† 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
GroupO'NeillNebraskaUnited States
German34.4%31.0%12.5%
Irish13.0%11.7%9.4%
English6.8%9.4%9.5%
American5.5%3.5%5.3%
Czech3.5%3.4%—
Polish2.5%2.7%2.2%
Danish1.5%——
Swedish1.4%3.1%—
Mexican8.1%8.7%11.3%
Costa Rican1.0%——
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
O'Neill
Nebraska
United States
Median age
41.9
37.3
39.1
Age 18–24
5.5%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.4%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
O'Neill
Nebraska
United States
Median household income
$56,510
$76,475
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.5%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.7%
34.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
O'Neill
Nebraska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.0%
12.8%
22.3%
Spanish
7.7%
8.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
O'Neill
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.
O'Neill, Nebraska
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−70.7%
2008
−55.0%
2012
−57.8%
2016
−72.7%
2020
−67.6%
2024
−66.1%
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
16.4%Harris265
82.5%Trump1,333
1.1%
R+66.1
D+1.5
R+64.7
1,615
R
15.4%Biden259
83.0%Trump1,398
1.6%
R+67.6
D+5.1
R+72.1
1,684
R
11.7%Clinton174
84.4%Trump1,256
3.9%
R+72.7
R+14.9
R+74.8
1,488
R
19.7%Obama284
77.5%Romney1,115
2.7%
R+57.8
R+2.8
R+61.6
1,438
R
20.7%Obama310
75.8%McCain1,132
3.5%
R+55.0
D+15.7
R+62.3
1,494
R
14.7%Kerry221
85.3%Bush1,286
0.0%
R+70.7
—
R+68.2
1,507
O'Neill, billed as the Irish capital of Nebraska, sits in a lightly populated ranching corridor where Republican margins in federal races routinely exceed 70 percent, reflecting the region's rural, agrarian character.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 72.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.5 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 66.1 points.
A population of 3,570, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,510 describe the city.
In 2024, O'Neill, Nebraska voted Republican by 66.1 points (R+66.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,615 votes cast, 265 went Democratic and 1,333 went Republican.
How many people live in O'Neill, Nebraska?
O'Neill, Nebraska has a population of 3,570 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in O'Neill, Nebraska?
Median household income in O'Neill, Nebraska is $56,510 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of O'Neill, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in O'Neill, Nebraska from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
