Johnson County, Nebraska: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+40%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1952.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+40MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,2612024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,6322024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1952MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Greeley County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Johnson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Johnson County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | +38.8% |
| 1896 | −5.9% |
| 1900 | −12.6% |
| 1904 | −38.2% |
| 1908 | −8.1% |
| 1912 | +9.7% |
| 1916 | −10.1% |
| 1920 | −44.5% |
| 1924 | −20.6% |
| 1928 | −27.7% |
| 1932 | +20.6% |
| 1936 | +5.1% |
| 1940 | −36.5% |
| 1944 | −44.4% |
| 1948 | −16.9% |
| 1952 | −48.0% |
| 1956 | −30.9% |
| 1960 | −29.1% |
| 1964 | +8.4% |
| 1968 | −30.2% |
| 1972 | −28.2% |
| 1976 | −7.5% |
| 1980 | −42.6% |
| 1984 | −30.1% |
| 1988 | −0.8% |
| 1992 | −2.7% |
| 1996 | −11.4% |
| 2000 | −19.7% |
| 2004 | −24.4% |
| 2008 | −10.8% |
| 2012 | −21.1% |
| 2016 | −37.9% |
| 2020 | −39.0% |
| 2024 | −40.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 625 | 1,496 | 2,163 | ||
| R | 647 | 1,518 | 2,233 | ||
| R | 563 | 1,355 | 2,089 | ||
| R | 790 | 1,225 | 2,063 | ||
| R | 914 | 1,142 | 2,110 | ||
| R | 885 | 1,470 | 2,394 | ||
| R | 794 | 1,210 | 2,112 | ||
| R | 770 | 1,009 | 2,103 | ||
| R | 822 | 885 | 2,360 | ||
| R | 1,164 | 1,182 | 2,356 | ||
| R | 821 | 1,542 | 2,396 | ||
| R | 626 | 1,719 | 2,565 | ||
| R | 1,115 | 1,298 | 2,455 | ||
| R | 917 | 1,637 | 2,554 | ||
| R | 759 | 1,508 | 2,482 | ||
| D | 1,554 | 1,312 | 2,866 | ||
| R | 1,151 | 2,098 | 3,249 | ||
| R | 1,140 | 2,160 | 3,300 | ||
| R | 978 | 2,787 | 3,765 | ||
| R | 1,291 | 1,817 | 3,108 | ||
| R | 1,019 | 2,649 | 3,668 | ||
| R | 1,357 | 2,919 | 4,276 | ||
| D | 2,359 | 2,126 | 4,525 | ||
| D | 2,505 | 1,644 | 4,181 | ||
| R | 1,485 | 2,632 | 4,134 | ||
| R | 1,285 | 2,075 | 3,834 | ||
| R | 909 | 2,416 | 3,389 | ||
| R | 1,117 | 1,373 | 2,524 | ||
| D | 890 | 672 | 2,257 | ||
| R | 1,150 | 1,357 | 2,560 | ||
| R | 642 | 1,611 | 2,539 | ||
| R | 1,179 | 1,532 | 2,793 | ||
| R | 1,246 | 1,408 | 2,728 | ||
| D | 1,150 | 234 | 2,360 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
35.0%
English
8.2%
Irish
6.7%
American
2.1%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
1.7%
Polish
1.3%
African American
3.8%
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: 41.1 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
$57,632
Johnson County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Johnson County$57,632
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Johnson 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
9.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.0%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)6.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.5%
speak English only
Spanish8.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Johnson County's roughly 4,500 residents are spread across southeastern Nebraska farmland, and its presidential results have consistently ranked among the state's most lopsided, with Republican candidates routinely clearing 65% of the vote.
The Republican margin here reached forty-eight points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty points.
A median household income of $57,632, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 5,261 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Greeley County and Sherman County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Johnson County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Johnson County, Nebraska voted Republican by 40.3 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,163 votes cast, 625 went Democratic and 1,496 went Republican.
What is Johnson County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Johnson County, Nebraska in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 29 times, and other 0 times.
When did Johnson County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Johnson County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Johnson County, Nebraska?
Johnson County, Nebraska has a population of 5,261 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Johnson County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Johnson County, Nebraska is $57,632 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Johnson County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Johnson County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.