Dawson County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
20 precincts · 8,491 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -GOTH EAST 008GOTH EAST 008 | 224 | 811 | 11 | 1,046 | 21.4% | 77.5% | R+56.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -COZAD EAST 002COZAD EAST 002 | 174 | 679 | 3 | 856 | 20.3% | 79.3% | R+59.0 |
| Precinct -GOTH WEST 009GOTH WEST 009 | 179 | 662 | 9 | 850 | 21.1% | 77.9% | R+56.8 |
| Precinct -COZAD WEST 003COZAD WEST 003 | 157 | 620 | 12 | 789 | 19.9% | 78.6% | R+58.7 |
| Precinct -LEX 3RD 014LEX 3RD 014 | 267 | 511 | 4 | 782 | 34.1% | 65.3% | R+31.2 |
| Precinct -LEX 2ND 013LEX 2ND 013 | 240 | 433 | 5 | 678 | 35.4% | 63.9% | R+28.5 |
| Precinct -OVERTON 017OVERTON 017 | 87 | 445 | 6 | 538 | 16.2% | 82.7% | R+66.5 |
| Precinct -LEX 5TH 016LEX 5TH 016 | 221 | 280 | 8 | 509 | 43.4% | 55.0% | R+11.6 |
| Precinct -LEX 1ST 012LEX 1ST 012 | 149 | 235 | 3 | 387 | 38.5% | 60.7% | R+22.2 |
| Precinct -PLATTE 018PLATTE 018 | 74 | 264 | 2 | 340 | 21.8% | 77.6% | R+55.9 |
| Precinct -GRANT 010GRANT 010 | 39 | 195 | 2 | 236 | 16.5% | 82.6% | R+66.1 |
| Precinct -WOODRIVER 020WOODRIVER 020 | 23 | 210 | 1 | 234 | 9.8% | 89.7% | R+79.9 |
| Precinct -GILLAN 007GILLAN 007 | 35 | 181 | 3 | 219 | 16.0% | 82.6% | R+66.7 |
| Precinct -LEX 4TH 015LEX 4TH 015 | 89 | 106 | 2 | 197 | 45.2% | 53.8% | R+8.6 |
| Precinct -RINGGOLD 019RINGGOLD 019 | 40 | 151 | 2 | 193 | 20.7% | 78.2% | R+57.5 |
| Precinct -GERMAN 006GERMAN 006 | 13 | 135 | 1 | 149 | 8.7% | 90.6% | R+81.9 |
| Precinct -FAIRVIEW 004FAIRVIEW 004 | 28 | 115 | 2 | 145 | 19.3% | 79.3% | R+60.0 |
| Precinct -COYOTE 001COYOTE 001 | 30 | 102 | 1 | 133 | 22.6% | 76.7% | R+54.1 |
| Precinct -FARNAM 005FARNAM 005 | 19 | 108 | 0 | 127 | 15.0% | 85.0% | R+70.1 |
| Precinct -KENNEBEC 011KENNEBEC 011 | 13 | 69 | 1 | 83 | 15.7% | 83.1% | R+67.5 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −40.8% |
| 1896 | +9.0% |
| 1900 | +4.3% |
| 1904 | −45.1% |
| 1908 | +5.0% |
| 1912 | +34.3% |
| 1916 | +15.4% |
| 1920 | −37.8% |
| 1924 | −25.0% |
| 1928 | −49.4% |
| 1932 | +22.0% |
| 1936 | +5.8% |
| 1940 | −32.0% |
| 1944 | −37.7% |
| 1948 | −23.5% |
| 1952 | −59.3% |
| 1956 | −52.3% |
| 1960 | −46.1% |
| 1964 | −9.4% |
| 1968 | −49.7% |
| 1972 | −62.7% |
| 1976 | −37.8% |
| 1980 | −60.7% |
| 1984 | −64.2% |
| 1988 | −43.1% |
| 1992 | −33.8% |
| 1996 | −32.4% |
| 2000 | −50.2% |
| 2004 | −55.6% |
| 2008 | −38.3% |
| 2012 | −41.5% |
| 2016 | −44.6% |
| 2020 | −43.8% |
| 2024 | −49.4% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 12 points more Democratic.
12,827 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
−406 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −5,124 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $54,094 in average income, against $69,156 for residents who stayed — 22% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+29.1 on average — 20 points more Democratic-leaning than Dawson County, NE itself (R+49.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Buffalo County, NE55R+44.7
- Lincoln County, NE37R+55.0
- Lancaster County, NE36D+4.3
- Harris County, TX23D+5.5
- Hall County, NE21R+37.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Buffalo County, NE96
- Lancaster County, NE46
- Lincoln County, NE41
- Douglas County, NE37
- Hall County, NE34
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 | −275 |
| 2012 | −476 |
| 2013 | −164 |
| 2014 | −336 |
| 2015 | −420 |
| 2016 | −508 |
| 2017 | −471 |
| 2018 | −262 |
| 2019 | −474 |
| 2021 | −317 |
| 2022 | −335 |
| 2023 | −199 |
| 2024 | −481 |
| 2025 | −406 |
Dawson County, anchored by Lexington along the Platte River, recorded an R+49.6 presidential margin in 2024. Its meatpacking economy draws a sizable Latino workforce, yet countywide results remain among the state's most Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 64.2 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 49.4 points.
A population of 24,202, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,880 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grant County and Elko County.
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Dawson County, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/31047/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.