Adams County, Nebraska: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+41%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+41MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 31,0522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,3652024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Wayne County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Adams CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Adams County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +37.1% |
| 1896 | +7.0% |
| 1900 | +2.9% |
| 1904 | −36.7% |
| 1908 | +7.7% |
| 1912 | +31.7% |
| 1916 | +12.7% |
| 1920 | −41.6% |
| 1924 | −28.9% |
| 1928 | −41.9% |
| 1932 | +17.1% |
| 1936 | +19.1% |
| 1940 | −21.2% |
| 1944 | −21.7% |
| 1948 | −8.9% |
| 1952 | −41.4% |
| 1956 | −33.9% |
| 1960 | −29.0% |
| 1964 | +7.1% |
| 1968 | −32.3% |
| 1972 | −44.9% |
| 1976 | −20.7% |
| 1980 | −39.5% |
| 1984 | −50.9% |
| 1988 | −31.8% |
| 1992 | −22.1% |
| 1996 | −23.9% |
| 2000 | −36.0% |
| 2004 | −41.0% |
| 2008 | −27.0% |
| 2012 | −33.6% |
| 2016 | −44.3% |
| 2020 | −40.1% |
| 2024 | −41.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,100 | 10,077 | 14,412 | ||
| R | 4,213 | 10,085 | 14,653 | ||
| R | 3,302 | 9,287 | 13,513 | ||
| R | 4,062 | 8,316 | 12,670 | ||
| R | 4,685 | 8,252 | 13,210 | ||
| R | 3,791 | 9,233 | 13,286 | ||
| R | 3,686 | 8,162 | 12,438 | ||
| R | 3,935 | 6,924 | 12,496 | ||
| R | 3,460 | 6,365 | 13,163 | ||
| R | 4,156 | 8,073 | 12,308 | ||
| R | 2,945 | 9,127 | 12,155 | ||
| R | 3,372 | 8,500 | 12,973 | ||
| R | 4,959 | 7,623 | 12,839 | ||
| R | 3,359 | 8,841 | 12,200 | ||
| R | 3,524 | 7,191 | 11,362 | ||
| D | 6,441 | 5,586 | 12,027 | ||
| R | 4,364 | 7,932 | 12,296 | ||
| R | 4,045 | 8,186 | 12,231 | ||
| R | 3,745 | 9,033 | 12,778 | ||
| R | 4,652 | 5,560 | 10,212 | ||
| R | 4,612 | 7,165 | 11,777 | ||
| R | 4,311 | 6,630 | 10,941 | ||
| D | 6,126 | 4,094 | 10,621 | ||
| D | 5,611 | 3,915 | 9,934 | ||
| R | 2,926 | 7,194 | 10,186 | ||
| R | 2,353 | 4,824 | 8,536 | ||
| R | 1,932 | 4,849 | 7,008 | ||
| D | 2,657 | 2,041 | 4,868 | ||
| D | 2,117 | 796 | 4,168 | ||
| D | 2,337 | 1,987 | 4,535 | ||
| R | 898 | 2,315 | 3,857 | ||
| D | 2,114 | 1,992 | 4,206 | ||
| D | 2,042 | 1,768 | 3,918 | ||
| D | 1,620 | 320 | 3,505 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
37.4%
Irish
10.2%
English
9.3%
American
2.9%
Polish
2.3%
Italian
1.8%
French
1.5%
African American
1.2%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,365
Adams County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Adams County$68,365
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Adams County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.6%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)7.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.8%
speak English only
Spanish8.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Adams County anchors Nebraska's agricultural heartland, where Hastings serves as the regional hub and presidential results have leaned Republican by double digits for decades, with the 2024 gap widening past 40 points.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached thirty-seven points in 1892; the Republican margin reached fifty-one points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-one points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $68,365, and a 13% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wayne County and Perry County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Adams County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Adams County, Nebraska voted Republican by 41.5 points (R+41), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,412 votes cast, 4,100 went Democratic and 10,077 went Republican.
What is Adams County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Adams County, Nebraska in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Adams County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Adams County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Adams County, Nebraska?
Adams County, Nebraska has a population of 31,052 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Adams County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Adams County, Nebraska is $68,365 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Adams County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Adams County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.