Dawes County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
11 precincts · 3,868 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -0202 | 192 | 410 | 13 | 615 | 31.2% | 66.7% | R+35.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -0303 | 150 | 309 | 10 | 469 | 32.0% | 65.9% | R+33.9 |
| Precinct -1010 | 67 | 373 | 10 | 450 | 14.9% | 82.9% | R+68.0 |
| Precinct -0606 | 62 | 330 | 2 | 394 | 15.7% | 83.8% | R+68.0 |
| Precinct -0404 | 139 | 232 | 11 | 382 | 36.4% | 60.7% | R+24.3 |
| Precinct -0808 | 87 | 290 | 1 | 378 | 23.0% | 76.7% | R+53.7 |
| Precinct -0505 | 137 | 189 | 4 | 330 | 41.5% | 57.3% | R+15.8 |
| Precinct -1111 | 39 | 229 | 2 | 270 | 14.4% | 84.8% | R+70.4 |
| Precinct -0101 | 74 | 144 | 4 | 222 | 33.3% | 64.9% | R+31.5 |
| Precinct -0707 | 28 | 179 | 5 | 212 | 13.2% | 84.4% | R+71.2 |
| Precinct -0909 | 17 | 127 | 2 | 146 | 11.6% | 87.0% | R+75.3 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −35.3% |
| 1896 | +4.7% |
| 1900 | −2.1% |
| 1904 | −46.4% |
| 1908 | −6.8% |
| 1912 | +18.1% |
| 1916 | +17.7% |
| 1920 | −32.3% |
| 1924 | −25.7% |
| 1928 | −47.1% |
| 1932 | +7.7% |
| 1936 | +13.7% |
| 1940 | −28.5% |
| 1944 | −31.0% |
| 1948 | −23.1% |
| 1952 | −51.2% |
| 1956 | −47.7% |
| 1960 | −41.7% |
| 1964 | −23.2% |
| 1968 | −51.4% |
| 1972 | −61.5% |
| 1976 | −29.7% |
| 1980 | −59.9% |
| 1984 | −58.2% |
| 1988 | −39.7% |
| 1992 | −23.9% |
| 1996 | −24.7% |
| 2000 | −47.7% |
| 2004 | −42.3% |
| 2008 | −28.9% |
| 2012 | −36.1% |
| 2016 | −49.8% |
| 2020 | −44.5% |
| 2024 | −46.8% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 0.1 points.
4,978 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
−116 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −955 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $44,476 in average income, against $61,157 for residents who stayed — 27% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Box Butte County, NE24
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 | +8 |
| 2012 | −108 |
| 2013 | −90 |
| 2014 | −78 |
| 2015 | −84 |
| 2016 | −66 |
| 2017 | −34 |
| 2018 | −196 |
| 2019 | −118 |
| 2021 | −4 |
| 2022 | +135 |
| 2023 | −95 |
| 2024 | −109 |
| 2025 | −116 |
Dawes County, anchored by Chadron in the Pine Ridge region, delivered a 47-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — a result consistent with its sparse, ranching-dominated economy and a population that has trended steadily more Republican over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 61.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.8 points.
A population of 8,140, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,280 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Nemaha County and Rice County.
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Dawes County, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/31045/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.