Beatrice, NE, Nebraska: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+39%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 21,6292024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,2472024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+38 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Beatrice, NE, NEOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,242 | 7,523 | 10,965 | ||
| R | 3,385 | 7,445 | 11,119 | ||
| R | 2,935 | 6,380 | 10,048 | ||
| R | 3,903 | 5,513 | 9,661 | ||
| R | 4,473 | 5,435 | 10,160 | ||
| R | 3,655 | 6,575 | 10,384 | ||
| R | 3,516 | 5,538 | 9,506 | ||
| R | 4,008 | 4,413 | 9,843 | ||
| R | 3,315 | 4,006 | 10,104 | ||
| R | 4,008 | 5,115 | 9,186 | ||
| R | 2,709 | 6,116 | 8,892 | ||
| R | 2,259 | 6,089 | 9,201 | ||
| R | 4,506 | 5,199 | 9,895 | ||
| R | 3,588 | 6,298 | 9,886 | ||
| R | 3,704 | 5,465 | 9,806 | ||
| D | 6,411 | 4,035 | 10,446 | ||
| R | 3,861 | 7,754 | 11,615 | ||
| R | 3,595 | 7,514 | 11,109 | ||
| R | 3,154 | 8,917 | 12,071 | ||
| R | 4,124 | 5,311 | 9,435 | ||
| R | 4,238 | 7,352 | 11,590 | ||
| R | 5,096 | 8,156 | 13,252 | ||
| D | 7,227 | 5,291 | 12,745 | ||
| D | 7,036 | 4,315 | 11,585 | ||
| R | 3,526 | 8,378 | 11,998 | ||
| R | 3,330 | 5,331 | 10,514 | ||
| R | 2,477 | 6,059 | 8,786 | ||
| D | 3,385 | 3,383 | 6,945 | ||
| D | 2,593 | 1,336 | 6,348 | ||
| R | 3,129 | 3,721 | 7,050 | ||
| R | 1,330 | 4,304 | 6,160 | ||
| R | 2,701 | 4,141 | 7,061 | ||
| R | 2,710 | 3,633 | 6,507 | ||
| D | 3,323 | 880 | 6,374 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
43.6%
Irish
11.8%
English
8.9%
American
5.1%
French
1.5%
Scottish
1.0%
Polish
0.9%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 42.6 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,247
Beatrice, NE ranks near the middle of US counties.
Beatrice, NE$67,247
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.7%
Working age (18–64)12.8%
Seniors (65+)8.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.5%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Centered on Gage County, Beatrice anchors a largely rural, agricultural metro where the 2024 presidential contest broke roughly 60–40 in favor of the Republican ticket, consistent with its decade-long rightward lean.
The Democratic margin in Beatrice, NE peaked at thirty-eight points in 1892. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-nine points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $67,247 sits well below state and national norms, and 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Beatrice, NE, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Beatrice, NE, Nebraska voted Republican by 39.0 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,965 votes cast, 3,242 went Democratic and 7,523 went Republican.
What is Beatrice, NE, Nebraska's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Beatrice, NE, Nebraska as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Beatrice, NE, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Beatrice, NE, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Beatrice, NE, Nebraska?
Beatrice, NE, Nebraska has a population of 21,629 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Beatrice, NE, Nebraska?
Median household income in Beatrice, NE, Nebraska is $67,247 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Beatrice, NE, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Beatrice, NE, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.