Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupHooker CountyNebraskaUnited States
German40.0%31.0%12.5%
Irish21.9%11.7%9.4%
English13.0%9.4%9.5%
American5.1%3.5%5.3%
Swedish3.6%3.1%—
Czech2.8%3.4%—
Danish1.2%——
Norwegian0.9%——
African American†1.5%3.7%9.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Hooker County
Nebraska
United States
Median age
43.6
37.3
39.1
Age 18–24
13.7%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.3%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Hooker County
Nebraska
United States
Median household income
$49,464
$76,475
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.2%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.6%
34.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Hooker County
Nebraska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.0%
12.8%
22.3%
Spanish
1.0%
8.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Hooker County
Nebraska
United States
Catholic
17.1%
19.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
20.7%
14.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
0.1%
50.8%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
35.7%
12.1%
5.2%
Latter-day Saints
26.4%
1.3%
2.0%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Hooker County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
1 precincts · 427 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
Hooker County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024
Precinct -HOOKER CNTY AT LARGEHOOKER CNTY AT LARGE
55
369
3
427
12.9%
86.4%
R+73.5
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−12.0%
1896
+57.7%
1900
+7.2%
1904
−48.1%
1908
−4.6%
1912
+6.0%
1916
+32.2%
1920
−31.2%
1924
−14.8%
1928
−52.5%
1932
+35.2%
1936
−20.1%
1940
−46.5%
1944
−52.4%
1948
−48.7%
1952
−70.2%
1956
−70.4%
1960
−72.4%
1964
−41.9%
1968
−78.9%
1972
−76.7%
1976
−53.4%
1980
−68.4%
1984
−76.7%
1988
−60.9%
1992
−46.8%
1996
−37.5%
2000
−59.4%
2004
−71.1%
2008
−63.9%
2012
−68.6%
2016
−75.5%
2020
−71.7%
2024
−73.5%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
12.9%Harris55
86.4%Trump369
0.7%Oliver3
R+73.5
R+1.8
R+72.1
427
All 3 candidates in 2024 · 1 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican86.4%369
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic12.9%55
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.7%3
R
13.3%Biden59
85.1%Trump376
1.6%Jorgensen7
R+71.7
D+3.8
R+76.2
442
R
9.6%Clinton40
85.1%Trump355
3.8%Johnson16
R+75.5
R+6.9
R+77.6
417
R
14.9%Obama59
83.5%Romney330
0.8%Smith3
R+68.6
R+4.7
R+72.5
395
R
17.1%Obama75
81.1%McCain355
1.8%
R+63.9
D+7.2
R+71.2
438
R
13.9%Kerry64
85.0%Bush392
1.1%
R+71.1
R+11.7
R+68.7
461
R
18.1%Gore74
77.5%Bush317
3.2%Nader13
R+59.4
R+21.9
R+59.9
409
R
22.4%Clinton115
59.9%Dole308
16.1%Perot83
R+37.5
D+9.3
R+46.1
514
R
15.4%Clinton70
62.2%Bush283
22.4%Perot102
R+46.8
D+14.1
R+52.4
455
R
19.3%Dukakis91
80.3%Bush378
0.4%
R+60.9
D+15.7
R+53.2
471
R
11.2%Mondale55
87.8%Reagan433
1.0%
R+76.7
R+8.2
R+58.5
493
R
13.3%Carter63
81.8%Reagan386
4.9%
R+68.4
R+15.0
R+58.7
472
R
23.0%Carter98
76.3%Ford326
0.7%
R+53.4
D+23.3
R+55.5
427
R
11.7%McGovern52
88.3%Nixon394
0.0%
R+76.7
D+2.2
R+53.5
446
R
9.0%Humphrey36
87.9%Nixon350
3.0%
R+78.9
R+36.9
R+78.2
398
R
29.0%Johnson137
71.0%Goldwater335
0.0%
R+41.9
D+30.4
R+64.5
472
R
13.8%Kennedy71
86.2%Nixon443
0.0%
R+72.4
R+2.0
R+72.5
514
R
14.8%Stevenson64
85.2%Eisenhower368
0.0%
R+70.4
R+0.2
R+55.0
432
R
14.9%Stevenson72
85.1%Eisenhower411
0.0%
R+70.2
R+21.5
R+59.4
483
R
25.7%Truman86
74.3%Dewey249
0.0%
R+48.7
D+3.8
R+53.1
335
R
23.8%Roosevelt103
76.2%Dewey330
0.0%
R+52.4
R+5.9
R+59.9
433
R
26.7%Roosevelt147
73.3%Willkie403
0.0%
R+46.5
R+26.4
R+56.5
550
R
39.6%Roosevelt191
59.8%Landon288
0.6%
R+20.1
R+55.3
R+44.4
482
D
66.9%Roosevelt342
31.7%Hoover162
1.4%
D+35.2
D+87.7
D+17.4
511
R
23.6%Smith110
76.0%Hoover355
0.4%
R+52.5
R+37.7
R+35.0
467
R
25.2%Davis111
40.0%Coolidge176
34.3%La Follette151
R+14.8
D+16.4
D+10.4
440
R
32.3%Cox117
63.5%Harding230
4.1%
R+31.2
R+63.5
R+5.0
362
D
64.5%Wilson218
32.2%Hughes109
3.3%
D+32.2
D+26.3
D+29.1
338
D
40.2%Wilson121
34.2%Taft103
25.6%
D+6.0
D+10.5
R+13.6
301
R
46.2%Bryan91
50.8%Taft100
3.0%
R+4.6
D+43.5
D+5.0
197
R
21.2%Parker22
69.2%Roosevelt72
9.6%
R+48.1
R+55.3
R+28.4
104
D
51.8%Bryan43
44.6%McKinley37
3.6%
D+7.2
R+50.5
D+14.8
83
D
76.9%Bryan40
19.2%McKinley10
3.8%
D+57.7
D+69.7
D+63.8
52
O
10.0%Cleveland5
22.0%Harrison11
68.0%
Weaver +46.0
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R+13.7
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
17.7%149
82.3%693
842
2020
R
11.6%48
84.3%349
414
2018
R
15.8%49
83.2%258
310
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+72.0
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+73.5
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.5 points.
Domestic migration in Hooker County, NE in Hooker County, NE: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+5
2012
−16
2013
+16
2014
−7
2015
+2
2016
−15
2017
−13
2018
+16
2019
+7
2021
+31
2022
−43
2023
+2
2024
+20
2025
−10
Hooker County's 783 residents are spread across 721 square miles of Nebraska Sandhills ranching country, and its 2024 presidential margin of R+73.5 points ranks among the most lopsided in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 57.7 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 78.9 points in 1968. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 73.5 points.
A population of 647, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,464 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Garfield County and Boyd County.
Akashic
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Hooker County, Nebraska voted Republican by 73.5 points (R+73.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 427 votes cast, 55 went Democratic and 369 went Republican.
When did Hooker County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Hooker County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Hooker County, Nebraska?
Hooker County, Nebraska has a population of 647 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hooker County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Hooker County, Nebraska is $49,464 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Hooker County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hooker County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
