Omaha, Nebraska: Diversifying Metro market. In 2024, voted R+11%. Republican peak: R+39 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+11MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,194,9832024 5-year
- Median household income
- $82,6052024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 76.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Omaha
TrumpR+11
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 54.4% | 315,689 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 43.7% | 253,724 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.8% | 10,708 |
D+60R+60
24 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 | +14.2% |
| 1896 | +0.4% |
| 1900 | −5.6% |
| 1904 | −29.1% |
| 1908 | −1.7% |
| 1912 | +19.9% |
| 1916 | +8.1% |
| 1920 | −33.1% |
| 1924 | −20.5% |
| 1928 | −14.0% |
| 1932 | +29.2% |
| 1936 | +18.2% |
| 1940 | −4.5% |
| 1944 | −7.6% |
| 1948 | −4.0% |
| 1952 | −27.4% |
| 1956 | −24.0% |
| 1960 | −16.1% |
| 1964 | +8.9% |
| 1968 | −22.1% |
| 1972 | −39.2% |
| 1976 | −18.1% |
| 1980 | −34.6% |
| 1984 | −35.9% |
| 1988 | −16.0% |
| 1992 | −14.7% |
| 1996 | −14.9% |
| 2000 | −22.0% |
| 2004 | −26.6% |
| 2008 | −5.7% |
| 2012 | −13.4% |
| 2016 | −16.3% |
| 2020 | −9.3% |
| 2024 | −10.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 253,724 | 315,689 | 580,121 | ||
| R | 255,210 | 309,320 | 578,967 | ||
| R | 194,155 | 277,261 | 510,609 | ||
| R | 202,664 | 266,695 | 478,752 | ||
| R | 222,760 | 250,409 | 481,355 | ||
| R | 163,699 | 284,528 | 453,986 | ||
| R | 146,482 | 233,624 | 396,114 | ||
| R | 142,071 | 199,349 | 383,732 | ||
| R | 131,941 | 193,798 | 420,568 | ||
| R | 154,700 | 214,091 | 371,137 | ||
| R | 117,187 | 249,930 | 369,507 | ||
| R | 102,169 | 225,749 | 356,963 | ||
| R | 137,465 | 199,555 | 343,756 | ||
| R | 97,342 | 224,049 | 322,905 | ||
| R | 102,299 | 169,154 | 301,918 | ||
| D | 173,647 | 145,214 | 319,036 | ||
| R | 137,804 | 190,741 | 328,597 | ||
| R | 117,518 | 191,717 | 309,520 | ||
| R | 116,497 | 204,780 | 321,644 | ||
| R | 123,972 | 134,301 | 259,395 | ||
| R | 136,464 | 159,103 | 296,008 | ||
| R | 154,906 | 169,456 | 324,667 | ||
| D | 181,613 | 124,757 | 311,663 | ||
| D | 179,979 | 97,723 | 281,924 | ||
| R | 114,941 | 152,604 | 269,068 | ||
| R | 65,753 | 113,257 | 231,691 | ||
| R | 63,618 | 129,528 | 199,220 | ||
| D | 73,774 | 62,324 | 140,585 | ||
| D | 52,714 | 28,320 | 122,277 | ||
| R | 62,064 | 64,263 | 130,039 | ||
| R | 37,433 | 72,778 | 121,394 | ||
| R | 61,594 | 69,063 | 133,346 | ||
| D | 62,689 | 62,242 | 127,272 | ||
| D | 47,122 | 31,743 | 108,585 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
28.2%
Irish
12.4%
English
9.7%
American
3.6%
Italian
3.2%
Polish
3.2%
Scottish
1.2%
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: 37.5 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
$82,605
Omaha ranks near the middle of US counties.
Omaha$82,605
Nebraska$75,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.2%
Working age (18–64)9.4%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.2%
speak English only
Spanish8.7%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Omaha's DMA spans eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, two states with divergent partisan leans, while Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District—which awards its own Electoral College vote—has split from the statewide result in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-nine points in 1932 and a Republican high of thirty-nine points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eleven points.
A population of 1,194,983, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,605 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Omaha, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Omaha, Nebraska voted Republican by 10.7 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 580,121 votes cast, 253,724 went Democratic and 315,689 went Republican.
What is Omaha, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Omaha, Nebraska in the "Diversifying 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 market has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Omaha, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Omaha, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Omaha, Nebraska?
Omaha, Nebraska has a population of 1,194,983 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Omaha, Nebraska?
Median household income in Omaha, Nebraska is $82,605 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Omaha, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Omaha, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The market's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.