Box Butte County, Nebraska: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+56%. Republican peak: R+57 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+56MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 10,7142024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,8922024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Bracken County, KY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Box Butte CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Box Butte County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +16.2% |
| 1896 | +9.3% |
| 1900 | −17.3% |
| 1904 | −45.1% |
| 1908 | +6.3% |
| 1912 | +22.7% |
| 1916 | +20.6% |
| 1920 | −34.9% |
| 1924 | −19.5% |
| 1928 | −41.8% |
| 1932 | +20.2% |
| 1936 | +25.5% |
| 1940 | −14.5% |
| 1944 | −26.6% |
| 1948 | −7.5% |
| 1952 | −56.3% |
| 1956 | −37.4% |
| 1960 | −25.2% |
| 1964 | −16.1% |
| 1968 | −41.5% |
| 1972 | −56.3% |
| 1976 | −31.4% |
| 1980 | −48.9% |
| 1984 | −46.0% |
| 1988 | −13.6% |
| 1992 | −4.6% |
| 1996 | −13.6% |
| 2000 | −31.3% |
| 2004 | −33.8% |
| 2008 | −21.0% |
| 2012 | −25.0% |
| 2016 | −53.9% |
| 2020 | −56.8% |
| 2024 | −56.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,043 | 3,827 | 4,937 | ||
| R | 1,051 | 4,002 | 5,200 | ||
| R | 965 | 3,617 | 4,924 | ||
| R | 1,692 | 2,869 | 4,705 | ||
| R | 1,886 | 2,932 | 4,979 | ||
| R | 1,657 | 3,396 | 5,152 | ||
| R | 1,614 | 3,208 | 5,089 | ||
| R | 1,782 | 2,458 | 4,975 | ||
| R | 1,942 | 2,203 | 5,687 | ||
| R | 2,468 | 3,253 | 5,766 | ||
| R | 1,471 | 4,011 | 5,525 | ||
| R | 1,208 | 3,912 | 5,532 | ||
| R | 1,516 | 2,956 | 4,579 | ||
| R | 960 | 3,431 | 4,391 | ||
| R | 1,052 | 2,728 | 4,043 | ||
| R | 1,968 | 2,725 | 4,693 | ||
| R | 1,886 | 3,157 | 5,043 | ||
| R | 1,362 | 2,991 | 4,353 | ||
| R | 1,239 | 4,426 | 5,665 | ||
| R | 2,023 | 2,351 | 4,374 | ||
| R | 1,736 | 2,994 | 4,730 | ||
| R | 2,195 | 2,942 | 5,137 | ||
| D | 2,900 | 1,711 | 4,663 | ||
| D | 2,688 | 1,772 | 4,525 | ||
| R | 1,238 | 3,028 | 4,282 | ||
| R | 814 | 1,506 | 3,545 | ||
| R | 756 | 1,630 | 2,503 | ||
| D | 914 | 591 | 1,570 | ||
| O | 518 | 227 | 1,284 | ||
| D | 684 | 600 | 1,332 | ||
| R | 217 | 668 | 1,001 | ||
| R | 494 | 707 | 1,231 | ||
| D | 535 | 441 | 1,007 | ||
| O | 416 | 229 | 1,157 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.2%
Irish
17.1%
English
13.0%
Scottish
2.6%
American
2.2%
French
1.6%
Italian
1.3%
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: 41.5 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
$68,892
Box Butte County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Box Butte County$68,892
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Box Butte 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
10.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 182.8%
Working age (18–64)13.5%
Seniors (65+)13.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.1%
speak English only
Spanish5.0%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Box Butte's sparse population and agricultural economy—centered on cattle and limited-irrigation farming—have produced some of Nebraska's most consistent Republican margins, topping 56 points in the 2024 presidential race.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-seven points in 2020. The 2024 margin was fifty-six points.
A population of 10,714, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,892 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bracken County and Howard County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Box Butte County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Box Butte County, Nebraska voted Republican by 56.4 points (R+56), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,937 votes cast, 1,043 went Democratic and 3,827 went Republican.
What is Box Butte County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Box Butte 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 5 times, Republican 27 times, and other 2 times.
When did Box Butte County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Box Butte County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Box Butte County, Nebraska?
Box Butte County, Nebraska has a population of 10,714 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Box Butte County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Box Butte County, Nebraska is $68,892 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Box Butte County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Box Butte County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.