Dixon County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
10 precincts · 2,895 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -PONCAPONCA | 116 | 363 | 8 | 487 | 23.8% | 74.5% | R+50.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -DAILY-HOOKER-NEWCASTLEDAILY-HOOKER-NEWCASTLE | 79 | 321 | 9 | 409 | 19.3% | 78.5% | R+59.2 |
| Precinct -WAKEFIELDWAKEFIELD | 104 | 213 | 6 | 323 | 32.2% | 65.9% | R+33.7 |
| Precinct -SPRINGBANKSPRINGBANK | 51 | 256 | 4 | 311 | 16.4% | 82.3% | R+65.9 |
| Precinct -PONCA TOWNSHIPPONCA TOWNSHIP | 31 | 244 | 2 | 277 | 11.2% | 88.1% | R+76.9 |
| Precinct -CONCORD-DIXON-CLARKCONCORD-DIXON-CLARK | 40 | 226 | 6 | 272 | 14.7% | 83.1% | R+68.4 |
| Precinct -GALENA-SILVERCREEKGALENA-SILVERCREEK | 29 | 208 | 1 | 238 | 12.2% | 87.4% | R+75.2 |
| Precinct -EMERSONEMERSON | 53 | 162 | 6 | 221 | 24.0% | 73.3% | R+49.3 |
| Precinct -WAKEFIELD 3-LOGANWAKEFIELD 3-LOGAN | 38 | 176 | 6 | 220 | 17.3% | 80.0% | R+62.7 |
| Precinct -OTTERCREEKOTTERCREEK | 32 | 102 | 3 | 137 | 23.4% | 74.5% | R+51.1 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −19.0% |
| 1896 | +15.8% |
| 1900 | −7.5% |
| 1904 | −40.5% |
| 1908 | −6.5% |
| 1912 | +10.0% |
| 1916 | +5.4% |
| 1920 | −44.7% |
| 1924 | −25.2% |
| 1928 | −29.9% |
| 1932 | +28.6% |
| 1936 | +10.9% |
| 1940 | −22.7% |
| 1944 | −23.9% |
| 1948 | −4.9% |
| 1952 | −40.9% |
| 1956 | −18.2% |
| 1960 | −32.4% |
| 1964 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | −37.2% |
| 1972 | −41.9% |
| 1976 | −20.8% |
| 1980 | −44.5% |
| 1984 | −36.9% |
| 1988 | −21.4% |
| 1992 | −21.4% |
| 1996 | −19.2% |
| 2000 | −36.3% |
| 2004 | −36.2% |
| 2008 | −30.0% |
| 2012 | −32.6% |
| 2016 | −53.4% |
| 2020 | −54.4% |
| 2024 | −58.5% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 8.4 points more Democratic.
3,510 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
−27 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −743 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $53,139 in average income, against $74,601 for residents who stayed — 29% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+29.7 on average — 29 points more Democratic-leaning than Dixon County, NE itself (R+58.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Dakota County, NE22R+29.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Wayne County, NE33
- Woodbury County, IA21
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 | +11 |
| 2012 | −109 |
| 2013 | −81 |
| 2014 | −84 |
| 2015 | −12 |
| 2016 | −48 |
| 2017 | −14 |
| 2018 | −86 |
| 2019 | −93 |
| 2021 | −20 |
| 2022 | −68 |
| 2023 | −52 |
| 2024 | −60 |
| 2025 | −27 |
Dixon County's small, agriculturally rooted population has delivered Republican presidential margins above 55 points in each of the last three elections, reflecting a broader consolidation of rural northeastern Nebraska around a single partisan preference.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 58.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.5 points.
A population of 5,545, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,454 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Oliver County and Knox County.
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Dixon County, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/31051/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.