Loup County, Nebraska: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+66%. Republican peak: R+71 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+66MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 5782024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,6672024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+71 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Phelps County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Loup CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Loup County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +39.8% |
| 1896 | +6.6% |
| 1900 | −4.2% |
| 1904 | −59.7% |
| 1908 | −17.0% |
| 1912 | −3.9% |
| 1916 | +12.8% |
| 1920 | −44.0% |
| 1924 | −30.3% |
| 1928 | −68.8% |
| 1932 | +14.5% |
| 1936 | −13.1% |
| 1940 | −30.2% |
| 1944 | −45.7% |
| 1948 | −5.6% |
| 1952 | −64.6% |
| 1956 | −52.1% |
| 1960 | −55.1% |
| 1964 | −32.8% |
| 1968 | −61.7% |
| 1972 | −71.2% |
| 1976 | −34.9% |
| 1980 | −62.6% |
| 1984 | −60.4% |
| 1988 | −49.3% |
| 1992 | −44.6% |
| 1996 | −46.5% |
| 2000 | −52.9% |
| 2004 | −63.7% |
| 2008 | −55.0% |
| 2012 | −63.7% |
| 2016 | −71.4% |
| 2020 | −65.0% |
| 2024 | −65.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 73 | 354 | 428 | ||
| R | 75 | 370 | 454 | ||
| R | 48 | 323 | 385 | ||
| R | 62 | 290 | 358 | ||
| R | 86 | 302 | 393 | ||
| R | 68 | 314 | 386 | ||
| R | 84 | 284 | 378 | ||
| R | 74 | 229 | 333 | ||
| R | 59 | 234 | 392 | ||
| R | 98 | 295 | 400 | ||
| R | 79 | 323 | 404 | ||
| R | 74 | 368 | 470 | ||
| R | 140 | 299 | 456 | ||
| R | 58 | 345 | 403 | ||
| R | 64 | 331 | 433 | ||
| R | 176 | 348 | 524 | ||
| R | 129 | 445 | 574 | ||
| R | 139 | 441 | 580 | ||
| R | 109 | 507 | 616 | ||
| R | 263 | 294 | 557 | ||
| R | 182 | 488 | 670 | ||
| R | 289 | 539 | 828 | ||
| R | 335 | 438 | 787 | ||
| D | 389 | 287 | 703 | ||
| R | 106 | 594 | 709 | ||
| R | 105 | 285 | 594 | ||
| R | 117 | 343 | 514 | ||
| D | 219 | 164 | 431 | ||
| O | 113 | 131 | 458 | ||
| R | 170 | 248 | 460 | ||
| R | 23 | 223 | 335 | ||
| R | 137 | 149 | 289 | ||
| D | 133 | 116 | 256 | ||
| D | 115 | 18 | 244 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
43.9%
Irish
18.2%
English
13.1%
American
3.1%
Polish
1.2%
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: 43.9 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
$71,667
Loup County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Loup County$71,667
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Loup 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
6.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 180.0%
Working age (18–64)8.9%
Seniors (65+)9.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.9%
speak English only
Spanish6.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 96.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Loup County routinely posts some of the widest presidential margins in Nebraska, a reflection of its overwhelmingly rural, ranching economy and a registered-voter pool so small that individual household decisions can visibly shift the final percentages.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-one points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-six points.
A population of 578, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,667 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Phelps County and Thomas County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Loup County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Loup County, Nebraska voted Republican by 65.7 points (R+66), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 428 votes cast, 73 went Democratic and 354 went Republican.
What is Loup County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Loup 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 Loup County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Loup County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Loup County, Nebraska?
Loup County, Nebraska has a population of 578 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Loup County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Loup County, Nebraska is $71,667 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Loup County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Loup 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.