Merrick County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
15 precincts · 4,342 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -WARD 2WARD 2 | 181 | 668 | 16 | 865 | 20.9% | 77.2% | R+56.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -WARD 1WARD 1 | 151 | 635 | 12 | 798 | 18.9% | 79.6% | R+60.7 |
| Precinct -VIEREGGVIEREGG | 83 | 331 | 4 | 418 | 19.9% | 79.2% | R+59.3 |
| Precinct -LOUPLOUP | 65 | 345 | 4 | 414 | 15.7% | 83.3% | R+67.6 |
| Precinct -SILVER CREEKSILVER CREEK | 33 | 258 | 4 | 295 | 11.2% | 87.5% | R+76.3 |
| Precinct -CHAPMANCHAPMAN | 47 | 214 | 4 | 265 | 17.7% | 80.8% | R+63.0 |
| Precinct -CLARKSVILLE EASTCLARKSVILLE EAST | 31 | 190 | 3 | 224 | 13.8% | 84.8% | R+71.0 |
| Precinct -LONE TREE NORTHLONE TREE NORTH | 26 | 182 | 4 | 212 | 12.3% | 85.8% | R+73.6 |
| Precinct -PRAIRIE CREEKPRAIRIE CREEK | 18 | 178 | 4 | 200 | 9.0% | 89.0% | R+80.0 |
| Precinct -LONE TREE SOUTHLONE TREE SOUTH | 23 | 122 | 1 | 146 | 15.8% | 83.6% | R+67.8 |
| Precinct -CLARKSVILLE WESTCLARKSVILLE WEST | 27 | 105 | 2 | 134 | 20.1% | 78.4% | R+58.2 |
| Precinct -PRAIRIE ISLANDPRAIRIE ISLAND | 12 | 112 | 0 | 124 | 9.7% | 90.3% | R+80.6 |
| Precinct -MIDLANDMIDLAND | 17 | 96 | 2 | 115 | 14.8% | 83.5% | R+68.7 |
| Precinct -MEADMEAD | 13 | 81 | 0 | 94 | 13.8% | 86.2% | R+72.3 |
| Precinct -CENTRALCENTRAL | 3 | 34 | 1 | 38 | 7.9% | 89.5% | R+81.6 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −36.5% |
| 1896 | +2.0% |
| 1900 | −9.3% |
| 1904 | −41.9% |
| 1908 | −2.2% |
| 1912 | +18.3% |
| 1916 | +6.5% |
| 1920 | −35.8% |
| 1924 | −27.8% |
| 1928 | −39.7% |
| 1932 | +25.2% |
| 1936 | +0.7% |
| 1940 | −32.6% |
| 1944 | −31.9% |
| 1948 | −24.2% |
| 1952 | −54.6% |
| 1956 | −43.5% |
| 1960 | −38.0% |
| 1964 | −1.6% |
| 1968 | −38.6% |
| 1972 | −46.3% |
| 1976 | −23.5% |
| 1980 | −54.1% |
| 1984 | −53.1% |
| 1988 | −33.0% |
| 1992 | −26.0% |
| 1996 | −30.6% |
| 2000 | −45.9% |
| 2004 | −53.0% |
| 2008 | −40.5% |
| 2012 | −44.9% |
| 2016 | −61.4% |
| 2020 | −62.5% |
| 2024 | −64.6% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 2.4 points.
5,349 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
+73 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +128 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $55,159 in average income, against $83,272 for residents who stayed — 34% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+37.6 on average — 27 points more Democratic-leaning than Merrick County, NE itself (R+64.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Hall County, NE66R+37.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Hall County, NE63
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 | −95 |
| 2012 | +90 |
| 2013 | −27 |
| 2014 | −49 |
| 2015 | +7 |
| 2016 | +14 |
| 2017 | +4 |
| 2018 | −127 |
| 2019 | +19 |
| 2021 | +17 |
| 2022 | +60 |
| 2023 | +46 |
| 2024 | +96 |
| 2025 | +73 |
Merrick County, a sparsely populated stretch of the Platte River valley, delivered a 65-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the heavily Republican tilt common across Nebraska's rural agricultural interior.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 64.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 64.6 points.
A population of 7,724, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,354 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Polk County and Stanton County.
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Merrick County, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/31121/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.