Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupLoup CountyNebraskaUnited States
German43.9%31.0%12.5%
Irish18.2%11.7%9.4%
English13.1%9.4%9.5%
Norwegian5.0%——
Swedish3.5%3.1%—
American3.1%3.5%5.3%
Danish2.2%——
Czech1.6%3.4%—
Mexican6.2%8.7%11.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Loup County
Nebraska
United States
Median age
43.9
37.3
39.1
Age 18–24
5.7%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
24.2%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Loup County
Nebraska
United States
Median household income
$71,667
$76,475
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.9%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.2%
34.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Loup County
Nebraska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.1%
12.8%
22.3%
Spanish
6.1%
8.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Loup County
Nebraska
United States
Catholic
—
19.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
3.5%
14.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
96.5%
50.8%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Loup County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
1 precincts · 428 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
Loup County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024
Precinct -SAWYERSAWYER
73
354
1
428
17.1%
82.7%
R+65.7
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
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
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
17.1%Harris73
82.7%Trump354
0.2%West1
R+65.7
R+0.7
R+64.2
428
All 3 candidates in 2024 · 1 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.7%354
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic17.1%73
Cornel WestNonpartisan0.2%1
R
16.5%Biden75
81.5%Trump370
2.0%Jorgensen9
R+65.0
D+6.5
R+69.4
454
R
12.5%Clinton48
83.9%Trump323
2.6%Johnson10
R+71.4
R+7.7
R+73.5
385
R
17.3%Obama62
81.0%Romney290
1.1%Gray4
R+63.7
R+8.7
R+67.5
358
R
21.9%Obama86
76.8%McCain302
1.3%
R+55.0
D+8.8
R+62.2
393
R
17.6%Kerry68
81.3%Bush314
1.0%
R+63.7
R+10.8
R+61.3
386
R
22.2%Gore84
75.1%Bush284
1.9%Nader7
R+52.9
R+6.4
R+53.4
378
R
22.2%Clinton74
68.8%Dole229
8.4%Perot28
R+46.5
R+1.9
R+55.1
333
R
15.1%Clinton59
59.7%Bush234
24.7%Perot97
R+44.6
D+4.6
R+50.2
392
R
24.5%Dukakis98
73.8%Bush295
1.8%
R+49.3
D+11.1
R+41.5
400
R
19.6%Mondale79
80.0%Reagan323
0.5%
R+60.4
D+2.2
R+42.2
404
R
15.7%Carter74
78.3%Reagan368
6.0%
R+62.6
R+27.7
R+52.8
470
R
30.7%Carter140
65.6%Ford299
3.7%
R+34.9
D+36.3
R+36.9
456
R
14.4%McGovern58
85.6%Nixon345
0.0%
R+71.2
R+9.6
R+48.1
403
R
14.8%Humphrey64
76.4%Nixon331
8.8%
R+61.7
R+28.8
R+61.0
433
R
33.6%Johnson176
66.4%Goldwater348
0.0%
R+32.8
D+22.2
R+55.4
524
R
22.5%Kennedy129
77.5%Nixon445
0.0%
R+55.1
R+3.0
R+55.2
574
R
24.0%Stevenson139
76.0%Eisenhower441
0.0%
R+52.1
D+12.5
R+36.7
580
R
17.7%Stevenson109
82.3%Eisenhower507
0.0%
R+64.6
R+59.0
R+53.9
616
R
47.2%Truman263
52.8%Dewey294
0.0%
R+5.6
D+40.1
R+10.0
557
R
27.2%Roosevelt182
72.8%Dewey488
0.0%
R+45.7
R+15.5
R+53.2
670
R
34.9%Roosevelt289
65.1%Willkie539
0.0%
R+30.2
R+17.1
R+40.1
828
R
42.6%Roosevelt335
55.7%Landon438
1.8%
R+13.1
R+27.6
R+37.3
787
D
55.3%Roosevelt389
40.8%Hoover287
3.8%
D+14.5
D+83.3
R+3.3
703
R
15.0%Smith106
83.8%Hoover594
1.3%
R+68.8
R+38.5
R+51.4
709
R
17.7%Davis105
48.0%Coolidge285
33.7%La Follette200
R+30.3
D+13.7
R+5.1
594
R
22.8%Cox117
66.7%Harding343
10.5%
R+44.0
R+56.7
R+17.8
514
D
50.8%Wilson219
38.1%Hughes164
11.1%
D+12.8
D+16.7
D+9.6
431
O
24.7%Wilson113
28.6%Taft131
46.7%
Roosevelt +18.1
D+13.0
R+23.5
458
R
37.0%Bryan170
53.9%Taft248
9.1%
R+17.0
D+42.7
R+7.4
460
R
6.9%Parker23
66.6%Roosevelt223
26.6%
R+59.7
R+55.5
R+40.0
335
R
47.4%Bryan137
51.6%McKinley149
1.0%
R+4.2
R+10.8
D+3.4
289
D
52.0%Bryan133
45.3%McKinley116
2.7%
D+6.6
D+46.4
D+12.7
256
R
7.4%Cleveland18
47.1%Harrison115
45.5%
R+39.8
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R+41.4
244
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
18.2%156
81.8%703
859
2020
R
6.7%28
88.3%370
419
2018
R
16.6%51
80.5%247
307
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+69.8
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+65.7
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 4.1 points more Republican.
Domestic migration in Loup County, NE in Loup County, NE: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−11
2012
−13
2013
−19
2014
+5
2015
+10
2016
+9
2017
−9
2018
+15
2019
+44
2021
−6
2022
−1
2023
−8
2024
−4
2025
−17
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 14.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 71.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 65.7 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 Ellsworth County and Washington County.
Akashic
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Loup County, Nebraska voted Republican by 65.7 points (R+65.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 428 votes cast, 73 went Democratic and 354 went Republican.
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, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican.
