Butler County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
11 precincts · 4,587 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -006 PLUM CREEK-RICHARDSON-ULYSSES006 PLUM CREEK-RICHARDSON-ULYSSES | 118 | 409 | 3 | 530 | 22.3% | 77.2% | R+54.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -011 THIRD WARD011 THIRD WARD | 112 | 407 | 3 | 522 | 21.5% | 78.0% | R+56.5 |
| Precinct -005 SUMMIT-READING-READ005 SUMMIT-READING-READ | 93 | 417 | 6 | 516 | 18.0% | 80.8% | R+62.8 |
| Precinct -010 SECOND WARD010 SECOND WARD | 102 | 359 | 6 | 467 | 21.8% | 76.9% | R+55.0 |
| Precinct -008 OAK CREEK-CENTER008 OAK CREEK-CENTER | 113 | 335 | 2 | 450 | 25.1% | 74.4% | R+49.3 |
| Precinct -009 FIRST WARD009 FIRST WARD | 99 | 327 | 7 | 433 | 22.9% | 75.5% | R+52.7 |
| Precinct -003 ALEXIS003 ALEXIS | 74 | 320 | 4 | 398 | 18.6% | 80.4% | R+61.8 |
| Precinct -001 LINWOOD-SKULL CREEK-PLATTE001 LINWOOD-SKULL CREEK-PLATTE | 64 | 313 | 3 | 380 | 16.8% | 82.4% | R+65.5 |
| Precinct -007 FRANKLIN-BONE CREEK007 FRANKLIN-BONE CREEK | 50 | 275 | 2 | 327 | 15.3% | 84.1% | R+68.8 |
| Precinct -002 SAVANNAH002 SAVANNAH | 48 | 241 | 2 | 291 | 16.5% | 82.8% | R+66.3 |
| Precinct -004 UNION-OLIVE004 UNION-OLIVE | 33 | 239 | 1 | 273 | 12.1% | 87.5% | R+75.5 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −21.7% |
| 1896 | +27.1% |
| 1900 | +18.0% |
| 1904 | −13.1% |
| 1908 | +19.9% |
| 1912 | +28.8% |
| 1916 | +34.5% |
| 1920 | −12.5% |
| 1924 | +0.2% |
| 1928 | +8.3% |
| 1932 | +44.2% |
| 1936 | +27.7% |
| 1940 | +4.5% |
| 1944 | +7.9% |
| 1948 | +10.6% |
| 1952 | −27.8% |
| 1956 | −12.1% |
| 1960 | +9.8% |
| 1964 | +29.1% |
| 1968 | −2.9% |
| 1972 | −11.9% |
| 1976 | +12.4% |
| 1980 | −37.8% |
| 1984 | −36.0% |
| 1988 | −9.7% |
| 1992 | −19.1% |
| 1996 | −25.5% |
| 2000 | −42.1% |
| 2004 | −46.7% |
| 2008 | −35.6% |
| 2012 | −43.9% |
| 2016 | −60.0% |
| 2020 | −59.1% |
| 2024 | −59.4% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 6.7 points more Democratic.
5,773 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
+46 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −128 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $61,130 in average income, against $78,623 for residents who stayed — 22% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+35.6 on average — 24 points more Democratic-leaning than Butler County, NE itself (R+59.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Platte County, NE55R+58.1
- Lancaster County, NE31D+4.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Platte County, NE42
- Lancaster County, NE38
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 | −114 |
| 2012 | −5 |
| 2013 | −8 |
| 2014 | −67 |
| 2015 | −102 |
| 2016 | −37 |
| 2017 | +54 |
| 2018 | +17 |
| 2019 | −28 |
| 2021 | +78 |
| 2022 | +4 |
| 2023 | +24 |
| 2024 | +10 |
| 2025 | +46 |
Butler County, anchored by the small city of David City, has voted Republican in presidential races by wide margins for decades. Its largely agricultural economy and sparse population of under 9,000 make it a reliable bellwether for rural Nebraska's political lean.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 44.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 60.0 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 59.4 points.
A population of 8,424, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,268 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cedar County and Knox County.
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Butler County, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/31023/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.