Lincoln County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
24 precincts · 16,464 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -OSGOODOSGOOD | 204 | 1,067 | 11 | 1,282 | 15.9% | 83.2% | R+67.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -HALLHALL | 163 | 838 | 12 | 1,013 | 16.1% | 82.7% | R+66.6 |
| Precinct -HERSHEYHERSHEY | 125 | 853 | 4 | 982 | 12.7% | 86.9% | R+74.1 |
| Precinct -NORTH PLATTE 09NORTH PLATTE 09 | 253 | 716 | 7 | 976 | 25.9% | 73.4% | R+47.4 |
| Precinct -NORTH PLATTE 06NORTH PLATTE 06 | 272 | 681 | 13 | 966 | 28.2% | 70.5% | R+42.3 |
| Precinct -NORTH PLATTE 08NORTH PLATTE 08 | 210 | 707 | 9 | 926 | 22.7% | 76.3% | R+53.7 |
| Precinct -NORTH PLATTE 07BNORTH PLATTE 07B | 228 | 644 | 7 | 879 | 25.9% | 73.3% | R+47.3 |
| Precinct -SUTHERLANDSUTHERLAND | 155 | 694 | 9 | 858 | 18.1% | 80.9% | R+62.8 |
| Precinct -NORTH PLATTE 01NORTH PLATTE 01 | 194 | 543 | 17 | 754 | 25.7% | 72.0% | R+46.3 |
| Precinct -NORTH PLATTE 13NORTH PLATTE 13 | 178 | 559 | 10 | 747 | 23.8% | 74.8% | R+51.0 |
| Precinct -NORTH PLATTE 10NORTH PLATTE 10 | 210 | 517 | 15 | 742 | 28.3% | 69.7% | R+41.4 |
| Precinct -NORTH PLATTE 12NORTH PLATTE 12 | 217 | 457 | 15 | 689 | 31.5% | 66.3% | R+34.8 |
| Precinct -NORTH PLATTE 15NORTH PLATTE 15 | 182 | 453 | 17 | 652 | 27.9% | 69.5% | R+41.6 |
| Precinct -SELLERSSELLERS | 109 | 525 | 4 | 638 | 17.1% | 82.3% | R+65.2 |
| Precinct -NORTH PLATTE 03NORTH PLATTE 03 | 169 | 388 | 10 | 567 | 29.8% | 68.4% | R+38.6 |
| Precinct -NORTH PLATTE 05NORTH PLATTE 05 | 143 | 410 | 8 | 561 | 25.5% | 73.1% | R+47.6 |
| Precinct -NORTH PLATTE 02NORTH PLATTE 02 | 167 | 382 | 8 | 557 | 30.0% | 68.6% | R+38.6 |
| Precinct -BRADYBRADY | 87 | 458 | 3 | 548 | 15.9% | 83.6% | R+67.7 |
| Precinct -NORTH PLATTE 16NORTH PLATTE 16 | 106 | 354 | 11 | 471 | 22.5% | 75.2% | R+52.7 |
| Precinct -MAXWELLMAXWELL | 60 | 354 | 4 | 418 | 14.4% | 84.7% | R+70.3 |
| Precinct -NORTH PLATTE 04NORTH PLATTE 04 | 77 | 330 | 4 | 411 | 18.7% | 80.3% | R+61.6 |
| Precinct -HINMANHINMAN | 45 | 292 | 4 | 341 | 13.2% | 85.6% | R+72.4 |
| Precinct -WALLACEWALLACE | 25 | 289 | 1 | 315 | 7.9% | 91.7% | R+83.8 |
| Precinct -MEDICINEMEDICINE | 7 | 163 | 1 | 171 | 4.1% | 95.3% | R+91.2 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −34.1% |
| 1896 | +11.2% |
| 1900 | −8.3% |
| 1904 | −49.4% |
| 1908 | −5.0% |
| 1912 | +13.8% |
| 1916 | +23.3% |
| 1920 | −24.8% |
| 1924 | −21.3% |
| 1928 | −42.3% |
| 1932 | +31.4% |
| 1936 | +26.7% |
| 1940 | −8.7% |
| 1944 | −15.8% |
| 1948 | −3.4% |
| 1952 | −38.0% |
| 1956 | −25.4% |
| 1960 | −23.0% |
| 1964 | +14.5% |
| 1968 | −24.4% |
| 1972 | −39.9% |
| 1976 | −13.5% |
| 1980 | −40.6% |
| 1984 | −40.6% |
| 1988 | −15.8% |
| 1992 | −12.1% |
| 1996 | −15.7% |
| 2000 | −26.6% |
| 2004 | −38.0% |
| 2008 | −35.5% |
| 2012 | −40.1% |
| 2016 | −57.3% |
| 2020 | −54.6% |
| 2024 | −55.0% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 8.3 points more Democratic.
23,061 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
+82 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −2,960 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $48,962 in average income, against $76,305 for residents who stayed — 36% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+28.1 on average — 27 points more Democratic-leaning than Lincoln County, NE itself (R+55.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Dawson County, NE41R+49.4
- Lancaster County, NE41D+4.3
- Buffalo County, NE29R+44.7
- Keith County, NE28R+63.8
- Douglas County, NE27D+10.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Lancaster County, NE80
- Buffalo County, NE58
- Douglas County, NE46
- Dawson County, NE37
- Frontier County, NE26
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 | −308 |
| 2012 | −186 |
| 2013 | −117 |
| 2014 | −384 |
| 2015 | −184 |
| 2016 | −115 |
| 2017 | −274 |
| 2018 | −221 |
| 2019 | −320 |
| 2021 | −335 |
| 2022 | −312 |
| 2023 | −131 |
| 2024 | −155 |
| 2025 | +82 |
Lincoln County anchors Nebraska's high-plains interior, where ranching and agriculture have sustained lopsided Republican margins for decades — the 2024 presidential result of R+55.2 reflects a regional pattern as consistent as the surrounding landscape.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 57.3 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 55.0 points.
A population of 33,802, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,148 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Goshen County and Jackson County.
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Lincoln County, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/31111/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.