Otoe County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
10 precincts · 8,198 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -SYRACUSESYRACUSE | 413 | 889 | 18 | 1,320 | 31.3% | 67.3% | R+36.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -NC1NC1 | 385 | 865 | 8 | 1,258 | 30.6% | 68.8% | R+38.2 |
| Precinct -PALMYRAPALMYRA | 370 | 769 | 11 | 1,150 | 32.2% | 66.9% | R+34.7 |
| Precinct -NC3NC3 | 338 | 766 | 15 | 1,119 | 30.2% | 68.5% | R+38.2 |
| Precinct -NC2NC2 | 347 | 658 | 9 | 1,014 | 34.2% | 64.9% | R+30.7 |
| Precinct -SO BRANCHSO BRANCH | 152 | 337 | 3 | 492 | 30.9% | 68.5% | R+37.6 |
| Precinct -BERLINBERLIN | 110 | 364 | 7 | 481 | 22.9% | 75.7% | R+52.8 |
| Precinct -DELAWAREDELAWARE | 113 | 360 | 6 | 479 | 23.6% | 75.2% | R+51.6 |
| Precinct -MCWILLIAMSMCWILLIAMS | 86 | 353 | 5 | 444 | 19.4% | 79.5% | R+60.1 |
| Precinct -RUSSELLRUSSELL | 149 | 290 | 2 | 441 | 33.8% | 65.8% | R+32.0 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 0.7 points.
10,761 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
+29 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +107 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $61,211 in average income, against $86,192 for residents who stayed — 29% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+1.8 on average — 37 points more Democratic-leaning than Otoe County, NE itself (R+38.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Lancaster County, NE115D+4.3
- Douglas County, NE44D+10.1
- Cass County, NE29R+37.0
- Sarpy County, NE21R+11.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Lancaster County, NE117
- Douglas County, NE53
- Sarpy County, NE28
- Cass County, NE26
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 | −28 |
| 2012 | −80 |
| 2013 | −36 |
| 2014 | +36 |
| 2015 | +29 |
| 2016 | +22 |
| 2017 | −64 |
| 2018 | −8 |
| 2019 | −39 |
| 2021 | +77 |
| 2022 | +116 |
| 2023 | +68 |
| 2024 | −15 |
| 2025 | +29 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 51.7 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.8 points.
A population of 16,241, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,188 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dodge County and Cass County.
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Otoe County, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/31131/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.