† 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
GroupScottsbluff, NENebraskaUnited States
German30.2%31.0%12.5%
Irish10.6%11.7%9.4%
English9.0%9.4%9.5%
American3.8%3.5%5.3%
Dutch2.1%——
Swedish2.1%3.1%—
Russian2.1%——
Norwegian1.7%——
Mexican21.8%8.7%11.3%
Spaniard0.4%——
Puerto Rican0.4%0.3%1.8%
Peruvian0.2%——
Oglala Sioux0.8%0.1%—
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
Scottsbluff, NE
Nebraska
United States
Median age
40.5
37.3
39.1
Age 18–24
7.9%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.2%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Scottsbluff, NE
Nebraska
United States
Median household income
$63,923
$76,475
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.8%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.1%
34.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Scottsbluff, NE
Nebraska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.9%
12.8%
22.3%
Spanish
9.3%
8.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Scottsbluff, NE
Nebraska
United States
Catholic
15.0%
19.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
20.0%
14.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
53.3%
50.8%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.9%
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.
Scottsbluff, NE
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−39.8%
1896
−3.7%
1900
−24.6%
1904
−58.1%
1908
−20.0%
1912
+9.2%
1916
+14.3%
1920
−50.0%
1924
−40.8%
1928
−65.2%
1932
+7.8%
1936
+17.0%
1940
−28.6%
1944
−30.7%
1948
−10.7%
1952
−46.3%
1956
−26.3%
1960
−22.0%
1964
−5.5%
1968
−43.6%
1972
−52.0%
1976
−22.2%
1980
−51.5%
1984
−55.8%
1988
−32.2%
1992
−21.1%
1996
−24.0%
2000
−40.5%
2004
−46.3%
2008
−34.7%
2012
−38.2%
2016
−49.0%
2020
−44.4%
2024
−48.4%
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
25.1%Harris3,890
73.5%Trump11,381
0.5%Oliver74 +3
R+48.4
R+4.0
R+46.9
15,485
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.5%11,381
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic25.1%3,890
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.5%74
OtherAll other candidates0.4%59
Cornel WestNonpartisan0.3%48
Jill SteinNonpartisan0.2%33
R
26.6%Biden4,239
71.0%Trump11,314
2.4%
R+44.4
D+4.6
R+48.9
15,935
R
21.9%Clinton3,226
70.9%Trump10,433
7.2%
R+49.0
R+10.8
R+51.1
14,719
R
29.8%Obama4,382
68.0%Romney9,994
2.2%
R+38.2
R+3.5
R+42.0
14,698
R
31.7%Obama4,807
66.4%McCain10,056
1.9%
R+34.7
D+11.6
R+41.9
15,146
R
26.3%Kerry3,899
72.6%Bush10,757
1.2%
R+46.3
R+5.8
R+43.8
14,827
R
28.0%Gore4,002
68.4%Bush9,787
3.6%
R+40.5
R+16.5
R+41.0
14,301
R
33.0%Clinton4,609
57.0%Dole7,950
10.0%
R+24.0
R+2.9
R+32.5
13,947
R
27.5%Clinton4,243
48.6%Bush7,497
23.9%
R+21.1
D+11.1
R+26.6
15,431
R
33.5%Dukakis4,576
65.8%Bush8,974
0.7%
R+32.2
D+23.6
R+24.5
13,648
R
21.8%Mondale3,132
77.6%Reagan11,168
0.7%
R+55.8
R+4.3
R+37.6
14,400
R
20.9%Carter2,887
72.5%Reagan9,985
6.6%
R+51.5
R+29.3
R+41.8
13,781
R
37.6%Carter4,508
59.8%Ford7,168
2.5%
R+22.2
D+29.8
R+24.3
11,981
R
24.0%McGovern2,860
76.0%Nixon9,053
0.0%
R+52.0
R+8.4
R+28.8
11,913
R
23.8%Humphrey2,721
67.3%Nixon7,706
8.9%
R+43.6
R+38.1
R+42.9
11,442
R
47.3%Johnson6,564
52.7%Goldwater7,322
0.0%
R+5.5
D+16.5
R+28.0
13,886
R
