Kimball County, Nebraska: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+67%. Republican peak: R+69 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+67MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 3,2482024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,7122024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+69 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Boone County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Kimball CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Kimball County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +37.4% |
| 1896 | −21.2% |
| 1900 | −46.8% |
| 1904 | −69.1% |
| 1908 | −25.8% |
| 1912 | +8.8% |
| 1916 | +25.4% |
| 1920 | −44.0% |
| 1924 | −33.9% |
| 1928 | −49.0% |
| 1932 | +22.5% |
| 1936 | +14.5% |
| 1940 | −23.6% |
| 1944 | −34.0% |
| 1948 | −20.8% |
| 1952 | −55.2% |
| 1956 | −41.6% |
| 1960 | −35.9% |
| 1964 | −11.8% |
| 1968 | −48.6% |
| 1972 | −58.1% |
| 1976 | −28.0% |
| 1980 | −57.6% |
| 1984 | −66.8% |
| 1988 | −41.3% |
| 1992 | −29.2% |
| 1996 | −27.1% |
| 2000 | −54.9% |
| 2004 | −59.9% |
| 2008 | −50.1% |
| 2012 | −49.8% |
| 2016 | −65.6% |
| 2020 | −69.0% |
| 2024 | −66.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 272 | 1,424 | 1,722 | ||
| R | 268 | 1,563 | 1,877 | ||
| R | 230 | 1,330 | 1,677 | ||
| R | 395 | 1,235 | 1,687 | ||
| R | 439 | 1,346 | 1,811 | ||
| R | 366 | 1,491 | 1,877 | ||
| R | 379 | 1,379 | 1,820 | ||
| R | 527 | 1,011 | 1,784 | ||
| R | 408 | 931 | 1,789 | ||
| R | 540 | 1,321 | 1,890 | ||
| R | 339 | 1,734 | 2,087 | ||
| R | 385 | 1,615 | 2,136 | ||
| R | 696 | 1,257 | 2,001 | ||
| R | 437 | 1,650 | 2,087 | ||
| R | 414 | 1,423 | 2,074 | ||
| R | 1,242 | 1,573 | 2,815 | ||
| R | 1,016 | 2,152 | 3,168 | ||
| R | 656 | 1,590 | 2,246 | ||
| R | 475 | 1,646 | 2,121 | ||
| R | 672 | 1,024 | 1,696 | ||
| R | 576 | 1,169 | 1,745 | ||
| R | 735 | 1,190 | 1,925 | ||
| D | 1,137 | 842 | 2,032 | ||
| D | 1,268 | 793 | 2,110 | ||
| R | 438 | 1,296 | 1,751 | ||
| R | 253 | 750 | 1,464 | ||
| R | 339 | 910 | 1,299 | ||
| D | 388 | 223 | 649 | ||
| O | 109 | 73 | 409 | ||
| R | 124 | 216 | 357 | ||
| R | 20 | 143 | 178 | ||
| R | 48 | 137 | 190 | ||
| R | 62 | 97 | 165 | ||
| D | 109 | 24 | 227 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
27.2%
Irish
11.7%
English
9.7%
American
4.2%
Polish
3.0%
French
2.1%
Scottish
1.0%
African American
1.4%
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: 49.8 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
$56,712
Kimball County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Kimball County$56,712
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Kimball 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
12.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.0%
Working age (18–64)9.6%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.5%
speak English only
Other languages2.1%
Spanish2.0%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Kimball County sits in the southwestern Panhandle where ranching and dryland farming define the economy; its R+67 presidential margin in 2024 placed it among the most one-sided counties in the state.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-nine points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-seven points.
A population of 3,248, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,712 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Boone County and Wheeler County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kimball County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kimball County, Nebraska voted Republican by 66.9 points (R+67), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,722 votes cast, 272 went Democratic and 1,424 went Republican.
What is Kimball County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Kimball 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 29 times, and other 1 times.
When did Kimball County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kimball County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Kimball County, Nebraska?
Kimball County, Nebraska has a population of 3,248 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kimball County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Kimball County, Nebraska is $56,712 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Kimball County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kimball County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.