Lancaster County, Nebraska: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+4%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+4MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 326,6962024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,7932024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+41 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Fresno County, CA · similarity 0.86
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Lancaster CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Lancaster 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 | +41.1% |
| 1896 | −6.6% |
| 1900 | −13.2% |
| 1904 | −53.6% |
| 1908 | +6.8% |
| 1912 | +29.3% |
| 1916 | +12.3% |
| 1920 | −28.8% |
| 1924 | −19.6% |
| 1928 | −50.9% |
| 1932 | −6.5% |
| 1936 | +3.3% |
| 1940 | −17.3% |
| 1944 | −16.0% |
| 1948 | −12.6% |
| 1952 | −35.0% |
| 1956 | −29.9% |
| 1960 | −25.1% |
| 1964 | +18.2% |
| 1968 | −16.0% |
| 1972 | −24.3% |
| 1976 | −15.5% |
| 1980 | −15.2% |
| 1984 | −19.3% |
| 1988 | −0.4% |
| 1992 | −0.2% |
| 1996 | −1.5% |
| 2000 | −10.1% |
| 2004 | −13.7% |
| 2008 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | −0.3% |
| 2016 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | +7.8% |
| 2024 | +4.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 81,012 | 74,215 | 158,734 | ||
| D | 82,293 | 70,092 | 157,215 | ||
| D | 61,898 | 61,588 | 136,223 | ||
| R | 62,015 | 62,434 | 127,355 | ||
| D | 65,734 | 59,398 | 127,490 | ||
| R | 52,747 | 69,764 | 124,509 | ||
| R | 44,650 | 55,514 | 107,132 | ||
| R | 43,339 | 44,812 | 97,708 | ||
| R | 41,402 | 41,590 | 105,399 | ||
| R | 44,396 | 44,744 | 89,723 | ||
| R | 32,898 | 48,778 | 82,245 | ||
| R | 27,162 | 38,780 | 76,233 | ||
| R | 28,301 | 39,041 | 69,131 | ||
| R | 25,924 | 42,573 | 68,497 | ||
| R | 23,539 | 33,051 | 59,530 | ||
| D | 34,503 | 23,887 | 58,390 | ||
| R | 22,564 | 37,725 | 60,289 | ||
| R | 19,217 | 35,591 | 54,808 | ||
| R | 17,728 | 36,797 | 54,525 | ||
| R | 18,338 | 23,620 | 41,958 | ||
| R | 19,338 | 26,715 | 46,053 | ||
| R | 19,321 | 27,384 | 46,705 | ||
| D | 22,366 | 20,902 | 44,106 | ||
| R | 18,190 | 20,772 | 39,723 | ||
| R | 9,840 | 30,523 | 40,605 | ||
| R | 11,563 | 18,061 | 33,199 | ||
| R | 8,435 | 15,638 | 24,990 | ||
| D | 9,093 | 7,042 | 16,688 | ||
| D | 6,708 | 2,566 | 14,131 | ||
| D | 8,540 | 7,428 | 16,453 | ||
| R | 1,981 | 8,167 | 11,541 | ||
| R | 5,677 | 7,465 | 13,507 | ||
| R | 5,687 | 6,513 | 12,484 | ||
| D | 5,858 | 1,283 | 11,118 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.1%
Irish
11.3%
English
10.2%
American
3.2%
Polish
2.1%
Italian
1.8%
French
1.8%
African American
3.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 34.3 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
$74,793
Lancaster County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Lancaster County$74,793
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Lancaster County ranks in the top 25% 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
11.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.3%
Working age (18–64)11.9%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.7%
speak English only
Spanish4.7%
Other Indo-European3.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.0%
Other languages1.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Lancaster houses the state capital and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, a combination that tilts its electorate left of the broader Plains baseline — posting a D+4.3 margin in 2024 against an otherwise deep-red statewide map.
The Democratic margin here reached forty-one points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was four points.
A population of 326,696, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,793 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fresno County and Deschutes County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lancaster County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lancaster County, Nebraska voted Democratic by 4.3 points (D+4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 158,734 votes cast, 81,012 went Democratic and 74,215 went Republican.
What is Lancaster County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Lancaster County, Nebraska in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Lancaster County, Nebraska last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Lancaster County, Nebraska voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Lancaster County, Nebraska?
Lancaster County, Nebraska has a population of 326,696 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lancaster County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Lancaster County, Nebraska is $74,793 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Lancaster County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lancaster County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.