Dakota County, Nebraska: New American county. In 2024, voted R+30%. Democratic peak: D+55 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+30MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 21,3542024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,3292024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 44.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 41.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+55 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+34 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Woodbury County, IA · similarity 0.97
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Dakota CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Dakota County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,109 | 3,934 | 6,138 | ||
| R | 2,744 | 3,926 | 6,817 | ||
| R | 2,314 | 3,616 | 6,279 | ||
| R | 2,922 | 3,094 | 6,136 | ||
| R | 2,994 | 3,292 | 6,396 | ||
| R | 3,027 | 3,526 | 6,615 | ||
| R | 2,695 | 3,119 | 6,061 | ||
| D | 2,632 | 2,592 | 5,985 | ||
| R | 2,335 | 2,793 | 6,464 | ||
| D | 2,942 | 2,744 | 5,697 | ||
| R | 2,510 | 3,467 | 6,002 | ||
| R | 1,930 | 3,165 | 5,488 | ||
| R | 2,292 | 2,631 | 4,995 | ||
| R | 1,748 | 2,879 | 4,627 | ||
| R | 1,541 | 2,383 | 4,210 | ||
| D | 2,654 | 1,906 | 4,560 | ||
| R | 2,327 | 2,977 | 5,304 | ||
| R | 2,224 | 2,516 | 4,740 | ||
| R | 1,963 | 2,643 | 4,606 | ||
| D | 2,372 | 1,379 | 3,751 | ||
| D | 1,989 | 1,703 | 3,692 | ||
| D | 2,422 | 2,140 | 4,562 | ||
| D | 2,741 | 1,264 | 4,282 | ||
| D | 3,044 | 863 | 3,937 | ||
| D | 1,754 | 1,709 | 3,463 | ||
| R | 964 | 1,235 | 3,136 | ||
| R | 873 | 1,525 | 2,437 | ||
| D | 1,032 | 612 | 1,679 | ||
| D | 612 | 408 | 1,430 | ||
| R | 716 | 729 | 1,489 | ||
| R | 399 | 855 | 1,346 | ||
| D | 777 | 692 | 1,493 | ||
| D | 934 | 619 | 1,584 | ||
| O | 394 | 170 | 1,176 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.2%
Irish
9.9%
English
4.4%
American
2.4%
French
1.2%
Italian
0.7%
Scottish
0.7%
African American
7.0%
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: 32.5 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
$70,329
Dakota County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Dakota County$70,329
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Dakota 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
11.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.2%
Working age (18–64)10.4%
Seniors (65+)5.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
59.4%
speak English only
Spanish31.4%
Other languages5.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.1%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
Dakota County has leaned Republican in recent presidential elections, reaching a Democratic margin of fifty-five points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 it moved twelve points toward the Republican candidate — part of the sharpest rightward shift recorded among any group of places in the country.
Its demographics describe the shift: a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $70,329, and a population of 21,354. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Woodbury County and Hancock County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dakota County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dakota County, Nebraska voted Republican by 29.7 points (R+30), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,138 votes cast, 2,109 went Democratic and 3,934 went Republican.
What is Dakota County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Dakota County, Nebraska in the "New American" typology — Communities where a large share of households speak a language other than English — multilingual, Democratic-leaning overall, yet the hardest-swinging bloc toward the Republican Party in 2024. 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 13 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.
When did Dakota County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dakota County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Dakota County, Nebraska?
Dakota County, Nebraska has a population of 21,354 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dakota County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Dakota County, Nebraska is $70,329 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Dakota County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dakota County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.