North Platte, NE, Nebraska: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+56%. Republican peak: R+58 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+56MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 34,5752024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,3522024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for North Platte, 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 | 3,611 | 13,083 | 16,972 | ||
| R | 3,730 | 13,478 | 17,613 | ||
| R | 2,945 | 12,564 | 16,584 | ||
| R | 4,518 | 11,084 | 16,086 | ||
| R | 5,127 | 11,144 | 16,693 | ||
| R | 4,972 | 11,413 | 16,628 | ||
| R | 5,265 | 9,556 | 15,526 | ||
| R | 5,244 | 7,776 | 15,252 | ||
| R | 5,238 | 7,325 | 16,112 | ||
| R | 6,211 | 8,798 | 15,102 | ||
| R | 4,576 | 11,163 | 15,821 | ||
| R | 3,839 | 10,085 | 15,015 | ||
| R | 5,551 | 7,359 | 13,233 | ||
| R | 3,293 | 7,822 | 11,115 | ||
| R | 3,621 | 6,359 | 10,816 | ||
| D | 6,742 | 5,078 | 11,820 | ||
| R | 4,975 | 8,076 | 13,051 | ||
| R | 4,623 | 7,890 | 12,513 | ||
| R | 3,882 | 8,739 | 12,621 | ||
| R | 4,364 | 4,673 | 9,037 | ||
| R | 4,588 | 6,419 | 11,007 | ||
| R | 5,285 | 6,406 | 11,691 | ||
| D | 7,198 | 4,267 | 11,670 | ||
| D | 6,611 | 3,428 | 10,358 | ||
| R | 2,576 | 6,541 | 9,225 | ||
| R | 1,538 | 3,134 | 7,662 | ||
| R | 2,076 | 3,654 | 6,362 | ||
| D | 2,475 | 1,481 | 4,272 | ||
| O | 1,282 | 787 | 3,573 | ||
| R | 1,537 | 1,681 | 3,495 | ||
| R | 350 | 1,549 | 2,448 | ||
| R | 1,271 | 1,493 | 2,827 | ||
| D | 1,486 | 1,152 | 2,707 | ||
| O | 1,096 | 194 | 2,629 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
33.3%
Irish
14.6%
English
12.8%
American
4.4%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 42.5 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,352
North Platte, NE ranks near the middle of US counties.
North Platte, NE$65,352
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.6%
Working age (18–64)11.3%
Seniors (65+)10.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
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.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
North Platte's economy is built around one of the world's busiest rail classification yards, shaping a working-class electorate in a metro that has voted Republican by wide margins in recent cycles.
The Democratic margin in North Platte, NE peaked at thirty-four points in 1892. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-six points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $65,352 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
North Platte, NE, Nebraska — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/35820/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
Frequently asked questions
How did North Platte, NE, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, North Platte, NE, Nebraska voted Republican by 55.8 points (R+56), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,972 votes cast, 3,611 went Democratic and 13,083 went Republican.
What is North Platte, NE, Nebraska's political archetype?
Akashic classifies North Platte, 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 5 times, Republican 27 times, and other 2 times.
When did North Platte, NE, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which North Platte, NE, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in North Platte, NE, Nebraska?
North Platte, NE, Nebraska has a population of 34,575 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North Platte, NE, Nebraska?
Median household income in North Platte, NE, Nebraska is $65,352 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of North Platte, NE, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in North Platte, NE, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.