† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
3 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
GroupGrand Island, NENebraskaUnited States
German29.6%31.0%12.5%
Irish9.8%11.7%9.4%
English7.9%9.4%9.5%
Polish4.9%2.7%2.2%
American4.5%3.5%5.3%
Czech2.7%3.4%—
Swedish2.0%3.1%—
Danish2.0%——
Mexican14.4%8.7%11.3%
Guatemalan5.4%1.0%0.5%
Cuban2.5%0.4%0.7%
Salvadoran1.1%0.6%0.7%
Spanish0.7%0.2%—
Honduran0.5%0.2%0.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.3%1.8%
Chilean0.2%——
African0.9%0.3%0.5%
Sudanese0.9%0.2%—
African American†0.8%3.7%9.9%
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
Grand Island, NE
Nebraska
United States
Median age
37.3
37.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.0%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.8%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Grand Island, NE
Nebraska
United States
Median household income
$69,800
$76,475
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.7%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.6%
34.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Grand Island, NE
Nebraska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
23.1%
12.8%
22.3%
Spanish
20.6%
8.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Grand Island, NE
Nebraska
United States
Catholic
21.5%
19.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
13.0%
14.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
53.0%
50.8%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
11.0%
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.
Grand Island, NE
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−29.0%
1896
+7.1%
1900
−1.1%
1904
−41.3%
1908
+4.1%
1912
+24.1%
1916
+10.6%
1920
−32.7%
1924
−18.6%
1928
−26.5%
1932
+32.7%
1936
+14.7%
1940
−17.7%
1944
−18.4%
1948
−6.9%
1952
−38.5%
1956
−31.2%
1960
−26.5%
1964
+11.6%
1968
−27.5%
1972
−42.8%
1976
−24.2%
1980
−44.5%
1984
−47.0%
1988
−26.6%
1992
−18.6%
1996
−19.6%
2000
−33.1%
2004
−41.1%
2008
−26.3%
2012
−30.2%
2016
−42.3%
2020
−41.3%
2024
−44.3%
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
27.0%Harris8,328
71.3%Trump21,985
0.6%Oliver196 +3
R+44.3
R+3.0
R+42.8
30,835
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.3%21,985
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic27.0%8,328
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.6%196
OtherAll other candidates0.5%139
Cornel WestNonpartisan0.4%109
Jill SteinNonpartisan0.3%78
R
28.1%Biden9,072
69.5%Trump22,394
2.4%
R+41.3
D+0.9
R+45.8
32,243
R
25.8%Clinton7,428
68.0%Trump19,618
6.2%
R+42.3
R+12.1
R+44.4
28,842
R
33.8%Obama9,000
64.0%Romney17,026
2.1%
R+30.2
R+3.9
R+34.0
26,588
R
35.8%Obama9,924
62.1%McCain17,199
2.1%
R+26.3
D+14.8
R+33.5
27,698
R
28.6%Kerry7,961
69.7%Bush19,383
1.6%
R+41.1
R+8.0
R+38.6
27,790
R
31.4%Gore7,755
64.5%Bush15,943
4.1%
R+33.1
R+13.6
R+33.7
24,713
R
33.5%Clinton8,558
53.1%Dole13,561
13.4%
R+19.6
R+1.0
R+28.1
25,551
R
26.1%Clinton7,200
44.7%Bush12,333
29.2%
R+18.6
D+7.9
R+24.2
27,594
R
36.4%Dukakis9,231
63.0%Bush15,964
0.6%
R+26.6
D+20.5
R+18.8
25,358
R
26.2%Mondale6,360
73.2%Reagan17,792
0.6%
R+47.0
R+2.5
R+28.8
24,308
R
24.2%Carter5,923
68.7%Reagan16,847
7.1%
R+44.5
R+20.3
R+34.8
24,521
R
36.7%Carter8,755
61.0%Ford14,526
2.3%
R+24.2
D+18.6
R+26.3
23,824
R
28.6%McGovern6,050
71.4%Nixon15,096
0.0%
R+42.8
R+15.3
R+19.6
21,146
R
