Omaha, Nebraska: Populist market. In 2024, voted R+11%. Republican peak: R+39 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+11MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,194,9832024 5-year
- Median household income
- $82,6052024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 76.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Omaha, 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 | 253,724 | 315,689 | 580,121 | ||
| R | 255,210 | 309,320 | 578,967 | ||
| R | 194,155 | 277,261 | 510,609 | ||
| R | 202,664 | 266,695 | 478,752 | ||
| R | 222,760 | 250,409 | 481,355 | ||
| R | 163,699 | 284,528 | 453,986 | ||
| R | 146,482 | 233,624 | 396,114 | ||
| R | 142,071 | 199,349 | 383,732 | ||
| R | 131,941 | 193,798 | 420,568 | ||
| R | 154,700 | 214,091 | 371,137 | ||
| R | 117,187 | 249,930 | 369,507 | ||
| R | 102,169 | 225,749 | 356,963 | ||
| R | 137,465 | 199,555 | 343,756 | ||
| R | 97,342 | 224,049 | 322,905 | ||
| R | 102,299 | 169,154 | 301,918 | ||
| D | 173,647 | 145,214 | 319,036 | ||
| R | 137,804 | 190,741 | 328,597 | ||
| R | 117,518 | 191,717 | 309,520 | ||
| R | 116,497 | 204,780 | 321,644 | ||
| R | 123,972 | 134,301 | 259,395 | ||
| R | 136,464 | 159,103 | 296,008 | ||
| R | 154,906 | 169,456 | 324,667 | ||
| D | 181,613 | 124,757 | 311,663 | ||
| D | 179,979 | 97,723 | 281,924 | ||
| R | 114,941 | 152,604 | 269,068 | ||
| R | 65,753 | 113,257 | 231,691 | ||
| R | 63,618 | 129,528 | 199,220 | ||
| D | 73,774 | 62,324 | 140,585 | ||
| D | 52,714 | 28,320 | 122,277 | ||
| R | 62,064 | 64,263 | 130,039 | ||
| R | 37,433 | 72,778 | 121,394 | ||
| R | 61,594 | 69,063 | 133,346 | ||
| D | 62,689 | 62,242 | 127,272 | ||
| D | 47,122 | 31,743 | 108,585 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
28.2%
Irish
12.4%
English
9.7%
American
3.6%
Italian
3.2%
Polish
3.2%
Scottish
1.2%
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: 37.5 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
$82,605
Omaha ranks near the middle of US counties.
Omaha$82,605
Nebraska$75,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.2%
Working age (18–64)9.4%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.2%
speak English only
Spanish8.7%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Omaha's DMA spans eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, two states with divergent partisan leans, while Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District—which awards its own Electoral College vote—has split from the statewide result in recent cycles.
The Democratic margin in Omaha peaked at twenty-nine points in 1932. By 1968 the market had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was eleven points, the most Republican-leaning result in the market's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $82,605 sits well below state and national norms, and 10% 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 Omaha, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Omaha, Nebraska voted Republican by 10.7 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 580,121 votes cast, 253,724 went Democratic and 315,689 went Republican.
What is Omaha, Nebraska's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Omaha, Nebraska as a "Populist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Omaha, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Omaha, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Omaha, Nebraska?
Omaha, Nebraska has a population of 1,194,983 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Omaha, Nebraska?
Median household income in Omaha, Nebraska is $82,605 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Omaha, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Omaha, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.