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1876–2024
Lexington, NE·Nebraska

Lexington, NE has voted Republican in twenty-two straight presidential cycles.

A small Nebraska hub where ag-economy ties shape voter priorities

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NE
Latest
R+51
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
26,242
2024 ACS

Lexington, NE, Nebraska: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted R+51%. Republican peak: R+64 in 1984.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+51MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
26,2422024 5-year
Median household income
$70,4722024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
61.7%2024 5-year
Black
6.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
35.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+37 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+64 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−51.0%
2,3047,2199,645
R
−45.6%
2,7127,41710,312
R
−46.4%
2,3026,7789,645
R
−42.6%
2,4296,1948,837
R
−39.6%
2,6596,2369,034
R
−56.1%
1,9507,0399,075
R
−50.5%
1,9686,2688,521
R
−32.4%
2,4555,4039,101
R
−32.6%
1,9955,2069,837
R
−42.2%
2,5156,2238,789
R
−63.7%
1,6887,6899,418
R
−60.5%
1,6447,4729,638
R
−37.1%
2,7276,0678,994
R
−61.7%
1,6667,0408,706
R
−49.5%
1,8435,9228,241
R
−8.7%
4,3025,1249,426
R
−45.8%
2,7277,33410,061
R
−51.2%
2,3647,3179,681
R
−58.8%
2,1138,14710,260
R
−20.6%
3,1754,8247,999
R
−36.7%
2,7545,9528,706
R
−30.5%
3,4316,4469,877
D
+9.7%
5,1394,2209,485
D
+26.3%
5,7763,3369,263
R
−46.6%
2,1986,1008,367
R
−22.0%
1,9203,5567,439
R
−34.6%
1,9304,1786,496
D
+15.7%
2,6061,8784,629
D
+35.8%
2,1375784,357
D
+6.6%
2,5602,2364,940
R
−44.2%
6112,2603,730
D
+5.1%
1,9691,7743,853
D
+13.3%
2,0381,5473,680
O
+37.2%
1,5462673,436
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
26.3%
Irish
7.7%
English
7.1%
American
3.0%
Scottish
1.7%
French
1.4%
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: 36.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
3.0%
75–84
2.6%
4.7%
65–74
4.9%
5.8%
55–64
5.4%
5.9%
45–54
5.6%
6.8%
35–44
5.6%
6.3%
25–34
6.0%
4.3%
18–24
3.8%
10.4%
5–17
9.4%
3.9%
<5
3.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,472
Lexington, NE ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lexington, NE$70,472
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.2%
Working age (18–64)9.2%
Seniors (65+)16.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
65.4%
speak English only
Spanish29.0%
Other languages4.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
20.7%
Mainline Protestant
15.1%
Methodist
7.7%
Other Christian
5.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.1%
Baptist
2.3%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Lexington anchors Dawson County, a meatpacking corridor that draws a sizable Hispanic workforce, creating demographic crosscurrents unusual for rural Nebraska and producing competitive margins in down-ballot races.

The Republican margin in Lexington, NE reached its widest at sixty-four points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was fifty-one points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,472, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 26,242 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Lexington, NE, Nebraska — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/30420/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Lexington, NE, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lexington, NE, Nebraska voted Republican by 51.0 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,645 votes cast, 2,304 went Democratic and 7,219 went Republican.
What is Lexington, NE, Nebraska's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Lexington, NE, Nebraska as a "Republican loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Lexington, NE, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lexington, NE, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Lexington, NE, Nebraska?
Lexington, NE, Nebraska has a population of 26,242 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lexington, NE, Nebraska?
Median household income in Lexington, NE, Nebraska is $70,472 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Lexington, NE, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lexington, NE, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.