Otoe County, Nebraska: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+39%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1952.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 16,2412024 5-year
- Median household income
- $82,1882024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1952MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Dodge County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Otoe CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Otoe County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +15.4% |
| 1896 | −1.1% |
| 1900 | −7.6% |
| 1904 | −26.9% |
| 1908 | +3.5% |
| 1912 | +25.3% |
| 1916 | +4.9% |
| 1920 | −38.4% |
| 1924 | −16.0% |
| 1928 | −26.0% |
| 1932 | +20.5% |
| 1936 | −2.6% |
| 1940 | −32.9% |
| 1944 | −33.0% |
| 1948 | −23.5% |
| 1952 | −51.7% |
| 1956 | −39.3% |
| 1960 | −33.1% |
| 1964 | −6.7% |
| 1968 | −40.1% |
| 1972 | −47.4% |
| 1976 | −20.5% |
| 1980 | −47.9% |
| 1984 | −42.6% |
| 1988 | −17.4% |
| 1992 | −13.5% |
| 1996 | −15.5% |
| 2000 | −29.6% |
| 2004 | −37.1% |
| 2008 | −15.8% |
| 2012 | −24.3% |
| 2016 | −38.0% |
| 2020 | −37.8% |
| 2024 | −38.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,463 | 5,651 | 8,227 | ||
| R | 2,490 | 5,649 | 8,355 | ||
| R | 2,025 | 4,860 | 7,457 | ||
| R | 2,561 | 4,258 | 6,982 | ||
| R | 2,915 | 4,033 | 7,092 | ||
| R | 2,275 | 5,018 | 7,386 | ||
| R | 2,208 | 4,178 | 6,662 | ||
| R | 2,279 | 3,290 | 6,505 | ||
| R | 2,038 | 2,960 | 6,838 | ||
| R | 2,616 | 3,724 | 6,366 | ||
| R | 1,869 | 4,679 | 6,596 | ||
| R | 1,471 | 4,611 | 6,559 | ||
| R | 2,436 | 3,715 | 6,237 | ||
| R | 1,718 | 4,815 | 6,533 | ||
| R | 1,508 | 3,840 | 5,822 | ||
| R | 3,169 | 3,626 | 6,795 | ||
| R | 2,543 | 5,057 | 7,600 | ||
| R | 2,296 | 5,275 | 7,571 | ||
| R | 1,939 | 6,082 | 8,021 | ||
| R | 2,515 | 4,060 | 6,575 | ||
| R | 2,664 | 5,291 | 7,955 | ||
| R | 2,927 | 5,799 | 8,726 | ||
| R | 4,173 | 4,399 | 8,634 | ||
| D | 4,752 | 3,119 | 7,959 | ||
| R | 2,959 | 5,063 | 8,077 | ||
| R | 2,208 | 3,245 | 6,475 | ||
| R | 1,671 | 3,869 | 5,722 | ||
| D | 2,344 | 2,121 | 4,566 | ||
| D | 1,945 | 922 | 4,040 | ||
| D | 2,411 | 2,243 | 4,743 | ||
| R | 1,420 | 2,616 | 4,445 | ||
| R | 2,327 | 2,718 | 5,154 | ||
| R | 2,384 | 2,438 | 4,988 | ||
| O | 1,591 | 937 | 4,243 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
37.4%
Irish
12.9%
English
7.8%
American
4.2%
Polish
2.0%
Italian
1.2%
French
1.2%
African American
0.8%
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: 41.7 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
$82,188
Otoe County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Otoe County$82,188
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Otoe County ranks in the top 25% 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
9.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.2%
Working age (18–64)8.2%
Seniors (65+)12.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.7%
speak English only
Spanish7.0%
Other languages0.6%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Otoe County sits along Nebraska's eastern border with a small-city core in Nebraska City, yet its presidential margins have grown consistently rightward since 2004, reflecting rural consolidation patterns common across the Missouri River tier.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached twenty-five points in 1912; the Republican margin reached fifty-two points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-nine points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $82,188, and a 9% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dodge County and Nemaha County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Otoe County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Otoe County, Nebraska voted Republican by 38.8 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,227 votes cast, 2,463 went Democratic and 5,651 went Republican.
What is Otoe County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Otoe County, Nebraska in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 4 times, Republican 29 times, and other 1 times.
When did Otoe County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Otoe County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Otoe County, Nebraska?
Otoe County, Nebraska has a population of 16,241 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Otoe County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Otoe County, Nebraska is $82,188 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Otoe County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Otoe County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.