† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBeatrice, NENebraskaUnited States
German43.6%31.0%12.5%
Irish11.8%11.7%9.4%
English8.9%9.4%9.5%
American5.1%3.5%5.3%
Czech4.2%3.4%—
Dutch1.8%——
French1.5%—1.6%
Swedish1.4%3.1%—
Mexican2.7%8.7%11.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Beatrice, NE
Nebraska
United States
Median age
42.6
37.3
39.1
Age 18–24
7.1%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.1%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Beatrice, NE
Nebraska
United States
Median household income
$67,247
$76,475
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.6%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.1%
34.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Beatrice, NE
Nebraska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.8%
12.8%
22.3%
Spanish
2.5%
8.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Beatrice, NE
Nebraska
United States
Catholic
7.2%
19.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
17.1%
14.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
38.7%
50.8%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
35.0%
12.1%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Beatrice, NE
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−38.3%
1896
−14.2%
1900
−20.4%
1904
−48.3%
1908
−8.4%
1912
+19.8%
1916
+0.0%
1920
−40.8%
1924
−19.0%
1928
−40.4%
1932
+23.5%
1936
+15.2%
1940
−23.1%
1944
−26.9%
1948
−12.6%
1952
−47.7%
1956
−35.3%
1960
−33.5%
1964
+22.7%
1968
−18.0%
1972
−27.4%
1976
−7.0%
1980
−41.6%
1984
−38.3%
1988
−12.1%
1992
−6.8%
1996
−4.1%
2000
−21.3%
2004
−28.1%
2008
−9.5%
2012
−16.7%
2016
−34.3%
2020
−36.5%
2024
−39.0%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
29.6%Harris3,242
68.6%Trump7,523
0.7%Oliver76 +3
R+39.0
R+2.5
R+37.6
10,965
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.6%7,523
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic29.6%3,242
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.7%76
OtherAll other candidates0.4%49
Cornel WestNonpartisan0.4%48
Jill SteinNonpartisan0.2%27
R
30.4%Biden3,385
67.0%Trump7,445
2.6%
R+36.5
R+2.2
R+41.0
11,119
R
29.2%Clinton2,935
63.5%Trump6,380
7.3%
R+34.3
R+17.6
R+36.4
10,048
R
40.4%Obama3,903
57.1%Romney5,513
2.5%
R+16.7
R+7.2
R+20.5
9,661
R
44.0%Obama4,473
53.5%McCain5,435
2.5%
R+9.5
D+18.7
R+16.7
10,160
R
35.2%Kerry3,655
63.3%Bush6,575
1.5%
R+28.1
R+6.8
R+25.7
10,384
R
37.0%Gore3,516
58.3%Bush5,538
4.8%
R+21.3
R+17.2
R+21.8
9,506
R
40.7%Clinton4,008
44.8%Dole4,413
14.4%
R+4.1
D+2.7
R+12.6
9,843
R
32.8%Clinton3,315
39.6%Bush4,006
27.5%
R+6.8
D+5.2
R+12.4
10,104
R
43.6%Dukakis4,008
55.7%Bush5,115
0.7%
R+12.1
D+26.3
R+4.3
9,186
R
30.5%Mondale2,709
68.8%Reagan6,116
0.8%
R+38.3
D+3.3
R+20.1
8,892
R
24.6%Carter2,259
66.2%Reagan6,089
9.3%
R+41.6
R+34.6
R+31.9
9,201
R
45.5%Carter4,506
52.5%Ford5,199
1.9%
R+7.0
D+20.4
R+9.1
9,895
R
36.3%McGovern3,588
63.7%Nixon6,298
0.0%
R+27.4
R+9.5
R+4.3
9,886
R
37.8%Humphrey3,704
55.7%Nixon5,465
6.5%
R+18.0
R+40.7
R+17.3
9,806
D
61.4%Johnson6,411
38.6%Goldwater4,035
0.0%
D+22.7
D+56.3
D+0.2
10,446
R
33.2%Kennedy3,861
66.8%Nixon7,754
0.0%
R+33.5
D+1.8
R+33.7
11,615
R
32.4%Stevenson3,595
67.6%Eisenhower7,514
0.0%
R+35.3
D+12.5
R+19.9
11,109
R
26.1%Stevenson3,154
73.9%Eisenhower8,917
0.0%
R+47.7
R+35.2
R+37.0
12,071
R
43.7%Truman4,124
56.3%Dewey5,311
0.0%
R+12.6
D+14.3
R+17.1
9,435
R
36.6%Roosevelt4,238
63.4%Dewey7,352
0.0%
R+26.9
R+3.8
R+34.4
11,590
R
38.5%Roosevelt5,096
61.5%Willkie8,156
0.0%
R+23.1
R+38.3
R+33.0
13,252
D
56.7%Roosevelt7,227
41.5%Landon5,291
1.8%
D+15.2
R+8.3
R+9.1
12,745
D
60.7%Roosevelt7,036
37.2%Hoover4,315
2.0%
D+23.5
D+63.9
D+5.7
11,585
R
29.4%Smith3,526
69.8%Hoover8,378
0.8%
R+40.4
R+21.4
R+23.0
11,998
R
31.7%Davis3,330
50.7%Coolidge5,331
17.6%
R+19.0
D+21.7
D+6.1
10,514
R
28.2%Cox2,477
69.0%Harding6,059
2.8%
R+40.8
R+40.8
R+14.6
8,786
D
48.7%Wilson3,385
48.7%Hughes3,383
2.5%
D+0.03
R+19.8
R+3.1
6,945
D
40.8%Wilson2,593
21.0%Taft1,336
38.1%
D+19.8
D+28.2
D+0.3
6,348
R
44.4%Bryan3,129
52.8%Taft3,721
2.8%
R+8.4
D+39.9
D+1.2
7,050
R
21.6%Parker1,330
69.9%Roosevelt4,304
8.5%
R+48.3
R+27.9
R+28.6
6,160
R
38.3%Bryan2,701
58.6%McKinley4,141
3.1%
R+20.4
R+6.2
R+12.8
7,061
R
41.6%Bryan2,710
55.8%McKinley3,633
2.5%
R+14.2
D+24.1
R+8.1
6,507
R
13.8%Cleveland880
52.1%Harrison3,323
34.1%
R+38.3
—
R+40.0
6,374
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
42.2%4,601
57.5%6,262
10,893
2020
R
20.6%2,240
70.4%7,656
10,869
2018
R
36.3%3,024
58.7%4,896
8,335
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+38.4
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+39.0
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 0.7 points.
Domestic migration in Beatrice, NE in Beatrice, NE: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−301
2012
−219
2013
+140
2014
−194
2015
+203
2016
−49
2017
+35
2018
−111
2019
+46
2021
+48
2022
+64
2023
+188
2024
+135
2025
+122
Centered on Gage County, Beatrice anchors a largely rural, agricultural metro where the 2024 presidential contest broke roughly 60–40 in favor of the Republican ticket, consistent with its decade-long rightward lean.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 48.3 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.0 points.
A population of 21,629, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,247 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Spencer, IA and Mitchell, SD.
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In 2024, Beatrice, NE, Nebraska voted Republican by 39.0 points (R+39.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,965 votes cast, 3,242 went Democratic and 7,523 went Republican.
When did Beatrice, NE, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Beatrice, NE, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Beatrice, NE, Nebraska?
Beatrice, NE, Nebraska has a population of 21,629 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Beatrice, NE, Nebraska?
Median household income in Beatrice, NE, Nebraska is $67,247 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Beatrice, NE, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Beatrice, NE, Nebraska from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.
