.1% |
| 1992 | −22.5% |
| 1996 | −25.7% |
| 2000 | −38.3% |
| 2004 | −43.4% |
| 2008 | −31.3% |
| 2012 | −38.2% |
| 2016 | −49.0% |
| 2020 | −46.1% |
| 2024 | −47.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,973 | 14,203 | 19,496 | ||
| R | 5,180 | 14,444 | 20,099 | ||
| R | 4,085 | 13,039 | 18,286 | ||
| R | 5,171 | 11,806 | 17,359 | ||
| R | 6,017 | 11,662 | 18,060 | ||
| R | 5,091 | 13,179 | 18,625 | ||
| R | 5,044 | 11,790 | 17,598 | ||
| R | 5,436 | 10,000 | 17,762 | ||
| R | 4,887 | 9,162 | 19,015 | ||
| R | 6,144 | 11,739 | 18,004 | ||
| R | 4,401 | 13,741 | 18,266 | ||
| R | 4,759 | 12,915 | 19,200 | ||
| R | 7,458 | 11,144 | 18,983 | ||
| R | 4,916 | 13,014 | 17,930 | ||
| R | 5,240 | 10,985 | 17,264 | ||
| D | 10,099 | 8,656 | 18,755 | ||
| R | 6,798 | 12,963 | 19,761 | ||
| R | 6,241 | 13,583 | 19,824 | ||
| R | 5,785 | 15,311 | 21,096 | ||
| R | 7,606 | 10,035 | 17,641 | ||
| R | 7,236 | 13,063 | 20,299 | ||
| R | 7,403 | 13,053 | 20,456 | ||
| D | 11,466 | 8,862 | 20,907 | ||
| D | 12,121 | 7,862 | 20,699 | ||
| R | 6,035 | 14,223 | 20,398 | ||
| R | 5,276 | 9,776 | 18,050 | ||
| R | 4,311 | 10,840 | 15,691 | ||
| D | 6,101 | 4,969 | 11,460 | ||
| D | 4,979 | 1,885 | 10,590 | ||
| D | 5,630 | 5,286 | 11,389 | ||
| R | 2,023 | 6,018 | 9,981 | ||
| R | 5,262 | 5,279 | 10,763 | ||
| D | 5,073 | 4,596 | 9,917 | ||
| D | 4,267 | 721 | 9,154 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
38.1%
Irish
10.4%
English
9.2%
American
3.2%
Polish
2.0%
Italian
1.7%
French
1.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,630
Hastings, NE ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hastings, NE$69,630
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.9%
Working age (18–64)11.4%
Seniors (65+)8.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.9%
speak English only
Spanish7.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Hastings anchors Adams County, a reliably Republican corner of south-central Nebraska where presidential margins have exceeded 40 points in recent cycles, driven by a rural-leaning electorate with deep ties to commodity agriculture.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-nine points in 1892 and a Republican high of fifty-one points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-seven points.
A population of 40,507, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,630 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hastings, NE, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hastings, NE, Nebraska voted Republican by 47.3 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,496 votes cast, 4,973 went Democratic and 14,203 went Republican.
What is Hastings, NE, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Hastings, NE, Nebraska in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did Hastings, NE, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Hastings, NE, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Hastings, NE, Nebraska?
Hastings, NE, Nebraska has a population of 40,507 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hastings, NE, Nebraska?
Median household income in Hastings, NE, Nebraska is $69,630 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Hastings, NE, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hastings, NE, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.