Burt County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
11 precincts · 3,656 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -TEKAMAH ITEKAMAH I | 146 | 312 | 3 | 461 | 31.7% | 67.7% | R+36.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -TEKAMAH IITEKAMAH II | 159 | 288 | 8 | 455 | 34.9% | 63.3% | R+28.4 |
| Precinct -LYONS CITYLYONS CITY | 106 | 303 | 4 | 413 | 25.7% | 73.4% | R+47.7 |
| Precinct -OAKLAND IOAKLAND I | 92 | 249 | 6 | 347 | 26.5% | 71.8% | R+45.2 |
| Precinct -DECATUR-QUINNDECATUR-QUINN | 115 | 225 | 4 | 344 | 33.4% | 65.4% | R+32.0 |
| Precinct -OAKLAND IIOAKLAND II | 92 | 233 | 4 | 329 | 28.0% | 70.8% | R+42.9 |
| Precinct -SILVERCREEK-SUMMITSILVERCREEK-SUMMIT | 82 | 238 | 1 | 321 | 25.5% | 74.1% | R+48.6 |
| Precinct -BELL-OAK-PERSHBELL-OAK-PERSH | 37 | 232 | 3 | 272 | 13.6% | 85.3% | R+71.7 |
| Precinct -CRAIGCRAIG | 58 | 193 | 6 | 257 | 22.6% | 75.1% | R+52.5 |
| Precinct -ARIZONA-RIVERSIDEARIZONA-RIVERSIDE | 58 | 182 | 2 | 242 | 24.0% | 75.2% | R+51.2 |
| Precinct -EVERETT-LOGANEVERETT-LOGAN | 38 | 177 | 0 | 215 | 17.7% | 82.3% | R+64.7 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 4.7 points more Democratic.
4,833 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
−21 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −52 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $56,120 in average income, against $82,332 for residents who stayed — 32% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+21.4 on average — 24 points more Democratic-leaning than Burt County, NE itself (R+45.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Dodge County, NE33R+32.5
- Douglas County, NE28D+10.1
- Washington County, NE25R+42.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Douglas County, NE34
- Washington County, NE25
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 | −14 |
| 2012 | −101 |
| 2013 | −73 |
| 2014 | +7 |
| 2015 | +8 |
| 2016 | +31 |
| 2017 | +9 |
| 2018 | −24 |
| 2019 | +7 |
| 2021 | +18 |
| 2022 | +80 |
| 2023 | −21 |
| 2024 | +42 |
| 2025 | −21 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 53.9 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.0 points.
A population of 6,740, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,685 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Montgomery County and Page County.
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Burt County, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/31021/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.