Cheyenne County, Nebraska: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+64%. Republican peak: R+64 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+64MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 9,5332024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,3482024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Perkins County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Cheyenne CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Cheyenne 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 | +27.6% |
| 1896 | +6.8% |
| 1900 | −16.4% |
| 1904 | −40.1% |
| 1908 | −4.4% |
| 1912 | +12.0% |
| 1916 | +18.4% |
| 1920 | −48.5% |
| 1924 | −35.0% |
| 1928 | −25.1% |
| 1932 | +39.9% |
| 1936 | +35.5% |
| 1940 | −10.4% |
| 1944 | −20.5% |
| 1948 | −0.5% |
| 1952 | −31.0% |
| 1956 | −27.2% |
| 1960 | −19.3% |
| 1964 | −7.6% |
| 1968 | −41.9% |
| 1972 | −53.3% |
| 1976 | −15.3% |
| 1980 | −55.9% |
| 1984 | −56.6% |
| 1988 | −36.2% |
| 1992 | −29.0% |
| 1996 | −38.1% |
| 2000 | −56.5% |
| 2004 | −61.1% |
| 2008 | −49.6% |
| 2012 | −50.9% |
| 2016 | −62.7% |
| 2020 | −61.9% |
| 2024 | −63.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 787 | 3,692 | 4,552 | ||
| R | 855 | 3,813 | 4,776 | ||
| R | 711 | 3,665 | 4,711 | ||
| R | 1,084 | 3,449 | 4,649 | ||
| R | 1,173 | 3,572 | 4,839 | ||
| R | 893 | 3,791 | 4,746 | ||
| R | 844 | 3,207 | 4,186 | ||
| R | 1,059 | 2,571 | 3,966 | ||
| R | 967 | 2,197 | 4,241 | ||
| R | 1,333 | 2,862 | 4,223 | ||
| R | 857 | 3,159 | 4,064 | ||
| R | 776 | 3,073 | 4,108 | ||
| R | 1,665 | 2,285 | 4,052 | ||
| R | 950 | 3,120 | 4,070 | ||
| R | 993 | 2,725 | 4,132 | ||
| R | 2,689 | 3,129 | 5,818 | ||
| R | 2,580 | 3,814 | 6,394 | ||
| R | 2,182 | 3,809 | 5,991 | ||
| R | 2,217 | 4,206 | 6,423 | ||
| R | 2,139 | 2,161 | 4,300 | ||
| R | 1,752 | 2,654 | 4,406 | ||
| R | 1,943 | 2,394 | 4,337 | ||
| D | 2,950 | 1,374 | 4,442 | ||
| D | 3,068 | 1,285 | 4,465 | ||
| R | 1,563 | 2,618 | 4,203 | ||
| R | 555 | 1,719 | 3,321 | ||
| R | 604 | 1,857 | 2,582 | ||
| D | 834 | 563 | 1,473 | ||
| O | 348 | 233 | 960 | ||
| R | 809 | 886 | 1,760 | ||
| R | 267 | 681 | 1,033 | ||
| R | 509 | 714 | 1,253 | ||
| D | 505 | 439 | 973 | ||
| D | 503 | 201 | 1,095 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
37.3%
Irish
11.3%
English
9.6%
Italian
4.3%
American
3.8%
Polish
1.8%
French
1.4%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 42.5 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
$60,348
Cheyenne County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cheyenne County$60,348
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Cheyenne 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
14.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.5%
Working age (18–64)12.8%
Seniors (65+)20.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.9%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Spanish0.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Cheyenne County sits in the western Panhandle, where sparse population and an agriculture-driven economy have produced presidential margins exceeding 60 points for the Republican ticket in recent cycles.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-four points.
A population of 9,533, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,348 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Perkins County and Owyhee County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cheyenne County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cheyenne County, Nebraska voted Republican by 63.8 points (R+64), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,552 votes cast, 787 went Democratic and 3,692 went Republican.
What is Cheyenne County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Cheyenne 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 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Cheyenne County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cheyenne County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Cheyenne County, Nebraska?
Cheyenne County, Nebraska has a population of 9,533 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cheyenne County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Cheyenne County, Nebraska is $60,348 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Cheyenne County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cheyenne County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.