Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupPierce CountyNebraskaUnited States
German52.8%31.0%12.5%
Irish9.7%11.7%9.4%
Czech4.5%3.4%—
English4.4%9.4%9.5%
Swedish4.1%3.1%—
American2.8%3.5%5.3%
Norwegian1.9%——
Danish1.8%——
Mexican2.1%8.7%11.3%
Cuban0.2%0.4%0.7%
Spanish0.2%0.2%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Pierce County
Nebraska
United States
Median age
39.6
37.3
39.1
Age 18–24
6.9%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.8%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Pierce County
Nebraska
United States
Median household income
$72,357
$76,475
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.6%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.7%
34.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Pierce County
Nebraska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.2%
12.8%
22.3%
Spanish
1.9%
8.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Pierce County
Nebraska
United States
Catholic
17.7%
19.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
39.5%
14.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
24.9%
50.8%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
17.9%
12.1%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Pierce County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
5 precincts · 3,897 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
Pierce County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024
Precinct -OSMONDOSMOND
93
918
8
1,019
9.1%
90.1%
R+81.0
Precinct -PIERCE CITYPIERCE CITY
134
732
14
880
15.2%
83.2%
R+68.0
Precinct -PIERCEPIERCE
71
766
3
840
8.5%
91.2%
R+82.7
Precinct -PLAINVIEWPLAINVIEW
104
608
3
715
14.5%
85.0%
R+70.5
Precinct -SOUTH BRANCHSOUTH BRANCH
44
396
3
443
9.9%
89.4%
R+79.5
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−11.8%
1896
+20.2%
1900
−0.3%
1904
−26.5%
1908
+1.3%
1912
+11.9%
1916
−8.6%
1920
−52.6%
1924
−21.9%
1928
−23.1%
1932
+44.7%
1936
+7.6%
1940
−38.6%
1944
−42.1%
1948
−14.9%
1952
−56.1%
1956
−41.7%
1960
−45.6%
1964
−9.3%
1968
−52.9%
1972
−57.9%
1976
−36.0%
1980
−66.5%
1984
−68.9%
1988
−45.9%
1992
−34.9%
1996
−39.8%
2000
−61.2%
2004
−67.0%
2008
−49.7%
2012
−60.3%
2016
−73.6%
2020
−74.3%
2024
−76.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
11.4%Harris446
87.5%Trump3,420
0.4%Oliver17 +3
R+76.1
R+1.7
R+74.6
3,910
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican87.5%3,420
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic11.4%446
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.4%17
OtherAll other candidates0.3%13
Jill SteinNonpartisan0.3%11
Cornel WestNonpartisan0.1%3
R
12.0%Biden480
86.3%Trump3,462
1.6%Jorgensen64
R+74.3
R+0.8
R+78.8
4,012
R
10.5%Clinton382
84.1%Trump3,052
3.4%Johnson125
R+73.6
R+13.2
R+75.6
3,630
R
18.6%Obama637
78.9%Romney2,707
1.7%Gray57
R+60.3
R+10.7
R+64.2
3,431
R
24.3%Obama783
73.9%McCain2,385
1.8%
R+49.7
D+17.4
R+56.9
3,226
R
16.1%Kerry546
83.1%Bush2,824
0.8%
R+67.0
R+5.8
R+64.6
3,398
R
17.8%Gore570
79.0%Bush2,534
1.6%Nader52
R+61.2
R+21.4
R+61.7
3,208
R
22.6%Clinton697
62.4%Dole1,923
14.5%Perot446
R+39.8
R+4.9
R+48.3
3,082
R
17.2%Clinton611
52.0%Bush1,853
30.4%Perot1,084
R+34.9
D+11.0
R+40.4
3,562
R
26.9%Dukakis914
72.8%Bush2,474
0.3%
R+45.9
D+23.0
R+38.2
3,399
R
15.2%Mondale545
84.1%Reagan3,017
0.8%
R+68.9
R+2.3
R+50.7
3,589
R
14.2%Carter517
80.7%Reagan2,938
5.1%
R+66.5
R+30.5
R+56.8
3,639
R
30.9%Carter1,004
67.0%Ford2,172
2.1%
R+36.0
D+21.9
R+38.1
3,244
R
21.0%McGovern653
79.0%Nixon2,451
0.0%
R+57.9
R+5.0
R+34.8
3,104
R
20.6%Humphrey674
73.4%Nixon2,408
6.0%
R+52.9
R+43.6
R+52.2
3,279
R
45.4%Johnson1,631
54.6%Goldwater1,965
0.0%
R+9.3
D+36.3
R+31.9
3,596
R
27.2%Kennedy1,107
72.8%Nixon2,963
0.0%
R+45.6
R+3.9
R+45.8
4,070
R
29.1%Stevenson1,152
