Nebraska, Nebraska: Republican loyalist state. In 2024, voted R+20%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+20MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,978,7072024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,4752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 1984MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Nebraska, 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 | 369,995 | 564,816 | 952,182 | ||
| R | 374,583 | 556,846 | 956,365 | ||
| R | 284,494 | 495,961 | 844,232 | ||
| R | 302,081 | 475,064 | 794,379 | ||
| R | 333,319 | 452,979 | 801,281 | ||
| R | 254,328 | 512,814 | 778,186 | ||
| R | 231,780 | 433,862 | 697,019 | ||
| R | 236,761 | 363,467 | 677,415 | ||
| R | 217,344 | 344,346 | 739,283 | ||
| R | 259,646 | 398,447 | 662,372 | ||
| R | 187,866 | 460,054 | 652,090 | ||
| R | 166,851 | 419,937 | 640,854 | ||
| R | 233,692 | 359,705 | 607,668 | ||
| R | 169,991 | 406,298 | 576,289 | ||
| R | 170,784 | 321,163 | 536,851 | ||
| D | 307,307 | 276,847 | 584,154 | ||
| R | 232,542 | 380,553 | 613,095 | ||
| R | 199,029 | 378,108 | 577,137 | ||
| R | 188,057 | 421,603 | 609,660 | ||
| R | 224,165 | 264,774 | 488,939 | ||
| R | 233,246 | 329,880 | 563,126 | ||
| R | 263,677 | 352,201 | 615,878 | ||
| D | 347,445 | 247,731 | 608,023 | ||
| D | 359,082 | 201,177 | 570,135 | ||
| R | 197,959 | 345,745 | 547,138 | ||
| R | 137,289 | 218,585 | 464,169 | ||
| R | 119,608 | 247,498 | 382,743 | ||
| D | 158,827 | 117,771 | 287,315 | ||
| D | 109,007 | 54,226 | 249,482 | ||
| D | 131,099 | 126,997 | 266,799 | ||
| R | 52,921 | 138,558 | 225,732 | ||
| R | 114,013 | 121,835 | 241,430 | ||
| D | 115,007 | 103,064 | 223,181 | ||
| O | 87,163 | 24,926 | 200,185 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.0%
Irish
11.7%
English
9.4%
American
3.5%
Polish
2.9%
Italian
2.3%
French
1.1%
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: 37.3 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
$76,475
Nebraska ranks near the middle of US counties.
Nebraska$76,475
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.0%
Working age (18–64)10.1%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.2%
speak English only
Spanish8.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Religious adherence data not available for this county.
Nebraska sits in the Great Plains. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Republican margin in Nebraska reached its widest at forty-two points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was twenty points, in line with the state's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $76,475, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 1,978,707 together describe a state whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Nebraska, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nebraska, Nebraska voted Republican by 20.5 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 952,182 votes cast, 369,995 went Democratic and 564,816 went Republican.
What is Nebraska, Nebraska's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Nebraska, Nebraska as a "Republican loyalist" state based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the state has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Nebraska, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Nebraska, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Nebraska, Nebraska?
Nebraska, Nebraska has a population of 1,978,707 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nebraska, Nebraska?
Median household income in Nebraska, Nebraska is $76,475 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Nebraska, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Nebraska, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The state's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.