Adams County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
22 precincts · 14,364 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -21 3-C21 3-C | 393 | 943 | 11 | 1,347 | 29.2% | 70.0% | R+40.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -19 3-A19 3-A | 442 | 632 | 31 | 1,105 | 40.0% | 57.2% | R+17.2 |
| Precinct -16 2-C16 2-C | 364 | 722 | 8 | 1,094 | 33.3% | 66.0% | R+32.7 |
| Precinct -14 2-A14 2-A | 242 | 754 | 8 | 1,004 | 24.1% | 75.1% | R+51.0 |
| Precinct -27 4-D27 4-D | 296 | 577 | 15 | 888 | 33.3% | 65.0% | R+31.6 |
| Precinct -25 4-B25 4-B | 357 | 494 | 12 | 863 | 41.4% | 57.2% | R+15.9 |
| Precinct -11 1-A11 1-A | 240 | 507 | 17 | 764 | 31.4% | 66.4% | R+34.9 |
| Precinct -02 JUNIATA-VERONA02 JUNIATA-VERONA | 109 | 584 | 6 | 699 | 15.6% | 83.5% | R+68.0 |
| Precinct -03 KENESAW03 KENESAW | 86 | 592 | 2 | 680 | 12.6% | 87.1% | R+74.4 |
| Precinct -20 3-B20 3-B | 230 | 424 | 11 | 665 | 34.6% | 63.8% | R+29.2 |
| Precinct -12 1-B12 1-B | 208 | 432 | 11 | 651 | 32.0% | 66.4% | R+34.4 |
| Precinct -05 DENVER05 DENVER | 136 | 472 | 7 | 615 | 22.1% | 76.7% | R+54.6 |
| Precinct -15 2-B15 2-B | 145 | 418 | 11 | 574 | 25.3% | 72.8% | R+47.6 |
| Precinct -17 2-D17 2-D | 169 | 359 | 10 | 538 | 31.4% | 66.7% | R+35.3 |
| Precinct -13 1-C13 1-C | 206 | 279 | 6 | 491 | 42.0% | 56.8% | R+14.9 |
| Precinct -24 4-A24 4-A | 179 | 276 | 9 | 464 | 38.6% | 59.5% | R+20.9 |
| Precinct -01 WSTBL-HGH01 WSTBL-HGH | 44 | 364 | 4 | 412 | 10.7% | 88.3% | R+77.7 |
| Precinct -08 AYR08 AYR | 72 | 338 | 2 | 412 | 17.5% | 82.0% | R+64.6 |
| Precinct -26 4-C26 4-C | 113 | 226 | 2 | 341 | 33.1% | 66.3% | R+33.1 |
| Precinct -06 BLAINE-PAULINE06 BLAINE-PAULINE | 25 | 263 | 1 | 289 | 8.7% | 91.0% | R+82.4 |
| Precinct -09 ROSELAND09 ROSELAND | 28 | 250 | 1 | 279 | 10.0% | 89.6% | R+79.6 |
| Precinct -10 HOLSTEIN10 HOLSTEIN | 16 | 171 | 2 | 189 | 8.5% | 90.5% | R+82.0 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 0.1 points.
19,264 registered voters · 2026
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−153 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,617 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $51,557 in average income, against $86,645 for residents who stayed — 40% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+33.5 on average — 8.0 points more Democratic-leaning than Adams County, NE itself (R+41.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Hall County, NE112R+37.6
- Clay County, NE54R+63.3
- Lancaster County, NE54D+4.3
- Buffalo County, NE36R+44.7
- Douglas County, NE26D+10.1
- Webster County, NE22R+65.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Hall County, NE100
- Lancaster County, NE92
- Douglas County, NE52
- Clay County, NE51
- Buffalo County, NE50
- Webster County, NE21
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −225 |
| 2012 | +39 |
| 2013 | +52 |
| 2014 | −291 |
| 2015 | +63 |
| 2016 | −38 |
| 2017 | −73 |
| 2018 | −432 |
| 2019 | −286 |
| 2021 | −229 |
| 2022 | −90 |
| 2023 | −187 |
| 2024 | +233 |
| 2025 | −153 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.7 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 50.9 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.5 points.
A population of 31,052, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,365 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Buffalo County and Hamilton County.
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Adams County, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/31001/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.