Banner County, Nebraska: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+81%. Republican peak: R+84 in 1980.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+81MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 7422024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,8392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+41 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+84 in 1980MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Arthur County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Banner CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Banner 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 | +40.6% |
| 1896 | −14.1% |
| 1900 | −43.2% |
| 1904 | −72.1% |
| 1908 | −37.7% |
| 1912 | +1.1% |
| 1916 | +7.2% |
| 1920 | −53.1% |
| 1924 | −31.9% |
| 1928 | −73.5% |
| 1932 | +11.1% |
| 1936 | +13.8% |
| 1940 | −33.1% |
| 1944 | −42.1% |
| 1948 | −14.9% |
| 1952 | −55.4% |
| 1956 | −28.0% |
| 1960 | −33.5% |
| 1964 | −29.1% |
| 1968 | −56.6% |
| 1972 | −61.6% |
| 1976 | −13.8% |
| 1980 | −84.2% |
| 1984 | −76.4% |
| 1988 | −52.2% |
| 1992 | −45.0% |
| 1996 | −60.8% |
| 2000 | −70.3% |
| 2004 | −73.9% |
| 2008 | −68.8% |
| 2012 | −70.8% |
| 2016 | −84.1% |
| 2020 | −77.6% |
| 2024 | −80.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 34 | 348 | 390 | ||
| R | 43 | 362 | 411 | ||
| R | 19 | 357 | 402 | ||
| R | 55 | 346 | 411 | ||
| R | 62 | 348 | 416 | ||
| R | 56 | 379 | 437 | ||
| R | 65 | 390 | 462 | ||
| R | 62 | 309 | 406 | ||
| R | 68 | 284 | 480 | ||
| R | 112 | 361 | 477 | ||
| R | 58 | 457 | 522 | ||
| R | 33 | 481 | 532 | ||
| R | 210 | 281 | 513 | ||
| R | 96 | 404 | 500 | ||
| R | 72 | 350 | 491 | ||
| R | 196 | 357 | 553 | ||
| R | 211 | 424 | 635 | ||
| R | 185 | 329 | 514 | ||
| R | 139 | 484 | 623 | ||
| R | 229 | 309 | 538 | ||
| R | 154 | 378 | 532 | ||
| R | 226 | 450 | 676 | ||
| D | 367 | 277 | 650 | ||
| D | 357 | 285 | 651 | ||
| R | 81 | 548 | 635 | ||
| R | 88 | 245 | 492 | ||
| R | 69 | 258 | 356 | ||
| D | 166 | 142 | 332 | ||
| O | 56 | 53 | 273 | ||
| R | 74 | 175 | 268 | ||
| R | 18 | 155 | 190 | ||
| R | 71 | 186 | 266 | ||
| R | 130 | 173 | 306 | ||
| D | 197 | 29 | 414 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.0%
English
11.6%
Irish
8.8%
Scottish
2.6%
American
2.2%
French
1.2%
Polish
0.9%
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.
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: 51.5 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
$78,839
Banner County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Banner County$78,839
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Banner 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
7.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.5%
Working age (18–64)7.4%
Seniors (65+)0.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.4%
speak English only
Spanish9.9%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 82.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Banner County's 819 residents occupy a remote stretch of Nebraska Panhandle rangeland, and its electorate has delivered Republican presidential margins above 80 points in recent cycles, making it a consistent outlier even within a heavily red state.
The Republican margin here reached eighty-four points in 1980. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eighty-one points.
A median household income of $78,839, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 742 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Arthur County and Kiowa County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Banner County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Banner County, Nebraska voted Republican by 80.5 points (R+81), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 390 votes cast, 34 went Democratic and 348 went Republican.
What is Banner County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Banner County, Nebraska in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 4 times, Republican 29 times, and other 1 times.
When did Banner County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Banner County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Banner County, Nebraska?
Banner County, Nebraska has a population of 742 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Banner County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Banner County, Nebraska is $78,839 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Banner County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Banner County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.