Morrill County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
9 precincts · 2,426 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -EAST BAYARDEAST BAYARD | 71 | 467 | 8 | 546 | 13.0% | 85.5% | R+72.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -EAST CAMP CLARKEEAST CAMP CLARKE | 81 | 380 | 6 | 467 | 17.3% | 81.4% | R+64.0 |
| Precinct -WEST BAYARDWEST BAYARD | 80 | 337 | 10 | 427 | 18.7% | 78.9% | R+60.2 |
| Precinct -WEST CAMP CLARKEWEST CAMP CLARKE | 64 | 318 | 4 | 386 | 16.6% | 82.4% | R+65.8 |
| Precinct -NORTH CAMP CLARKENORTH CAMP CLARKE | 35 | 243 | 3 | 281 | 12.5% | 86.5% | R+74.0 |
| Precinct -BROADWATERBROADWATER | 22 | 144 | 2 | 168 | 13.1% | 85.7% | R+72.6 |
| Precinct -HAYNESHAYNES | 7 | 57 | 0 | 64 | 10.9% | 89.1% | R+78.1 |
| Precinct -REDINGTONREDINGTON | 4 | 45 | 1 | 50 | 8.0% | 90.0% | R+82.0 |
| Precinct -GILCHRISTGILCHRIST | 2 | 35 | 0 | 37 | 5.4% | 94.6% | R+89.2 |
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 3.1 points more Democratic.
2,991 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
−40 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −489 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $41,505 in average income, against $71,605 for residents who stayed — 42% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+47.5 on average — 21 points more Democratic-leaning than Morrill County, NE itself (R+68.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Scotts Bluff County, NE39R+47.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Scotts Bluff County, NE46
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 | −45 |
| 2012 | −51 |
| 2013 | −2 |
| 2014 | −5 |
| 2015 | +15 |
| 2016 | −50 |
| 2017 | −66 |
| 2018 | −125 |
| 2019 | −39 |
| 2021 | +33 |
| 2022 | −40 |
| 2023 | −6 |
| 2024 | −68 |
| 2025 | −40 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.3 points in 1916 and a Republican high of 68.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 68.3 points.
A population of 4,534, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,500 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chase County and Brown County.
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Morrill County, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/31123/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.