Morrill County, Nebraska: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+68%. Republican peak: R+69 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+68MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 4,5342024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,5002024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+69 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Niobrara County, WY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Morrill CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Morrill County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Turnout—
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 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +14.7% |
| 1916 | +29.3% |
| 1920 | −33.5% |
| 1924 | −16.6% |
| 1928 | −49.8% |
| 1932 | +17.3% |
| 1936 | +18.9% |
| 1940 | −20.2% |
| 1944 | −28.7% |
| 1948 | −5.6% |
| 1952 | −47.0% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | −25.5% |
| 1964 | −14.6% |
| 1968 | −45.4% |
| 1972 | −54.0% |
| 1976 | −16.0% |
| 1980 | −54.4% |
| 1984 | −60.2% |
| 1988 | −34.4% |
| 1992 | −24.1% |
| 1996 | −30.7% |
| 2000 | −53.2% |
| 2004 | −54.9% |
| 2008 | −49.7% |
| 2012 | −56.0% |
| 2016 | −68.7% |
| 2020 | −67.5% |
| 2024 | −68.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 366 | 2,026 | 2,430 | ||
| R | 386 | 2,113 | 2,558 | ||
| R | 284 | 1,802 | 2,209 | ||
| R | 455 | 1,681 | 2,190 | ||
| R | 557 | 1,725 | 2,351 | ||
| R | 495 | 1,755 | 2,293 | ||
| R | 460 | 1,597 | 2,138 | ||
| R | 620 | 1,296 | 2,202 | ||
| R | 577 | 1,185 | 2,527 | ||
| R | 754 | 1,556 | 2,331 | ||
| R | 464 | 1,888 | 2,366 | ||
| R | 512 | 1,893 | 2,540 | ||
| R | 971 | 1,351 | 2,379 | ||
| R | 520 | 1,740 | 2,260 | ||
| R | 480 | 1,516 | 2,281 | ||
| R | 1,228 | 1,649 | 2,877 | ||
| R | 1,199 | 2,020 | 3,219 | ||
| R | 1,029 | 1,810 | 2,839 | ||
| R | 897 | 2,485 | 3,382 | ||
| R | 1,320 | 1,478 | 2,798 | ||
| R | 1,108 | 1,998 | 3,106 | ||
| R | 1,471 | 2,214 | 3,685 | ||
| D | 1,999 | 1,354 | 3,404 | ||
| D | 2,008 | 1,406 | 3,476 | ||
| R | 765 | 2,318 | 3,121 | ||
| R | 734 | 1,153 | 2,519 | ||
| R | 667 | 1,366 | 2,085 | ||
| D | 888 | 470 | 1,428 | ||
| O | 391 | 227 | 1,118 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
28.0%
Irish
8.3%
English
6.9%
American
4.0%
Polish
1.8%
Scottish
1.1%
Italian
0.9%
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: 41.5 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
$58,500
Morrill County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Morrill County$58,500
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Morrill 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
13.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.4%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)22.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.6%
speak English only
Spanish4.8%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Morrill County sits in the Nebraska Panhandle, where a sparse, agriculture-dependent population has returned Republican presidential margins above 60 points in each of the last three cycles, making it one of the most lopsided counties in the state.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-nine points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-eight points.
A median household income of $58,500, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 4,534 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Niobrara County and Furnas County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Morrill County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Morrill County, Nebraska voted Republican by 68.3 points (R+68), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,430 votes cast, 366 went Democratic and 2,026 went Republican.
What is Morrill County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Morrill County, Nebraska in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 3 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did Morrill County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Morrill County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Morrill County, Nebraska?
Morrill County, Nebraska has a population of 4,534 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Morrill County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Morrill County, Nebraska is $58,500 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Morrill County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Morrill County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.