Dodge County, Nebraska: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+32%. Republican peak: R+44 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+32MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 37,3512024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,3292024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 18.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+35 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Otoe County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Dodge CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Dodge County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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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 | +14.1% |
| 1896 | −9.7% |
| 1900 | −4.3% |
| 1904 | −24.3% |
| 1908 | +4.3% |
| 1912 | +14.5% |
| 1916 | +3.7% |
| 1920 | −44.2% |
| 1924 | −19.4% |
| 1928 | −21.5% |
| 1932 | +34.6% |
| 1936 | +15.5% |
| 1940 | −25.0% |
| 1944 | −22.8% |
| 1948 | −9.1% |
| 1952 | −43.1% |
| 1956 | −38.5% |
| 1960 | −34.4% |
| 1964 | −0.6% |
| 1968 | −34.1% |
| 1972 | −44.0% |
| 1976 | −25.5% |
| 1980 | −41.8% |
| 1984 | −40.8% |
| 1988 | −15.8% |
| 1992 | −15.9% |
| 1996 | −15.7% |
| 2000 | −26.6% |
| 2004 | −33.8% |
| 2008 | −12.0% |
| 2012 | −22.2% |
| 2016 | −34.7% |
| 2020 | −32.1% |
| 2024 | −32.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,434 | 10,795 | 16,508 | ||
| R | 5,544 | 10,984 | 16,938 | ||
| R | 4,544 | 9,933 | 15,529 | ||
| R | 5,673 | 8,995 | 14,950 | ||
| R | 6,689 | 8,557 | 15,550 | ||
| R | 5,250 | 10,716 | 16,172 | ||
| R | 5,021 | 8,871 | 14,472 | ||
| R | 5,181 | 7,484 | 14,688 | ||
| R | 4,667 | 7,271 | 16,412 | ||
| R | 6,116 | 8,417 | 14,597 | ||
| R | 4,266 | 10,201 | 14,541 | ||
| R | 3,564 | 9,522 | 14,250 | ||
| R | 5,283 | 8,982 | 14,481 | ||
| R | 3,826 | 9,837 | 13,663 | ||
| R | 3,755 | 8,059 | 12,636 | ||
| R | 6,731 | 6,812 | 13,543 | ||
| R | 4,702 | 9,638 | 14,340 | ||
| R | 4,088 | 9,210 | 13,298 | ||
| R | 3,682 | 9,256 | 12,938 | ||
| R | 4,870 | 5,848 | 10,718 | ||
| R | 4,278 | 6,803 | 11,081 | ||
| R | 4,282 | 7,141 | 11,423 | ||
| D | 6,317 | 4,561 | 11,339 | ||
| D | 7,247 | 3,489 | 10,855 | ||
| R | 4,030 | 6,250 | 10,315 | ||
| R | 2,183 | 3,798 | 8,323 | ||
| R | 1,799 | 4,832 | 6,864 | ||
| D | 2,644 | 2,446 | 5,306 | ||
| D | 1,987 | 1,330 | 4,535 | ||
| D | 2,664 | 2,437 | 5,259 | ||
| R | 1,646 | 2,789 | 4,697 | ||
| R | 2,410 | 2,632 | 5,112 | ||
| R | 2,005 | 2,453 | 4,618 | ||
| D | 1,445 | 911 | 3,779 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
33.7%
Irish
11.4%
English
7.0%
American
4.7%
French
2.2%
Italian
1.9%
Polish
1.5%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 39.3 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
$74,329
Dodge County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Dodge County$74,329
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Dodge 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
11.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.7%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)11.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.7%
speak English only
Spanish14.0%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Dodge County's county seat, Fremont, gives it an urban anchor uncommon in Nebraska's smaller counties, yet presidential margins have held well above R+30 for the past several cycles, reflecting the region's deep conservative tilt.
The Democratic margin here reached thirty-five points in 1932. The 2024 margin was thirty-two points.
A population of 37,351, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,329 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Otoe County and Grant County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dodge County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dodge County, Nebraska voted Republican by 32.5 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,508 votes cast, 5,434 went Democratic and 10,795 went Republican.
What is Dodge County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Dodge County, Nebraska in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Dodge County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dodge County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Dodge County, Nebraska?
Dodge County, Nebraska has a population of 37,351 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dodge County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Dodge County, Nebraska is $74,329 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Dodge County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dodge County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.