† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
2 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
GroupLexington, NENebraskaUnited States
German26.3%31.0%12.5%
Irish7.7%11.7%9.4%
English7.1%9.4%9.5%
Swedish3.7%3.1%—
American3.0%3.5%5.3%
Scottish1.7%—1.3%
French1.4%—1.6%
Danish1.2%——
Mexican18.4%8.7%11.3%
Guatemalan8.4%1.0%0.5%
Salvadoran2.6%0.6%0.7%
Honduran2.1%0.2%0.3%
Cuban0.8%0.4%0.7%
Argentinean0.3%——
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
Spaniard0.2%——
African American†4.3%3.7%9.9%
Somali0.8%——
African0.6%0.3%0.5%
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
Lexington, NE
Nebraska
United States
Median age
36.6
37.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.1%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.0%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lexington, NE
Nebraska
United States
Median household income
$70,472
$76,475
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.8%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.4%
34.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lexington, NE
Nebraska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
34.6%
12.8%
22.3%
Spanish
29.0%
8.5%
13.6%
Other languages
4.4%
0.6%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lexington, NE
Nebraska
United States
Catholic
20.7%
19.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
13.4%
14.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
45.7%
50.8%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
18.0%
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.
Lexington, NE
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−37.2%
1896
+13.3%
1900
+5.1%
1904
−44.2%
1908
+6.6%
1912
+35.8%
1916
+15.7%
1920
−34.6%
1924
−22.0%
1928
−46.6%
1932
+26.3%
1936
+9.7%
1940
−30.5%
1944
−36.7%
1948
−20.6%
1952
−58.8%
1956
−51.2%
1960
−45.8%
1964
−8.7%
1968
−49.5%
1972
−61.7%
1976
−37.1%
1980
−60.5%
1984
−63.7%
1988
−42.2%
1992
−32.6%
1996
−32.4%
2000
−50.5%
2004
−56.1%
2008
−39.6%
2012
−42.6%
2016
−46.4%
2020
−45.6%
2024
−51.0%
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
23.9%Harris2,304
74.8%Trump7,219
0.5%Oliver44 +3
R+51.0
R+5.3
R+49.5
9,645
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.8%7,219
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic23.9%2,304
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.5%44
OtherAll other candidates0.4%36
Jill SteinNonpartisan0.2%24
Cornel WestNonpartisan0.2%18
R
26.3%Biden2,712
71.9%Trump7,417
1.8%
R+45.6
D+0.8
R+50.1
10,312
R
23.9%Clinton2,302
70.3%Trump6,778
5.9%
R+46.4
R+3.8
R+48.5
9,645
R
27.5%Obama2,429
70.1%Romney6,194
2.4%
R+42.6
R+3.0
R+46.5
8,837
R
29.4%Obama2,659
69.0%McCain6,236
1.5%
R+39.6
D+16.5
R+46.9
9,034
R
21.5%Kerry1,950
77.6%Bush7,039
0.9%
R+56.1
R+5.6
R+53.6
9,075
R
23.1%Gore1,968
73.6%Bush6,268
3.3%
R+50.5
R+18.1
R+51.0
8,521
R
27.0%Clinton2,455
59.4%Dole5,403
13.7%
R+32.4
D+0.3
R+40.9
9,101
R
20.3%Clinton1,995
52.9%Bush5,206
26.8%
R+32.6
D+9.5
R+38.2
9,837
R
28.6%Dukakis2,515
70.8%Bush6,223
0.6%
R+42.2
D+21.5
R+34.5
8,789
R
17.9%Mondale1,688
81.6%Reagan7,689
0.4%
R+63.7
R+3.2
R+45.5
9,418
R
17.1%Carter1,644
77.5%Reagan7,472
5.4%
R+60.5
R+23.3
R+50.7
9,638
R
30.3%Carter2,727
67.5%Ford6,067
2.2%
R+37.1
D+24.6
R+39.2
8,994
R
19.1%McGovern1,666
80.9%Nixon7,040
0.0%
R+61.7
R+12.2
R+38.6
8,706
R
22.4%Humphrey1,843