33.1%Humphrey6,414
60.6%Nixon11,744
6.3%
R+27.5
R+39.1
R+26.8
19,389
D
55.8%Johnson12,039
44.2%Goldwater9,532
0.0%
D+11.6
D+38.1
R+11.0
21,571
R
36.8%Kennedy8,248
63.2%Nixon14,183
0.0%
R+26.5
D+4.7
R+26.6
22,431
R
34.4%Stevenson7,390
65.6%Eisenhower14,094
0.0%
R+31.2
D+7.3
R+15.8
21,484
R
30.7%Stevenson7,029
69.3%Eisenhower15,838
0.0%
R+38.5
R+31.6
R+27.8
22,867
R
46.5%Truman7,750
53.5%Dewey8,901
0.0%
R+6.9
D+11.5
R+11.4
16,651
R
40.8%Roosevelt8,200
59.2%Dewey11,898
0.0%
R+18.4
R+0.7
R+25.9
20,098
R
41.2%Roosevelt8,391
58.8%Willkie11,994
0.0%
R+17.7
R+32.3
R+27.6
20,385
D
55.9%Roosevelt11,844
41.2%Landon8,736
2.9%
D+14.7
R+18.1
R+9.6
21,191
D
64.4%Roosevelt12,556
31.7%Hoover6,175
3.9%
D+32.7
D+59.2
D+14.9
19,494
R
36.5%Smith6,991
63.0%Hoover12,068
0.5%
R+26.5
R+7.9
R+9.0
19,162
R
27.3%Davis4,434
45.9%Coolidge7,455
26.9%
R+18.6
D+14.1
D+6.6
16,257
R
29.9%Cox4,110
62.6%Harding8,612
7.5%
R+32.7
R+43.3
R+6.5
13,757
D
53.3%Wilson5,527
42.7%Hughes4,431
4.0%
D+10.6
R+13.5
D+7.4
10,378
D
46.5%Wilson4,153
22.4%Taft2,004
31.1%
D+24.1
D+19.9
D+4.5
8,935
D
49.5%Bryan4,745
45.4%Taft4,351
5.0%
D+4.1
D+45.4
D+13.7
9,579
R
20.9%Parker1,693
62.1%Roosevelt5,042
17.0%
R+41.3
R+40.2
R+21.6
8,115
R
48.0%Bryan4,045
49.1%McKinley4,137
2.9%
R+1.1
R+8.2
D+6.5
8,429
D
52.4%Bryan4,150
45.3%McKinley3,589
2.3%
D+7.1
D+36.1
D+13.2
7,925
O
12.1%Cleveland864
41.1%Harrison2,933
46.8%
Weaver +5.7
—
R+30.7
7,136
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
37.2%11,331
62.5%19,050
30,469
2020
R
19.7%6,137
71.1%22,133
31,117
2018
R
30.5%6,881
65.3%14,742
22,566
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+38.2
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+44.3
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 6.1 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Grand Island, NE in Grand Island, NE: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+31
2012
+99
2013
−223
2014
−277
2015
−689
2016
−525
2017
−812
2018
−612
2019
−578
2021
−926
2022
−469
2023
−486
2024
−756
2025
−986
Grand Island's Hall County votes reliably Republican in federal races, though its meatpacking-driven Latino population — now roughly 30% of residents — has gradually shifted the city's demographic makeup over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 47.0 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.3 points.
A population of 76,794, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,800 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Columbus, NE and Lexington, NE.
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In 2024, Grand Island, NE, Nebraska voted Republican by 44.3 points (R+44.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 30,835 votes cast, 8,328 went Democratic and 21,985 went Republican.
When did Grand Island, NE, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Grand Island, NE, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Grand Island, NE, Nebraska?
Grand Island, NE, Nebraska has a population of 76,794 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grand Island, NE, Nebraska?
Median household income in Grand Island, NE, Nebraska is $69,800 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Grand Island, NE, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Grand Island, NE, Nebraska from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
