Keya Paha County, Nebraska: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+84%. Republican peak: R+84 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+84MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 8222024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,0002024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+18 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+84 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Frontier County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Keya Paha CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Keya Paha 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 | +18.5% |
| 1896 | +18.2% |
| 1900 | −3.5% |
| 1904 | −48.7% |
| 1908 | −8.1% |
| 1912 | −4.7% |
| 1916 | +10.7% |
| 1920 | −35.3% |
| 1924 | −20.8% |
| 1928 | −61.0% |
| 1932 | −2.2% |
| 1936 | −19.7% |
| 1940 | −33.3% |
| 1944 | −40.1% |
| 1948 | −15.1% |
| 1952 | −58.1% |
| 1956 | −41.4% |
| 1960 | −45.7% |
| 1964 | −22.5% |
| 1968 | −61.2% |
| 1972 | −58.8% |
| 1976 | −24.0% |
| 1980 | −57.6% |
| 1984 | −59.7% |
| 1988 | −50.6% |
| 1992 | −41.7% |
| 1996 | −54.5% |
| 2000 | −67.1% |
| 2004 | −62.7% |
| 2008 | −55.2% |
| 2012 | −64.7% |
| 2016 | −80.9% |
| 2020 | −80.6% |
| 2024 | −83.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 44 | 500 | 545 | ||
| R | 49 | 476 | 530 | ||
| R | 40 | 460 | 519 | ||
| R | 80 | 393 | 484 | ||
| R | 115 | 409 | 533 | ||
| R | 98 | 442 | 549 | ||
| R | 78 | 422 | 513 | ||
| R | 94 | 385 | 534 | ||
| R | 105 | 368 | 631 | ||
| R | 145 | 446 | 595 | ||
| R | 128 | 507 | 635 | ||
| R | 130 | 526 | 688 | ||
| R | 245 | 405 | 667 | ||
| R | 146 | 563 | 709 | ||
| R | 109 | 531 | 690 | ||
| R | 320 | 506 | 826 | ||
| R | 241 | 646 | 887 | ||
| R | 263 | 635 | 898 | ||
| R | 208 | 785 | 993 | ||
| R | 397 | 538 | 935 | ||
| R | 334 | 781 | 1,115 | ||
| R | 502 | 1,004 | 1,506 | ||
| R | 556 | 830 | 1,393 | ||
| R | 645 | 675 | 1,336 | ||
| R | 232 | 989 | 1,240 | ||
| R | 251 | 504 | 1,215 | ||
| R | 218 | 479 | 740 | ||
| D | 401 | 316 | 795 | ||
| O | 221 | 259 | 807 | ||
| R | 354 | 422 | 843 | ||
| R | 97 | 448 | 721 | ||
| R | 353 | 380 | 764 | ||
| D | 278 | 189 | 489 | ||
| O | 203 | 80 | 665 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
42.7%
Irish
10.9%
English
7.7%
Scottish
5.6%
American
3.3%
Italian
2.1%
French
0.6%
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: 48.5 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
$64,000
Keya Paha County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Keya Paha County$64,000
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Keya Paha 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
7.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.0%
Working age (18–64)8.3%
Seniors (65+)6.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.6%
speak English only
Spanish3.7%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Keya Paha County sits in Nebraska's sparsely settled Sandhills, where ranching defines both the economy and the electorate. Its 2024 presidential margin of R+83.8 ranks among the widest of any county nationwide.
The Republican margin here reached eighty-four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eighty-four points.
A population of 822, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,000 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Frontier County and Holt County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Keya Paha County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Keya Paha County, Nebraska voted Republican by 83.7 points (R+84), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 545 votes cast, 44 went Democratic and 500 went Republican.
What is Keya Paha County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Keya Paha County, Nebraska in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 2 times, Republican 30 times, and other 2 times.
When did Keya Paha County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Keya Paha County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1916.
How many people live in Keya Paha County, Nebraska?
Keya Paha County, Nebraska has a population of 822 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Keya Paha County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Keya Paha County, Nebraska is $64,000 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Keya Paha County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Keya Paha County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.