Burt County, Nebraska: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+45%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1952.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 6,7402024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,6852024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+47 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Bottineau County, ND · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Burt CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Burt 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 | +46.9% |
| 1896 | −14.6% |
| 1900 | −24.0% |
| 1904 | −53.9% |
| 1908 | −21.1% |
| 1912 | +5.9% |
| 1916 | −2.8% |
| 1920 | −42.0% |
| 1924 | −18.2% |
| 1928 | −33.0% |
| 1932 | +33.2% |
| 1936 | +6.9% |
| 1940 | −14.2% |
| 1944 | −19.2% |
| 1948 | −16.6% |
| 1952 | −53.9% |
| 1956 | −39.0% |
| 1960 | −45.1% |
| 1964 | −8.5% |
| 1968 | −44.0% |
| 1972 | −53.1% |
| 1976 | −28.6% |
| 1980 | −51.2% |
| 1984 | −42.8% |
| 1988 | −16.8% |
| 1992 | −11.3% |
| 1996 | −13.4% |
| 2000 | −24.6% |
| 2004 | −29.4% |
| 2008 | −14.6% |
| 2012 | −21.9% |
| 2016 | −40.4% |
| 2020 | −40.6% |
| 2024 | −45.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 983 | 2,632 | 3,665 | ||
| R | 1,063 | 2,580 | 3,739 | ||
| R | 930 | 2,367 | 3,558 | ||
| R | 1,291 | 2,029 | 3,375 | ||
| R | 1,413 | 1,907 | 3,387 | ||
| R | 1,272 | 2,349 | 3,668 | ||
| R | 1,223 | 2,056 | 3,392 | ||
| R | 1,237 | 1,707 | 3,496 | ||
| R | 1,224 | 1,667 | 3,912 | ||
| R | 1,458 | 2,050 | 3,531 | ||
| R | 1,054 | 2,645 | 3,721 | ||
| R | 814 | 2,806 | 3,893 | ||
| R | 1,375 | 2,510 | 3,967 | ||
| R | 900 | 2,937 | 3,837 | ||
| R | 937 | 2,615 | 3,815 | ||
| R | 2,074 | 2,459 | 4,533 | ||
| R | 1,366 | 3,613 | 4,979 | ||
| R | 1,519 | 3,459 | 4,978 | ||
| R | 1,243 | 4,154 | 5,397 | ||
| R | 1,900 | 2,656 | 4,556 | ||
| R | 2,162 | 3,189 | 5,351 | ||
| R | 2,589 | 3,443 | 6,032 | ||
| D | 3,120 | 2,710 | 5,901 | ||
| D | 3,734 | 1,857 | 5,656 | ||
| R | 1,783 | 3,551 | 5,353 | ||
| R | 1,870 | 2,813 | 5,179 | ||
| R | 1,194 | 2,969 | 4,228 | ||
| R | 1,425 | 1,508 | 2,996 | ||
| O | 1,040 | 865 | 2,969 | ||
| R | 1,215 | 1,880 | 3,158 | ||
| R | 528 | 2,081 | 2,881 | ||
| R | 1,174 | 1,929 | 3,147 | ||
| R | 1,190 | 1,608 | 2,870 | ||
| D | 1,332 | 178 | 2,461 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
34.0%
English
13.1%
Irish
12.0%
American
4.8%
Scottish
2.4%
Polish
1.2%
Italian
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: 44.3 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
$63,685
Burt County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Burt County$63,685
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Burt 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
13.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.6%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)13.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.7%
Other Indo-European0.1%
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 54.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Burt County sits along Nebraska's eastern edge where small-town agricultural communities have produced some of the state's most consistent Republican supermajorities, with 2024 margins exceeding 45 points despite a modestly shrinking population.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-four points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-five points.
A population of 6,740, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,685 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bottineau County and Pulaski County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Burt County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Burt County, Nebraska voted Republican by 45.0 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,665 votes cast, 983 went Democratic and 2,632 went Republican.
What is Burt County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Burt 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 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.
When did Burt County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Burt County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Burt County, Nebraska?
Burt County, Nebraska has a population of 6,740 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Burt County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Burt County, Nebraska is $63,685 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Burt County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Burt County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.