Greeley County, Nebraska: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+68%. Republican peak: R+68 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+68MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,2022024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,9292024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+54 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+68 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Morton County, ND · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Greeley CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Greeley 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 | +13.7% |
| 1896 | +32.4% |
| 1900 | +30.8% |
| 1904 | −25.2% |
| 1908 | +21.1% |
| 1912 | +31.0% |
| 1916 | +33.4% |
| 1920 | −6.3% |
| 1924 | +15.3% |
| 1928 | +18.0% |
| 1932 | +53.8% |
| 1936 | +25.0% |
| 1940 | −0.9% |
| 1944 | +0.9% |
| 1948 | +20.8% |
| 1952 | −25.1% |
| 1956 | −15.3% |
| 1960 | +13.6% |
| 1964 | +25.5% |
| 1968 | −8.1% |
| 1972 | −13.9% |
| 1976 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | −32.8% |
| 1984 | −32.1% |
| 1988 | −6.5% |
| 1992 | −10.8% |
| 1996 | −13.3% |
| 2000 | −32.3% |
| 2004 | −40.4% |
| 2008 | −21.4% |
| 2012 | −40.5% |
| 2016 | −59.7% |
| 2020 | −62.5% |
| 2024 | −67.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 192 | 1,030 | 1,235 | ||
| R | 229 | 1,016 | 1,259 | ||
| R | 210 | 912 | 1,175 | ||
| R | 340 | 820 | 1,185 | ||
| R | 458 | 715 | 1,199 | ||
| R | 361 | 865 | 1,248 | ||
| R | 416 | 839 | 1,310 | ||
| R | 472 | 642 | 1,277 | ||
| R | 435 | 588 | 1,419 | ||
| R | 670 | 763 | 1,438 | ||
| R | 485 | 948 | 1,442 | ||
| R | 495 | 1,028 | 1,625 | ||
| D | 877 | 787 | 1,709 | ||
| R | 760 | 1,005 | 1,765 | ||
| R | 739 | 882 | 1,763 | ||
| D | 1,305 | 775 | 2,080 | ||
| D | 1,263 | 960 | 2,223 | ||
| R | 910 | 1,240 | 2,150 | ||
| R | 924 | 1,543 | 2,467 | ||
| D | 1,265 | 829 | 2,094 | ||
| D | 1,265 | 1,242 | 2,507 | ||
| R | 1,502 | 1,530 | 3,032 | ||
| D | 1,988 | 1,107 | 3,525 | ||
| D | 2,832 | 817 | 3,743 | ||
| D | 2,098 | 1,457 | 3,564 | ||
| D | 1,220 | 773 | 2,919 | ||
| R | 1,180 | 1,345 | 2,618 | ||
| D | 1,289 | 627 | 1,984 | ||
| D | 913 | 371 | 1,746 | ||
| D | 1,072 | 691 | 1,806 | ||
| R | 447 | 836 | 1,541 | ||
| D | 880 | 463 | 1,355 | ||
| D | 777 | 396 | 1,176 | ||
| O | 298 | 159 | 1,017 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
37.3%
Irish
19.8%
English
9.5%
Polish
4.9%
American
2.5%
Scottish
1.3%
French
0.8%
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: 44.1 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
$63,929
Greeley County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Greeley County$63,929
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Greeley 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
13.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.1%
Working age (18–64)10.2%
Seniors (65+)21.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
99.0%
speak English only
Spanish0.5%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 0.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With fewer than 3,000 residents spread across the Loup River watershed, Greeley County delivers outsized Republican margins—67-plus points in 2024—typical of Nebraska's rural agricultural interior where population has declined steadily for decades.
The Democratic margin here peaked at fifty-four points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-eight points.
A population of 2,202, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,929 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Morton County and Howard County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Greeley County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Greeley County, Nebraska voted Republican by 67.9 points (R+68), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,235 votes cast, 192 went Democratic and 1,030 went Republican.
What is Greeley County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Greeley County, Nebraska in the "Heartland Swing" typology — Industrial Midwest swing counties drifting steadily toward the Republican Party. 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 14 times, Republican 19 times, and other 1 times.
When did Greeley County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Greeley County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Greeley County, Nebraska?
Greeley County, Nebraska has a population of 2,202 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Greeley County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Greeley County, Nebraska is $63,929 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Greeley County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greeley County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.