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1876–2024
Nebraska·Nebraska

Nebraska has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+20 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NE
LatestR+20in 2024
Typologycluster typology
Population1,978,7072024 ACS

Nebraska: state. In 2024, voted R+20%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1984.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+20MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Akashic typology
Population
1,978,7072024 5-year
Median household income
$76,4752024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
77.9%2024 5-year
Black
4.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
12.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+31 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+42 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Nebraska
TrumpR+20
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2024 presidential margin by county for Nebraska, NEA map of the constituent counties of Nebraska, NE, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Adams County, NE · R+41Antelope County, NE · R+76Arthur County, NE · R+87Banner County, NE · R+81Blaine County, NE · R+73Boone County, NE · R+66Box Butte County, NE · R+56Boyd County, NE · R+75Brown County, NE · R+74Buffalo County, NE · R+45Burt County, NE · R+45Butler County, NE · R+59Cass County, NE · R+37Cedar County, NE · R+70Chase County, NE · R+77Cherry County, NE · R+76Cheyenne County, NE · R+64Clay County, NE · R+63Colfax County, NE · R+51Cuming County, NE · R+60Custer County, NE · R+72Dakota County, NE · R+30Dawes County, NE · R+47Dawson County, NE · R+49Deuel County, NE · R+68Dixon County, NE · R+58Dodge County, NE · R+32Dundy County, NE · R+79Fillmore County, NE · R+55Franklin County, NE · R+69Frontier County, NE · R+73Furnas County, NE · R+70Gage County, NE · R+39Garden County, NE · R+70Garfield County, NE · R+76Gosper County, NE · R+63Grant County, NE · R+92Greeley County, NE · R+68Hall County, NE · R+38Hamilton County, NE · R+60Harlan County, NE · R+68Hayes County, NE · R+92Hitchcock County, NE · R+78Holt County, NE · R+74Hooker County, NE · R+74Howard County, NE · R+62Jefferson County, NE · R+45Johnson County, NE · R+40Kearney County, NE · R+58Keith County, NE · R+64Keya Paha County, NE · R+84Kimball County, NE · R+67Knox County, NE · R+63Lincoln County, NE · R+55Logan County, NE · R+87Loup County, NE · R+66McPherson County, NE · R+90Madison County, NE · R+56Merrick County, NE · R+65Morrill County, NE · R+68Nance County, NE · R+60Nemaha County, NE · R+44Nuckolls County, NE · R+64Otoe County, NE · R+39Pawnee County, NE · R+58Perkins County, NE · R+72Phelps County, NE · R+68Pierce County, NE · R+76Platte County, NE · R+58Polk County, NE · R+63Red Willow County, NE · R+68Richardson County, NE · R+51Rock County, NE · R+79Saline County, NE · R+33Saunders County, NE · R+46Scotts Bluff County, NE · R+48Seward County, NE · R+46Sheridan County, NE · R+70Sherman County, NE · R+60Sioux County, NE · R+76Stanton County, NE · R+66Thayer County, NE · R+61Thomas County, NE · R+77Thurston County, NE · R+7Valley County, NE · R+64Washington County, NE · R+42Wayne County, NE · R+49Webster County, NE · R+65Wheeler County, NE · R+76York County, NE · R+51Douglas County, NE · D+10Lancaster County, NE · D+4Sarpy County, NE · R+12
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican59.3%564,816
Kamala HarrisDemocratic38.9%369,995
OtherAll other candidates1.8%17,371
D+60
R+60
93 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
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −20.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−20.5%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+31.1%
1896+5.4%
1900−3.2%
1904−37.9%
1908+1.5%
1912+22.0%
1916+14.3%
1920−33.4%
1924−17.5%
1928−27.0%
1932+27.7%
1936+16.4%
1940−14.4%
1944−17.2%
1948−8.3%
1952−38.3%
1956−31.0%
1960−24.1%
1964+5.2%
1968−28.0%
1972−41.0%
1976−20.7%
1980−39.5%
1984−41.7%
1988−21.0%
1992−17.2%
1996−18.7%
2000−29.0%
2004−33.2%
2008−14.9%
2012−21.8%
2016−25.0%
2020−19.1%
2024−20.5%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−20.5%
369,995564,816952,182
R
−19.1%
374,583556,846956,365
R
−25.0%
284,494495,961844,232
R
−21.8%
302,081475,064794,379
R
−14.9%
333,319452,979801,281
R
−33.2%
254,328512,814778,186
R
−29.0%
231,780433,862697,019
R
−18.7%
236,761363,467677,415
R
−17.2%
217,344344,346739,283
R
−21.0%
259,646398,447662,372
R
−41.7%
187,866460,054652,090
R
−39.5%
166,851419,937640,854
R
−20.7%
233,692359,705607,668
R
−41.0%
169,991406,298576,289
R
−28.0%
170,784321,163536,851
D
+5.2%
307,307276,847584,154
R
−24.1%
232,542380,553613,095
R
−31.0%
199,029378,108577,137
R
−38.3%
188,057421,603609,660
R
−8.3%
224,165264,774488,939
R
−17.2%
233,246329,880563,126
R
−14.4%
263,677352,201615,878
D
+16.4%
347,445247,731608,023
D
+27.7%
359,082201,177570,135
R
−27.0%
197,959345,745547,138
R
−17.5%
137,289218,585464,169
R
−33.4%
119,608247,498382,743
D
+14.3%
158,827117,771287,315
D
+22.0%
109,00754,226249,482
D
+1.5%
131,099126,997266,799
R
−37.9%
52,921138,558225,732
R
−3.2%
114,013121,835241,430
D
+5.4%
115,007103,064223,181
O
+31.1%
87,16324,926200,185
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Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024R0.0%53.2%938,336
2020R24.4%62.7%930,012
2018R38.6%57.7%698,883
2014R31.5%64.3%540,337
2012R42.2%57.8%788,572
2008R40.1%57.5%792,511
2006D63.9%36.1%592,316
2002R14.6%82.8%480,217
2000D51.0%48.8%692,350
1996R42.6%57.4%661,837
1994D54.8%45.0%579,205
1990D58.9%40.9%593,828
1988D56.7%41.7%667,860
1984D51.9%48.0%639,668
1982D66.6%28.5%545,647
1978D67.7%32.3%493,802
1976D52.9%47.1%593,310

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.0%
Irish
11.7%
English
9.4%
American
3.5%
Polish
2.9%
Italian
2.3%
French
1.1%
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: 37.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.3%
2.1%
75–84
2.6%
4.8%
65–74
5.2%
6.0%
55–64
6.0%
5.7%
45–54
5.4%
6.7%
35–44
6.4%
6.6%
25–34
6.3%
5.0%
18–24
4.8%
9.3%
5–17
8.8%
3.2%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$76,475
Nebraska ranks near the middle of US counties.
Nebraska$76,475
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
10.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.0%
Working age (18–64)10.1%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.2%
speak English only
Spanish8.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Religious adherence data not available for this county.

Nebraska sits in the Great Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-one points in 1892 and a Republican high of forty-two points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the state moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty points.

A population of 1,978,707, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,475 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nebraska voted Republican by 20.5 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 952,182 votes cast, 369,995 went Democratic and 564,816 went Republican.
What is Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Nebraska in the "" 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 state has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Nebraska?
Nebraska has a population of 1,978,707 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nebraska?
Median household income in Nebraska is $76,475 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.