Keith County, Nebraska: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+64%. Republican peak: R+69 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+64MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 8,2192024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,6452024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+36 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+69 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Phelps County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Keith CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Keith County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 731 | 3,416 | 4,209 | ||
| R | 763 | 3,544 | 4,369 | ||
| R | 571 | 3,235 | 4,034 | ||
| R | 928 | 3,044 | 4,058 | ||
| R | 974 | 2,942 | 3,968 | ||
| R | 743 | 3,356 | 4,137 | ||
| R | 778 | 2,953 | 3,849 | ||
| R | 830 | 2,504 | 3,823 | ||
| R | 740 | 2,050 | 3,969 | ||
| R | 1,075 | 2,886 | 3,991 | ||
| R | 631 | 3,433 | 4,082 | ||
| R | 710 | 3,381 | 4,354 | ||
| R | 1,139 | 2,485 | 3,760 | ||
| R | 665 | 2,513 | 3,178 | ||
| R | 694 | 2,126 | 2,998 | ||
| R | 1,784 | 1,927 | 3,711 | ||
| R | 1,211 | 2,680 | 3,891 | ||
| R | 930 | 2,624 | 3,554 | ||
| R | 769 | 2,790 | 3,559 | ||
| R | 1,109 | 1,600 | 2,709 | ||
| R | 1,147 | 1,739 | 2,886 | ||
| R | 1,759 | 2,022 | 3,781 | ||
| D | 2,000 | 1,094 | 3,152 | ||
| D | 2,009 | 946 | 2,991 | ||
| R | 832 | 1,715 | 2,556 | ||
| R | 602 | 1,069 | 2,141 | ||
| R | 472 | 1,050 | 1,622 | ||
| D | 544 | 389 | 996 | ||
| O | 304 | 188 | 816 | ||
| R | 310 | 368 | 689 | ||
| R | 89 | 263 | 437 | ||
| R | 216 | 246 | 470 | ||
| D | 269 | 178 | 449 | ||
| O | 210 | 98 | 555 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
34.5%
English
13.1%
Irish
10.2%
American
4.5%
Italian
2.7%
Polish
2.5%
French
2.4%
African American
0.9%
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: 48.4 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
$60,645
Keith County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Keith County$60,645
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Keith 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
10.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.0%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)13.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.5%
speak English only
Spanish4.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
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 46.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-nine points in 1984. The 2024 margin was sixty-four points.
A population of 8,219, a 88% 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 Phelps County and Garden County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Keith County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Keith County, Nebraska voted Republican by 63.8 points (R+64), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,209 votes cast, 731 went Democratic and 3,416 went Republican.
What is Keith County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Keith 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 4 times, Republican 28 times, and other 2 times.
When did Keith County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Keith County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Keith County, Nebraska?
Keith County, Nebraska has a population of 8,219 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Keith County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Keith County, Nebraska is $60,645 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Keith County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Keith County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 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.