39.0%Kennedy5,857
61.0%Nixon9,152
0.0%
R+22.0
D+4.4
R+22.1
15,009
R
36.8%Stevenson4,875
63.2%Eisenhower8,356
0.0%
R+26.3
D+20.0
R+10.9
13,231
R
26.8%Stevenson3,728
73.2%Eisenhower10,158
0.0%
R+46.3
R+35.6
R+35.5
13,886
R
44.7%Truman4,615
55.3%Dewey5,718
0.0%
R+10.7
D+20.0
R+15.2
10,333
R
34.7%Roosevelt3,887
65.3%Dewey7,325
0.0%
R+30.7
R+2.0
R+38.2
11,212
R
35.7%Roosevelt4,681
64.3%Willkie8,439
0.0%
R+28.6
R+45.6
R+38.6
13,120
D
57.6%Roosevelt6,135
40.7%Landon4,328
1.7%
D+17.0
D+9.1
R+7.3
10,646
D
53.3%Roosevelt5,149
45.5%Hoover4,393
1.2%
D+7.8
D+73.0
R+10.0
9,662
R
16.9%Smith1,484
82.1%Hoover7,225
1.1%
R+65.2
R+24.4
R+47.8
8,802
R
20.4%Davis1,220
61.3%Coolidge3,655
18.3%
R+40.8
D+9.2
R+15.6
5,966
R
21.6%Cox1,038
71.6%Harding3,447
6.9%
R+50.0
R+64.3
R+23.8
4,815
D
53.7%Wilson1,753
39.4%Hughes1,286
7.0%
D+14.3
D+5.1
D+11.2
3,267
O
27.6%Wilson551
18.4%Taft367
54.1%
Roosevelt +26.6
D+29.2
R+10.3
2,000
R
36.5%Bryan623
56.4%Taft964
7.1%
R+20.0
D+38.1
R+10.4
1,709
R
12.5%Parker121
70.5%Roosevelt685
17.0%
R+58.1
R+33.5
R+38.4
971
R
35.7%Bryan347
60.3%McKinley586
4.0%
R+24.6
R+20.9
R+17.0
972
R
47.6%Bryan374
51.3%McKinley403
1.0%
R+3.7
D+36.1
D+2.4
785
R
8.7%Cleveland74
48.4%Harrison414
42.9%
R+39.8
—
R+41.4
855
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
36.5%5,602
63.3%9,717
15,360
2020
R
19.8%3,081
71.7%11,155
15,560
2018
R
26.5%2,926
69.3%7,661
11,060
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+39.8
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+48.4
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 8.6 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Scottsbluff, NE in Scottsbluff, NE: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−208
2012
−76
2013
−160
2014
−550
2015
−262
2016
+86
2017
−381
2018
−338
2019
−382
2021
−105
2022
−184
2023
−135
2024
−65
2025
−44
Scottsbluff anchors Nebraska's sparsely populated western Panhandle, where an economy built on irrigated sugar beets and cattle produces some of the state's most lopsided Republican margins in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 17.0 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 65.2 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.4 points.
A population of 36,585, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,923 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hastings, NE and Norfolk, NE.
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In 2024, Scottsbluff, NE, Nebraska voted Republican by 48.4 points (R+48.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,485 votes cast, 3,890 went Democratic and 11,381 went Republican.
When did Scottsbluff, NE, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Scottsbluff, NE, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Scottsbluff, NE, Nebraska?
Scottsbluff, NE, Nebraska has a population of 36,585 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Scottsbluff, NE, Nebraska?
Median household income in Scottsbluff, NE, Nebraska is $63,923 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Scottsbluff, NE, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Scottsbluff, NE, Nebraska from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican.
