† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupDakota CityNebraskaUnited States
German18.7%31.0%12.5%
Irish12.2%11.7%9.4%
English5.4%9.4%9.5%
American3.0%3.5%5.3%
Norwegian2.6%——
Czech1.7%3.4%—
Dutch1.6%——
French1.5%—1.6%
Mexican33.7%8.7%11.3%
Guatemalan2.3%1.0%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.7%0.3%1.8%
Spanish0.5%0.2%—
Honduran0.3%0.2%0.3%
Laotian1.7%——
Chinese0.7%0.2%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Burmese0.2%0.4%—
Taiwanese0.2%——
Maya2.5%——
Aztec1.5%——
Navajo1.0%——
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
Dakota City
Nebraska
United States
Median age
30.7
37.3
39.1
Age 18–24
10.6%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.0%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Dakota City
Nebraska
United States
Median household income
$76,806
$76,475
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.4%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
9.0%
34.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Dakota City
Nebraska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
30.9%
12.8%
22.3%
Spanish
24.2%
8.5%
13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
2.6%
0.2%
0.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
3.8%
0.8%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Dakota City
Nebraska
United States
Catholic
—
19.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
14.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
50.8%
51.5%
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.
Dakota City, Nebraska
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+1.3%
2008
+2.7%
2012
+7.4%
2016
−23.5%
2020
−21.8%
2024
−32.8%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
33.1%Harris199
65.9%Trump396
1.0%
R+32.8
R+11.0
R+31.3
601
R
38.3%Biden255
60.2%Trump400
1.5%
R+21.8
D+1.7
R+26.3
665
R
36.3%Clinton225
59.8%Trump371
3.9%
R+23.5
R+31.0
R+25.6
620
D
52.7%Obama299
45.3%Romney257
1.9%
D+7.4
D+4.7
D+3.6
567
D
49.2%Obama307
46.5%McCain290
4.3%
D+2.7
D+1.4
R+4.5
624
D
50.6%Kerry309
49.3%Bush301
0.2%
D+1.3
—
D+3.8
611
Dakota City's IBP/Tyson plant drew large Hispanic workforce migration over recent decades, pushing Latino residents toward a majority share and gradually shifting voter registration patterns in one of Nebraska's smallest county seats.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 7.4 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 32.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 11.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.8 points.
A population of 2,675, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,806 describe the city.
In 2024, Dakota City, Nebraska voted Republican by 32.8 points (R+32.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 601 votes cast, 199 went Democratic and 396 went Republican.
When did Dakota City, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dakota City, Nebraska voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Dakota City, Nebraska?
Dakota City, Nebraska has a population of 2,675 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dakota City, Nebraska?
Median household income in Dakota City, Nebraska is $76,806 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Dakota City, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Dakota City, Nebraska from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.
