Furnas County, Nebraska: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+70%. Republican peak: R+70 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+70MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 4,5682024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,0482024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+38 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+70 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Red Willow County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Furnas CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Furnas 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 | +37.7% |
| 1896 | +12.7% |
| 1900 | −0.1% |
| 1904 | −46.3% |
| 1908 | +7.0% |
| 1912 | +35.5% |
| 1916 | +15.4% |
| 1920 | −26.6% |
| 1924 | −17.9% |
| 1928 | −47.1% |
| 1932 | +22.2% |
| 1936 | −6.6% |
| 1940 | −29.7% |
| 1944 | −36.7% |
| 1948 | −20.4% |
| 1952 | −54.6% |
| 1956 | −44.5% |
| 1960 | −44.7% |
| 1964 | −9.3% |
| 1968 | −46.9% |
| 1972 | −54.3% |
| 1976 | −23.4% |
| 1980 | −61.4% |
| 1984 | −60.1% |
| 1988 | −39.3% |
| 1992 | −26.5% |
| 1996 | −33.7% |
| 2000 | −54.1% |
| 2004 | −59.1% |
| 2008 | −50.2% |
| 2012 | −60.7% |
| 2016 | −69.1% |
| 2020 | −67.8% |
| 2024 | −69.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 358 | 2,043 | 2,419 | ||
| R | 399 | 2,163 | 2,602 | ||
| R | 304 | 1,921 | 2,340 | ||
| R | 423 | 1,782 | 2,240 | ||
| R | 556 | 1,725 | 2,328 | ||
| R | 492 | 1,950 | 2,467 | ||
| R | 534 | 1,849 | 2,431 | ||
| R | 663 | 1,475 | 2,411 | ||
| R | 624 | 1,365 | 2,801 | ||
| R | 791 | 1,830 | 2,645 | ||
| R | 579 | 2,363 | 2,966 | ||
| R | 536 | 2,483 | 3,172 | ||
| R | 1,132 | 1,851 | 3,074 | ||
| R | 676 | 2,282 | 2,958 | ||
| R | 701 | 2,137 | 3,061 | ||
| R | 1,669 | 2,011 | 3,680 | ||
| R | 1,091 | 2,854 | 3,945 | ||
| R | 1,111 | 2,894 | 4,005 | ||
| R | 1,018 | 3,464 | 4,482 | ||
| R | 1,494 | 2,258 | 3,752 | ||
| R | 1,329 | 2,870 | 4,199 | ||
| R | 1,797 | 3,316 | 5,113 | ||
| R | 2,482 | 2,842 | 5,424 | ||
| D | 3,303 | 2,087 | 5,477 | ||
| R | 1,339 | 3,760 | 5,139 | ||
| R | 1,534 | 2,378 | 4,728 | ||
| R | 1,371 | 2,445 | 4,039 | ||
| D | 1,607 | 1,163 | 2,875 | ||
| D | 1,266 | 354 | 2,567 | ||
| D | 1,618 | 1,400 | 3,125 | ||
| R | 393 | 1,569 | 2,542 | ||
| R | 1,319 | 1,321 | 2,704 | ||
| D | 1,487 | 1,148 | 2,671 | ||
| O | 905 | 104 | 2,125 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
35.4%
English
12.1%
Irish
10.3%
American
4.0%
Polish
1.9%
Scottish
1.7%
French
1.1%
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: 47.3 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
$61,048
Furnas County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Furnas County$61,048
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Furnas 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
13.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.3%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)14.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish3.6%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 23.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Furnas County, anchored by Beaver City on the Republican River, delivered nearly 85% of its vote to the Republican presidential candidate in 2024 — among the widest margins of any Nebraska county that cycle.
The Republican margin here reached seventy points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy points.
A population of 4,568, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,048 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Red Willow County and Clay County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Furnas County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Furnas County, Nebraska voted Republican by 69.7 points (R+70), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,419 votes cast, 358 went Democratic and 2,043 went Republican.
What is Furnas County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Furnas County, Nebraska in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Furnas County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Furnas County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Furnas County, Nebraska?
Furnas County, Nebraska has a population of 4,568 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Furnas County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Furnas County, Nebraska is $61,048 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Furnas County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Furnas County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.