Nemaha County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
9 precincts · 3,418 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -WASHINGTON-BENTONWASHINGTON-BENTON | 132 | 434 | 10 | 576 | 22.9% | 75.3% | R+52.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -DOUGLAS 4DOUGLAS 4 | 140 | 381 | 8 | 529 | 26.5% | 72.0% | R+45.6 |
| Precinct -DOUGLAS 3DOUGLAS 3 | 152 | 359 | 10 | 521 | 29.2% | 68.9% | R+39.7 |
| Precinct -DOUGLAS 2DOUGLAS 2 | 155 | 325 | 12 | 492 | 31.5% | 66.1% | R+34.6 |
| Precinct -DOUGLAS 1-GLENROCKDOUGLAS 1-GLENROCK | 146 | 334 | 3 | 483 | 30.2% | 69.2% | R+38.9 |
| Precinct -PERUPERU | 67 | 190 | 8 | 265 | 25.3% | 71.7% | R+46.4 |
| Precinct -BROWNVILLEBROWNVILLE | 67 | 176 | 5 | 248 | 27.0% | 71.0% | R+44.0 |
| Precinct -LAFAYETTELAFAYETTE | 32 | 125 | 3 | 160 | 20.0% | 78.1% | R+58.1 |
| Precinct -NEMAHANEMAHA | 24 | 119 | 1 | 144 | 16.7% | 82.6% | R+66.0 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −27.4% |
| 1896 | +14.1% |
| 1900 | −0.1% |
| 1904 | −36.1% |
| 1908 | +2.7% |
| 1912 | +23.5% |
| 1916 | +6.9% |
| 1920 | −30.5% |
| 1924 | −10.4% |
| 1928 | −36.2% |
| 1932 | +26.6% |
| 1936 | +11.9% |
| 1940 | −19.9% |
| 1944 | −29.3% |
| 1948 | −17.7% |
| 1952 | −44.6% |
| 1956 | −37.3% |
| 1960 | −37.5% |
| 1964 | +3.7% |
| 1968 | −35.1% |
| 1972 | −48.2% |
| 1976 | −19.4% |
| 1980 | −45.1% |
| 1984 | −46.1% |
| 1988 | −22.1% |
| 1992 | −15.2% |
| 1996 | −18.0% |
| 2000 | −33.1% |
| 2004 | −41.2% |
| 2008 | −25.7% |
| 2012 | −27.5% |
| 2016 | −42.1% |
| 2020 | −43.9% |
| 2024 | −44.4% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.9 points.
4,481 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
+6 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −213 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $68,566 in average income, against $84,255 for residents who stayed — 19% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+4.3 on average — 49 points more Democratic-leaning than Nemaha County, NE itself (R+44.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Lancaster County, NE22D+4.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Lancaster County, NE37
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 | +24 |
| 2012 | −71 |
| 2013 | −1 |
| 2014 | −18 |
| 2015 | −123 |
| 2016 | −20 |
| 2017 | −33 |
| 2018 | −25 |
| 2019 | −22 |
| 2021 | −72 |
| 2022 | +48 |
| 2023 | +80 |
| 2024 | +14 |
| 2025 | +6 |
Nemaha County, tucked into Nebraska's southeast corner along the Missouri River, has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 40 points in recent cycles, reflecting the deep conservative lean common across rural, agriculturally dependent Great Plains counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 48.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.4 points.
A population of 7,046, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,924 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dawes County and Kearney County.
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Nemaha County, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/31127/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.