Cherry County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
10 precincts · 3,069 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -VALENTINE NORTHVALENTINE NORTH | 129 | 631 | 15 | 775 | 16.6% | 81.4% | R+64.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -VALENTINE EASTVALENTINE EAST | 99 | 653 | 11 | 763 | 13.0% | 85.6% | R+72.6 |
| Precinct -VALENTINE SOUTHVALENTINE SOUTH | 56 | 452 | 4 | 512 | 10.9% | 88.3% | R+77.3 |
| Precinct -LOUPLOUP | 12 | 228 | 0 | 240 | 5.0% | 95.0% | R+90.0 |
| Precinct -KILGOREKILGORE | 13 | 209 | 0 | 222 | 5.9% | 94.1% | R+88.3 |
| Precinct -CODYCODY | 20 | 161 | 0 | 181 | 11.0% | 89.0% | R+77.9 |
| Precinct -MERRIMANMERRIMAN | 8 | 119 | 1 | 128 | 6.3% | 93.0% | R+86.7 |
| Precinct -BARLEYBARLEY | 3 | 102 | 0 | 105 | 2.9% | 97.1% | R+94.3 |
| Precinct -LACKEYLACKEY | 1 | 74 | 2 | 77 | 1.3% | 96.1% | R+94.8 |
| Precinct -WELLSWELLS | 8 | 58 | 0 | 66 | 12.1% | 87.9% | R+75.8 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −30.0% |
| 1896 | +6.0% |
| 1900 | −13.4% |
| 1904 | −44.7% |
| 1908 | −1.2% |
| 1912 | +14.0% |
| 1916 | +21.5% |
| 1920 | −37.5% |
| 1924 | −13.0% |
| 1928 | −38.5% |
| 1932 | +24.6% |
| 1936 | +3.5% |
| 1940 | −20.6% |
| 1944 | −25.6% |
| 1948 | −17.9% |
| 1952 | −53.3% |
| 1956 | −46.4% |
| 1960 | −44.2% |
| 1964 | −22.2% |
| 1968 | −53.8% |
| 1972 | −69.9% |
| 1976 | −40.4% |
| 1980 | −64.3% |
| 1984 | −70.6% |
| 1988 | −55.2% |
| 1992 | −38.0% |
| 1996 | −48.4% |
| 2000 | −65.9% |
| 2004 | −66.6% |
| 2008 | −57.6% |
| 2012 | −69.2% |
| 2016 | −74.0% |
| 2020 | −75.6% |
| 2024 | −76.0% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 2.4 points.
3,655 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
−68 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −178 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $49,705 in average income, against $65,953 for residents who stayed — 25% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
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 | +23 |
| 2012 | −1 |
| 2013 | +13 |
| 2014 | −26 |
| 2015 | +64 |
| 2016 | −11 |
| 2017 | −30 |
| 2018 | −49 |
| 2019 | −92 |
| 2021 | −8 |
| 2022 | +29 |
| 2023 | −14 |
| 2024 | −8 |
| 2025 | −68 |
Cherry County stretches across the Nebraska Sandhills — nearly the size of Connecticut — yet holds fewer than 6,200 residents, a ranching-dominated population that delivered a 76-point Republican margin in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 76.0 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 76.0 points.
A population of 5,498, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,270 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Perkins County and Brown County.
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Cherry County, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/31031/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.