Dakota County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
12 precincts · 6,120 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -COVINGTON ISLANDCOVINGTON ISLAND | 215 | 561 | 8 | 784 | 27.4% | 71.6% | R+44.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -SOUTH SIOUX CITY WARD 2SOUTH SIOUX CITY WARD 2 | 353 | 360 | 12 | 725 | 48.7% | 49.7% | R+1.0 |
| Precinct -SOUTH SIOUX CITY WARD 4SOUTH SIOUX CITY WARD 4 | 293 | 420 | 12 | 725 | 40.4% | 57.9% | R+17.5 |
| Precinct -SOUTH SIOUX CITY WARD 3SOUTH SIOUX CITY WARD 3 | 278 | 388 | 7 | 673 | 41.3% | 57.7% | R+16.3 |
| Precinct -SOUTH SIOUX CITY WARD 5SOUTH SIOUX CITY WARD 5 | 261 | 366 | 3 | 630 | 41.4% | 58.1% | R+16.7 |
| Precinct -DAKOTA CITYDAKOTA CITY | 201 | 400 | 6 | 607 | 33.1% | 65.9% | R+32.8 |
| Precinct -OMADIOMADI | 81 | 404 | 9 | 494 | 16.4% | 81.8% | R+65.4 |
| Precinct -ST JOHNSST JOHNS | 97 | 308 | 8 | 413 | 23.5% | 74.6% | R+51.1 |
| Precinct -SOUTH SIOUX CITY WARD 1SOUTH SIOUX CITY WARD 1 | 160 | 218 | 6 | 384 | 41.7% | 56.8% | R+15.1 |
| Precinct -HUBBARDHUBBARD | 79 | 167 | 2 | 248 | 31.9% | 67.3% | R+35.5 |
| Precinct -DAKOTA RURALDAKOTA RURAL | 43 | 186 | 1 | 230 | 18.7% | 80.9% | R+62.2 |
| Precinct -EMERSONEMERSON | 48 | 156 | 3 | 207 | 23.2% | 75.4% | R+52.2 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −19.0% |
| 1896 | +19.9% |
| 1900 | +5.7% |
| 1904 | −33.9% |
| 1908 | −0.9% |
| 1912 | +14.3% |
| 1916 | +25.0% |
| 1920 | −26.8% |
| 1924 | −8.6% |
| 1928 | +1.3% |
| 1932 | +55.4% |
| 1936 | +34.5% |
| 1940 | +6.2% |
| 1944 | +7.7% |
| 1948 | +26.5% |
| 1952 | −14.8% |
| 1956 | −6.2% |
| 1960 | −12.3% |
| 1964 | +16.4% |
| 1968 | −20.0% |
| 1972 | −24.4% |
| 1976 | −6.8% |
| 1980 | −22.5% |
| 1984 | −15.9% |
| 1988 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | −7.1% |
| 1996 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | −7.0% |
| 2004 | −7.5% |
| 2008 | −4.7% |
| 2012 | −2.8% |
| 2016 | −20.7% |
| 2020 | −17.3% |
| 2024 | −29.7% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 25 points more Democratic.
10,423 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
−183 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −4,644 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $42,205 in average income, against $66,453 for residents who stayed — 36% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+22.9 on average — 6.8 points more Democratic-leaning than Dakota County, NE itself (R+29.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Woodbury County, IA229R+22.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Woodbury County, IA267
- Douglas County, NE46
- Union County, SD26
- Dixon County, NE22
- Hennepin County, MN21
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 | −433 |
| 2012 | −365 |
| 2013 | −192 |
| 2014 | −422 |
| 2015 | −241 |
| 2016 | −492 |
| 2017 | −460 |
| 2018 | −229 |
| 2019 | −208 |
| 2021 | −436 |
| 2022 | −433 |
| 2023 | −217 |
| 2024 | −333 |
| 2025 | −183 |
Dakota County's population is roughly 40% Hispanic, one of the highest shares in Nebraska, yet the 2024 presidential margin landed at R+29.8 — a pattern that mirrors broader Latino rightward movement seen across rural Midwest counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 55.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 33.9 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 12.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.7 points.
A population of 21,354, a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,329 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bee County and Kleberg County.
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Dakota County, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/31043/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.