71.9%Nixon5,922
5.8%
R+49.5
R+40.8
R+48.8
8,241
R
45.6%Johnson4,302
54.4%Goldwater5,124
0.0%
R+8.7
D+37.1
R+31.3
9,426
R
27.1%Kennedy2,727
72.9%Nixon7,334
0.0%
R+45.8
D+5.4
R+46.0
10,061
R
24.4%Stevenson2,364
75.6%Eisenhower7,317
0.0%
R+51.2
D+7.6
R+35.8
9,681
R
20.6%Stevenson2,113
79.4%Eisenhower8,147
0.0%
R+58.8
R+38.2
R+48.1
10,260
R
39.7%Truman3,175
60.3%Dewey4,824
0.0%
R+20.6
D+16.1
R+25.1
7,999
R
31.6%Roosevelt2,754
68.4%Dewey5,952
0.0%
R+36.7
R+6.2
R+44.2
8,706
R
34.7%Roosevelt3,431
65.3%Willkie6,446
0.0%
R+30.5
R+40.2
R+40.5
9,877
D
54.2%Roosevelt5,139
44.5%Landon4,220
1.3%
D+9.7
R+16.7
R+14.6
9,485
D
62.4%Roosevelt5,776
36.0%Hoover3,336
1.6%
D+26.3
D+73.0
D+8.6
9,263
R
26.3%Smith2,198
72.9%Hoover6,100
0.8%
R+46.6
R+24.6
R+29.2
8,367
R
25.8%Davis1,920
47.8%Coolidge3,556
26.4%
R+22.0
D+12.6
D+3.2
7,439
R
29.7%Cox1,930
64.3%Harding4,178
6.0%
R+34.6
R+50.3
R+8.4
6,496
D
56.3%Wilson2,606
40.6%Hughes1,878
3.1%
D+15.7
R+20.1
D+12.6
4,629
D
49.0%Wilson2,137
13.3%Taft578
37.7%
D+35.8
D+29.2
D+16.2
4,357
D
51.8%Bryan2,560
45.3%Taft2,236
2.9%
D+6.6
D+50.8
D+16.1
4,940
R
16.4%Parker611
60.6%Roosevelt2,260
23.0%
R+44.2
R+49.3
R+24.5
3,730
D
51.1%Bryan1,969
46.0%McKinley1,774
2.9%
D+5.1
R+8.3
D+12.6
3,853
D
55.4%Bryan2,038
42.0%McKinley1,547
2.6%
D+13.3
D+50.6
D+19.4
3,680
O
7.8%Cleveland267
45.0%Harrison1,546
47.2%
Weaver +2.2
—
R+38.9
3,436
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
32.7%3,129
67.1%6,410
9,559
2020
R
19.4%1,941
73.4%7,360
10,026
2018
R
25.4%1,804
70.9%5,030
7,090
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+40.7
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+51.0
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 10 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Lexington, NE in Lexington, NE: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−321
2012
−397
2013
−217
2014
−348
2015
−401
2016
−508
2017
−465
2018
−295
2019
−482
2021
−365
2022
−321
2023
−178
2024
−495
2025
−425
Lexington anchors Dawson County, a meatpacking corridor that draws a sizable Hispanic workforce, creating demographic crosscurrents unusual for rural Nebraska and producing competitive margins in down-ballot races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 35.8 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 63.7 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.0 points.
A population of 26,242, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,472 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Elko, NV and Ontario, OR-ID.
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In 2024, Lexington, NE, Nebraska voted Republican by 51.0 points (R+51.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,645 votes cast, 2,304 went Democratic and 7,219 went Republican.
When did Lexington, NE, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lexington, NE, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Lexington, NE, Nebraska?
Lexington, NE, Nebraska has a population of 26,242 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lexington, NE, Nebraska?
Median household income in Lexington, NE, Nebraska is $70,472 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Lexington, NE, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Lexington, NE, Nebraska from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
