Arthur County, Nebraska: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+87%. Republican peak: R+87 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+87MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 4842024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,2502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+87 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Banner County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Arthur CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Arthur County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | No data |
| 1916 | +32.1% |
| 1920 | −24.9% |
| 1924 | −10.2% |
| 1928 | −40.2% |
| 1932 | +16.9% |
| 1936 | −14.0% |
| 1940 | −28.4% |
| 1944 | −27.3% |
| 1948 | −15.0% |
| 1952 | −66.4% |
| 1956 | −57.0% |
| 1960 | −61.3% |
| 1964 | −31.7% |
| 1968 | −61.1% |
| 1972 | −68.0% |
| 1976 | −49.2% |
| 1980 | −58.9% |
| 1984 | −76.5% |
| 1988 | −56.5% |
| 1992 | −49.2% |
| 1996 | −62.8% |
| 2000 | −76.8% |
| 2004 | −81.2% |
| 2008 | −67.7% |
| 2012 | −75.2% |
| 2016 | −83.2% |
| 2020 | −83.9% |
| 2024 | −87.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 17 | 264 | 283 | ||
| R | 21 | 260 | 285 | ||
| R | 17 | 244 | 273 | ||
| R | 30 | 227 | 262 | ||
| R | 39 | 217 | 263 | ||
| R | 24 | 240 | 266 | ||
| R | 26 | 235 | 272 | ||
| R | 25 | 187 | 258 | ||
| R | 18 | 148 | 264 | ||
| R | 58 | 210 | 269 | ||
| R | 33 | 248 | 281 | ||
| R | 57 | 245 | 319 | ||
| R | 64 | 193 | 262 | ||
| R | 45 | 236 | 281 | ||
| R | 47 | 218 | 280 | ||
| R | 126 | 243 | 369 | ||
| R | 68 | 283 | 351 | ||
| R | 68 | 248 | 316 | ||
| R | 62 | 307 | 369 | ||
| R | 147 | 199 | 346 | ||
| R | 153 | 268 | 421 | ||
| R | 194 | 348 | 542 | ||
| R | 235 | 312 | 550 | ||
| D | 338 | 237 | 596 | ||
| R | 169 | 402 | 579 | ||
| O | 101 | 143 | 410 | ||
| R | 94 | 167 | 293 | ||
| D | 286 | 143 | 445 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
36.0%
English
15.1%
Irish
7.4%
French
6.0%
American
2.1%
Polish
1.2%
Scottish
0.8%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 46.0 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
$76,250
Arthur County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Arthur County$76,250
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Arthur County ranks in the top 25% 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
7.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.0%
Working age (18–64)5.8%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.0%
speak English only
Spanish1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Religious adherence data not available for this county.
Arthur County's 444 residents make it among the smallest counties by population in the United States, and its 2024 presidential margin of R+87.6 reflects the lopsided partisanship typical of Nebraska's remote Sandhills ranching communities.
The Republican margin here reached eighty-seven points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eighty-seven points.
A population of 484, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,250 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Banner County and Keith County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Arthur County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Arthur County, Nebraska voted Republican by 87.3 points (R+87), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 283 votes cast, 17 went Democratic and 264 went Republican.
What is Arthur County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Arthur County, Nebraska in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 2 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did Arthur County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Arthur County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Arthur County, Nebraska?
Arthur County, Nebraska has a population of 484 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Arthur County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Arthur County, Nebraska is $76,250 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Arthur County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Arthur County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.