70.9%Eisenhower2,800
0.0%
R+41.7
D+14.4
R+26.3
3,952
R
21.9%Stevenson909
78.1%Eisenhower3,234
0.0%
R+56.1
R+41.3
R+45.4
4,143
R
42.6%Truman1,383
57.4%Dewey1,866
0.0%
R+14.9
D+27.2
R+19.3
3,249
R
28.9%Roosevelt1,204
71.1%Dewey2,956
0.0%
R+42.1
R+3.5
R+49.6
4,160
R
30.7%Roosevelt1,449
69.3%Willkie3,271
0.0%
R+38.6
R+46.2
R+48.5
4,720
D
52.4%Roosevelt2,357
44.8%Landon2,016
2.7%
D+7.6
R+37.1
R+16.7
4,495
D
71.9%Roosevelt2,980
27.2%Hoover1,128
0.8%
D+44.7
D+67.8
D+26.9
4,143
R
38.3%Smith1,586
61.4%Hoover2,542
0.2%
R+23.1
R+1.3
R+5.6
4,137
R
20.5%Davis760
42.4%Coolidge1,570
36.8%La Follette1,363
R+21.9
D+30.7
D+3.3
3,706
R
22.5%Cox743
75.1%Harding2,478
2.4%
R+52.6
R+43.9
R+26.4
3,299
R
45.0%Wilson1,030
53.6%Hughes1,228
1.4%
R+8.6
R+20.5
R+11.8
2,291
D
44.4%Wilson948
32.5%Taft694
23.1%
D+11.9
D+10.6
R+7.6
2,134
D
49.8%Bryan1,095
48.5%Taft1,067
1.6%
D+1.3
D+27.7
D+10.8
2,198
R
32.2%Parker616
58.7%Roosevelt1,122
9.1%
R+26.5
R+26.1
R+6.8
1,913
R
49.2%Bryan913
49.5%McKinley919
1.2%
R+0.3
R+20.5
D+7.2
1,855
D
59.4%Bryan960
39.3%McKinley634
1.3%
D+20.2
D+32.0
D+26.3
1,615
O
21.9%Cleveland257
33.7%Harrison396
44.4%
Weaver +10.7
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R+13.5
1,175
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
17.5%1,351
82.5%6,388
7,739
2020
R
9.2%353
85.4%3,261
3,818
2018
R
12.3%341
84.6%2,339
2,764
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+68.0
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+76.1
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 8.1 points more Democratic.
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−25 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −418 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $60,767 in average income, against $89,535 for residents who stayed — 32% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+55.8 on average — 20 points more Democratic-leaning than Pierce County, NE itself (R+76.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
Madison County, NE68R+55.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
Madison County, NE67
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.
Domestic migration in Pierce County, NE in Pierce County, NE: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−85
2012
−17
2013
−16
2014
+13
2015
−14
2016
−85
2017
−51
2018
+22
2019
−18
2021
−49
2022
−25
2023
−57
2024
−11
2025
−25
Pierce County's 2024 presidential margin of R+76.3 places it among the most heavily one-sided counties in the state, reflecting a rural, agriculturally rooted electorate where competitive general elections are exceedingly rare.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 44.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 76.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 76.1 points.
A population of 7,325, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,357 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Antelope County and Lyon County.
Akashic
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Pierce County, Nebraska voted Republican by 76.1 points (R+76.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,910 votes cast, 446 went Democratic and 3,420 went Republican.
When did Pierce County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pierce County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Pierce County, Nebraska?
Pierce County, Nebraska has a population of 7,325 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pierce County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Pierce County, Nebraska is $72,357 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Pierce County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pierce County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
