North Platte, Nebraska: Stable Rural Right market. In 2024, voted R+57%. Republican peak: R+59 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+57MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 35,6142024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,2572024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
North Platte
TrumpR+57
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 77.6% | 13,698 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 20.8% | 3,667 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 284 |
D+60R+60
4 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 | +32.8% |
| 1896 | +13.2% |
| 1900 | −7.6% |
| 1904 | −49.2% |
| 1908 | −4.3% |
| 1912 | +14.3% |
| 1916 | +21.3% |
| 1920 | −25.3% |
| 1924 | −19.4% |
| 1928 | −44.4% |
| 1932 | +29.2% |
| 1936 | +22.0% |
| 1940 | −12.1% |
| 1944 | −17.9% |
| 1948 | −5.0% |
| 1952 | −40.5% |
| 1956 | −27.9% |
| 1960 | −25.9% |
| 1964 | +11.4% |
| 1968 | −27.7% |
| 1972 | −42.6% |
| 1976 | −15.4% |
| 1980 | −42.7% |
| 1984 | −42.6% |
| 1988 | −19.3% |
| 1992 | −14.6% |
| 1996 | −18.5% |
| 2000 | −29.3% |
| 2004 | −40.1% |
| 2008 | −37.4% |
| 2012 | −42.2% |
| 2016 | −58.9% |
| 2020 | −56.4% |
| 2024 | −56.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,667 | 13,698 | 17,649 | ||
| R | 3,792 | 14,130 | 18,342 | ||
| R | 2,989 | 13,165 | 17,264 | ||
| R | 4,601 | 11,681 | 16,785 | ||
| R | 5,223 | 11,715 | 17,376 | ||
| R | 5,081 | 12,050 | 17,384 | ||
| R | 5,368 | 10,129 | 16,222 | ||
| R | 5,358 | 8,312 | 16,003 | ||
| R | 5,357 | 7,825 | 16,910 | ||
| R | 6,352 | 9,410 | 15,860 | ||
| R | 4,706 | 11,756 | 16,551 | ||
| R | 3,953 | 10,676 | 15,760 | ||
| R | 5,758 | 7,923 | 14,034 | ||
| R | 3,408 | 8,466 | 11,874 | ||
| R | 3,737 | 6,949 | 11,587 | ||
| D | 7,058 | 5,616 | 12,674 | ||
| R | 5,183 | 8,799 | 13,982 | ||
| R | 4,842 | 8,593 | 13,435 | ||
| R | 4,055 | 9,584 | 13,639 | ||
| R | 4,700 | 5,194 | 9,894 | ||
| R | 4,920 | 7,067 | 11,987 | ||
| R | 5,726 | 7,306 | 13,032 | ||
| D | 7,822 | 4,959 | 13,007 | ||
| D | 7,415 | 3,981 | 11,748 | ||
| R | 2,797 | 7,366 | 10,284 | ||
| R | 1,850 | 3,553 | 8,771 | ||
| R | 2,358 | 4,188 | 7,235 | ||
| D | 2,920 | 1,831 | 5,123 | ||
| O | 1,634 | 987 | 4,536 | ||
| R | 1,832 | 2,010 | 4,157 | ||
| R | 402 | 1,743 | 2,724 | ||
| R | 1,405 | 1,643 | 3,118 | ||
| D | 1,605 | 1,222 | 2,898 | ||
| O | 1,161 | 243 | 2,796 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
33.4%
Irish
14.6%
English
12.8%
American
4.5%
Polish
2.1%
Scottish
2.0%
French
1.7%
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: 42.7 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
$65,257
North Platte ranks near the middle of US counties.
North Platte$65,257
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
12.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.4%
Working age (18–64)11.3%
Seniors (65+)10.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.9%
speak English only
Spanish3.7%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The North Platte designated market area stretches across the western Nebraska panhandle and into parts of Wyoming and Colorado, covering enormous geographic distances with a small, predominantly rural audience that has voted Republican at consistent double-digit margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-three points in 1892 and a Republican high of fifty-nine points in 2016. The 2024 margin was fifty-seven points.
A population of 35,614, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,257 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did North Platte, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, North Platte, Nebraska voted Republican by 56.8 points (R+57), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,649 votes cast, 3,667 went Democratic and 13,698 went Republican.
What is North Platte, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places North Platte, Nebraska in the "Stable Rural Right" 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 5 times, Republican 27 times, and other 2 times.
When did North Platte, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which North Platte, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in North Platte, Nebraska?
North Platte, Nebraska has a population of 35,614 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North Platte, Nebraska?
Median household income in North Platte, Nebraska is $65,257 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of North Platte, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in North Platte, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The market's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.