Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+4%. Republican peak: R+38 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+4MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 982,0642024 5-year
- Median household income
- $85,4332024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+38 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Omaha, NE-IA, 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 | 226,647 | 243,452 | 479,274 | ||
| R | 226,701 | 236,351 | 475,479 | ||
| R | 170,037 | 211,067 | 414,020 | ||
| R | 169,561 | 207,799 | 384,990 | ||
| R | 184,018 | 194,169 | 384,557 | ||
| R | 132,162 | 216,057 | 352,813 | ||
| R | 116,358 | 173,863 | 303,184 | ||
| R | 109,936 | 150,816 | 290,700 | ||
| R | 102,787 | 147,554 | 318,414 | ||
| R | 117,191 | 157,331 | 276,268 | ||
| R | 88,606 | 178,610 | 268,862 | ||
| R | 76,957 | 155,751 | 254,725 | ||
| R | 98,097 | 140,046 | 243,196 | ||
| R | 69,315 | 154,142 | 224,313 | ||
| R | 73,252 | 108,325 | 204,868 | ||
| D | 118,516 | 94,796 | 213,345 | ||
| R | 95,344 | 117,256 | 212,622 | ||
| R | 78,737 | 116,794 | 195,671 | ||
| R | 82,428 | 118,383 | 200,912 | ||
| D | 79,012 | 78,775 | 158,166 | ||
| D | 94,092 | 92,485 | 186,712 | ||
| D | 103,202 | 93,929 | 197,200 | ||
| D | 113,212 | 67,584 | 183,357 | ||
| D | 105,419 | 57,494 | 165,440 | ||
| R | 69,101 | 86,026 | 156,040 | ||
| R | 36,559 | 61,605 | 129,329 | ||
| R | 36,979 | 63,238 | 104,260 | ||
| D | 43,732 | 30,932 | 77,755 | ||
| D | 27,496 | 13,153 | 63,329 | ||
| D | 32,666 | 32,329 | 67,111 | ||
| R | 17,559 | 36,189 | 60,854 | ||
| R | 30,707 | 34,086 | 66,029 | ||
| R | 30,151 | 30,159 | 61,455 | ||
| D | 24,526 | 13,842 | 53,566 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
27.3%
Irish
12.9%
English
10.0%
Italian
3.7%
American
3.5%
Polish
3.4%
Scottish
1.3%
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: 36.7 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$85,433
Omaha, NE-IA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Omaha, NE-IA$85,433
Nebraska$75,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.1%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.1%
speak English only
Spanish8.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Omaha anchors Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, which allocates one Electoral College vote by district winner — a quirk that made it a genuine presidential battleground and drew outsized national campaign spending in recent cycles.
The Democratic margin in Omaha, NE-IA has rarely exceeded twenty-nine points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-eight points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by four points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 75% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $85,433 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska voted Republican by 3.5 points (R+4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 479,274 votes cast, 226,647 went Democratic and 243,452 went Republican.
What is Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska?
Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska has a population of 982,064 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska?
Median household income in Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska is $85,433 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.