† 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
GroupWaverlyNebraskaUnited States
German39.3%31.0%12.5%
Irish13.8%11.7%9.4%
English12.5%9.4%9.5%
Czech5.1%3.4%—
Swedish4.4%3.1%—
American3.9%3.5%5.3%
Polish2.6%2.7%2.2%
Italian2.2%2.1%4.8%
Mexican5.0%8.7%11.3%
Guatemalan0.5%1.0%0.5%
Salvadoran0.4%0.6%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.3%1.8%
Spanish0.3%0.2%—
Cuban0.2%0.4%0.7%
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
Waverly
Nebraska
United States
Median age
38.6
37.3
39.1
Age 18–24
4.8%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.7%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Waverly
Nebraska
United States
Median household income
$111,632
$76,475
$84,427
Poverty rate
0.5%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
40.9%
34.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Waverly
Nebraska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.8%
12.8%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Waverly
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.
Waverly, Nebraska
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−30.9%
2008
−13.1%
2012
−22.0%
2016
−38.7%
2020
−30.3%
2024
−36.0%
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
31.3%Harris784
67.3%Trump1,684
1.3%
R+36.0
R+5.7
R+34.5
2,501
R
33.6%Biden761
63.9%Trump1,447
2.6%
R+30.3
D+8.5
R+34.7
2,266
R
27.7%Clinton519
66.4%Trump1,246
6.0%
R+38.7
R+16.7
R+40.8
1,877
R
37.9%Obama719
59.9%Romney1,137
2.3%
R+22.0
R+8.9
R+25.9
1,899
R
42.5%Obama697
55.6%McCain912
2.0%
R+13.1
D+17.8
R+20.4
1,641
R
33.6%Kerry560
64.6%Bush1,075
1.8%
R+30.9
—
R+28.5
1,665
Waverly has more than doubled in population since 2000 as commuters push outward from Lincoln, making it a useful bellwether for exurban growth patterns in one of Nebraska's most competitive counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 38.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.0 points.
A population of 4,440, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $111,632 describe the city.
In 2024, Waverly, Nebraska voted Republican by 36.0 points (R+36.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,501 votes cast, 784 went Democratic and 1,684 went Republican.
How many people live in Waverly, Nebraska?
Waverly, Nebraska has a population of 4,440 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Waverly, Nebraska?
Median household income in Waverly, Nebraska is $111,632 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Waverly, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Waverly, Nebraska from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
