Custer County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
18 precincts · 5,886 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -BROKEN BOW SOUTHBROKEN BOW SOUTH | 144 | 503 | 5 | 652 | 22.1% | 77.1% | R+55.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -BROKEN BOW NORTHWESTBROKEN BOW NORTHWEST | 89 | 415 | 6 | 510 | 17.5% | 81.4% | R+63.9 |
| Precinct -DELIGHT-CUSTER-GRANTDELIGHT-CUSTER-GRANT | 69 | 426 | 4 | 499 | 13.8% | 85.4% | R+71.5 |
| Precinct -BROKEN BOW N-S RURALBROKEN BOW N-S RURAL | 67 | 417 | 2 | 486 | 13.8% | 85.8% | R+72.0 |
| Precinct -ANSLEY-MYR-WESTANSLEY-MYR-WEST | 44 | 414 | 4 | 462 | 9.5% | 89.6% | R+80.1 |
| Precinct -ARNOLDARNOLD | 54 | 403 | 1 | 458 | 11.8% | 88.0% | R+76.2 |
| Precinct -MERNA COMMUNITYMERNA COMMUNITY | 32 | 380 | 4 | 416 | 7.7% | 91.3% | R+83.7 |
| Precinct -BERWYN-E CUST-LOUP-RYNOBERWYN-E CUST-LOUP-RYNO | 29 | 310 | 4 | 343 | 8.5% | 90.4% | R+81.9 |
| Precinct -BROKEN BOW SOUTHWESTBROKEN BOW SOUTHWEST | 52 | 215 | 4 | 271 | 19.2% | 79.3% | R+60.1 |
| Precinct -MASON CITYMASON CITY | 23 | 237 | 1 | 261 | 8.8% | 90.8% | R+82.0 |
| Precinct -SARGENT VILLAGESARGENT VILLAGE | 30 | 224 | 7 | 261 | 11.5% | 85.8% | R+74.3 |
| Precinct -ANSELMOANSELMO | 22 | 213 | 5 | 240 | 9.2% | 88.8% | R+79.6 |
| Precinct -ELIM-TRIUMPH-WAYNEELIM-TRIUMPH-WAYNE | 8 | 207 | 0 | 215 | 3.7% | 96.3% | R+92.6 |
| Precinct -BROKEN BOW NORTHBROKEN BOW NORTH | 43 | 133 | 3 | 179 | 24.0% | 74.3% | R+50.3 |
| Precinct -GAR-LIL-MILGAR-LIL-MIL | 11 | 163 | 2 | 176 | 6.3% | 92.6% | R+86.4 |
| Precinct -COMSTOCK-DG-SCCOMSTOCK-DG-SC | 23 | 132 | 3 | 158 | 14.6% | 83.5% | R+69.0 |
| Precinct -WOODRIVERWOODRIVER | 23 | 127 | 2 | 152 | 15.1% | 83.6% | R+68.4 |
| Precinct -SARGENT RUR-C-WUSARGENT RUR-C-WU | 23 | 123 | 1 | 147 | 15.6% | 83.7% | R+68.0 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −35.3% |
| 1896 | +24.9% |
| 1900 | +0.3% |
| 1904 | −48.2% |
| 1908 | +1.9% |
| 1912 | +23.3% |
| 1916 | +26.1% |
| 1920 | −26.6% |
| 1924 | −13.1% |
| 1928 | −53.6% |
| 1932 | +26.1% |
| 1936 | +5.7% |
| 1940 | −19.3% |
| 1944 | −23.2% |
| 1948 | −9.5% |
| 1952 | −54.3% |
| 1956 | −41.0% |
| 1960 | −41.7% |
| 1964 | −6.0% |
| 1968 | −47.6% |
| 1972 | −61.7% |
| 1976 | −31.6% |
| 1980 | −59.9% |
| 1984 | −62.4% |
| 1988 | −47.3% |
| 1992 | −35.3% |
| 1996 | −40.1% |
| 2000 | −60.4% |
| 2004 | −62.0% |
| 2008 | −55.7% |
| 2012 | −58.4% |
| 2016 | −71.7% |
| 2020 | −71.6% |
| 2024 | −72.0% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 6.0 points more Democratic.
7,679 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
−53 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −145 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $47,652 in average income, against $67,525 for residents who stayed — 29% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+44.7 on average — 27 points more Democratic-leaning than Custer County, NE itself (R+72.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Buffalo County, NE24R+44.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Buffalo County, NE30
- Lancaster County, NE20
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 | +53 |
| 2012 | −47 |
| 2013 | +6 |
| 2014 | −66 |
| 2015 | +48 |
| 2016 | −13 |
| 2017 | +42 |
| 2018 | −39 |
| 2019 | −48 |
| 2021 | +10 |
| 2022 | +34 |
| 2023 | +78 |
| 2024 | −150 |
| 2025 | −53 |
Custer County's sprawling ranch and farmland geography anchors an electorate that delivered a 72-point Republican margin in 2024, among the most lopsided results of any Nebraska county that cycle.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.1 points in 1916 and a Republican high of 72.0 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 72.0 points.
A population of 10,518, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,906 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cherry County and Crook County.
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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Custer County, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/31041/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.