Keith County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
9 precincts · 4,199 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -WARD 5WARD 5 | 148 | 581 | 12 | 741 | 20.0% | 78.4% | R+58.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -RURAL OGALLALARURAL OGALLALA | 101 | 555 | 8 | 664 | 15.2% | 83.6% | R+68.4 |
| Precinct -WARD 2WARD 2 | 110 | 384 | 13 | 507 | 21.7% | 75.7% | R+54.0 |
| Precinct -BRULEBRULE | 60 | 404 | 5 | 469 | 12.8% | 86.1% | R+73.3 |
| Precinct -LONERGANLONERGAN | 79 | 367 | 0 | 446 | 17.7% | 82.3% | R+64.6 |
| Precinct -PAXTONPAXTON | 53 | 386 | 4 | 443 | 12.0% | 87.1% | R+75.2 |
| Precinct -WARD 3WARD 3 | 73 | 286 | 3 | 362 | 20.2% | 79.0% | R+58.8 |
| Precinct -WARD 4WARD 4 | 65 | 292 | 5 | 362 | 18.0% | 80.7% | R+62.7 |
| Precinct -WARD 1WARD 1 | 42 | 161 | 2 | 205 | 20.5% | 78.5% | R+58.0 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −20.2% |
| 1896 | +20.3% |
| 1900 | −6.4% |
| 1904 | −39.8% |
| 1908 | −8.4% |
| 1912 | +14.2% |
| 1916 | +15.6% |
| 1920 | −35.6% |
| 1924 | −21.8% |
| 1928 | −34.5% |
| 1932 | +35.5% |
| 1936 | +28.7% |
| 1940 | −7.0% |
| 1944 | −20.5% |
| 1948 | −18.1% |
| 1952 | −56.8% |
| 1956 | −47.7% |
| 1960 | −37.8% |
| 1964 | −3.9% |
| 1968 | −47.8% |
| 1972 | −58.1% |
| 1976 | −35.8% |
| 1980 | −61.3% |
| 1984 | −68.6% |
| 1988 | −45.4% |
| 1992 | −33.0% |
| 1996 | −43.8% |
| 2000 | −56.5% |
| 2004 | −63.2% |
| 2008 | −49.6% |
| 2012 | −52.1% |
| 2016 | −66.0% |
| 2020 | −63.7% |
| 2024 | −63.8% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 6.3 points more Democratic.
5,720 registered voters · 2026
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−31 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −259 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $55,534 in average income, against $70,792 for residents who stayed — 22% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Lincoln County, NE28
- Lancaster County, NE20
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −94 |
| 2012 | −14 |
| 2013 | −28 |
| 2014 | +35 |
| 2015 | −13 |
| 2016 | −13 |
| 2017 | −31 |
| 2018 | −63 |
| 2019 | +34 |
| 2021 | −24 |
| 2022 | −18 |
| 2023 | −18 |
| 2024 | +19 |
| 2025 | −31 |
Keith County's economy revolves around irrigation agriculture and recreation along Nebraska's largest reservoir, sustaining a small population spread across the North Platte River valley that votes with some of the widest Republican margins in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 35.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 68.6 points in 1984. The 2024 margin was 63.8 points.
A population of 8,219, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,645 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cheyenne County and Cherry County.
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Keith County, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/31101/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.