Platte County, Nebraska: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+58%. Republican peak: R+66 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+58MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 34,7162024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,5522024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 23.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+56 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+66 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Wayne County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Platte CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Platte County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +8.1% |
| 1896 | +20.3% |
| 1900 | +13.5% |
| 1904 | −11.8% |
| 1908 | +21.8% |
| 1912 | +36.8% |
| 1916 | +11.2% |
| 1920 | −49.0% |
| 1924 | +0.9% |
| 1928 | +16.0% |
| 1932 | +56.0% |
| 1936 | +35.7% |
| 1940 | −12.1% |
| 1944 | −13.3% |
| 1948 | −6.9% |
| 1952 | −43.4% |
| 1956 | −38.5% |
| 1960 | −16.6% |
| 1964 | +4.6% |
| 1968 | −29.4% |
| 1972 | −46.8% |
| 1976 | −31.5% |
| 1980 | −53.6% |
| 1984 | −65.5% |
| 1988 | −46.4% |
| 1992 | −38.3% |
| 1996 | −39.8% |
| 2000 | −56.4% |
| 2004 | −60.6% |
| 2008 | −41.6% |
| 2012 | −51.3% |
| 2016 | −57.6% |
| 2020 | −56.8% |
| 2024 | −58.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,191 | 12,326 | 15,736 | ||
| R | 3,260 | 12,186 | 15,721 | ||
| R | 2,646 | 10,965 | 14,433 | ||
| R | 3,148 | 10,061 | 13,473 | ||
| R | 3,796 | 9,373 | 13,420 | ||
| R | 2,657 | 11,130 | 13,987 | ||
| R | 2,612 | 9,861 | 12,859 | ||
| R | 3,010 | 7,948 | 12,398 | ||
| R | 2,424 | 7,736 | 13,877 | ||
| R | 3,285 | 9,040 | 12,396 | ||
| R | 2,061 | 10,069 | 12,222 | ||
| R | 2,389 | 8,803 | 11,975 | ||
| R | 3,693 | 7,217 | 11,179 | ||
| R | 2,855 | 7,871 | 10,726 | ||
| R | 2,999 | 5,817 | 9,584 | ||
| D | 5,160 | 4,705 | 9,865 | ||
| R | 4,387 | 6,129 | 10,516 | ||
| R | 2,922 | 6,574 | 9,496 | ||
| R | 2,645 | 6,695 | 9,340 | ||
| R | 3,317 | 3,812 | 7,129 | ||
| R | 3,448 | 4,509 | 7,957 | ||
| R | 3,862 | 4,929 | 8,791 | ||
| D | 6,249 | 2,850 | 9,512 | ||
| D | 6,691 | 1,864 | 8,627 | ||
| D | 4,748 | 3,435 | 8,210 | ||
| O | 2,173 | 2,108 | 6,867 | ||
| R | 1,367 | 4,058 | 5,493 | ||
| D | 2,412 | 1,918 | 4,405 | ||
| D | 2,015 | 589 | 3,880 | ||
| D | 2,487 | 1,584 | 4,146 | ||
| R | 1,511 | 1,947 | 3,699 | ||
| D | 2,117 | 1,608 | 3,778 | ||
| D | 2,099 | 1,377 | 3,558 | ||
| O | 897 | 665 | 2,879 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
35.2%
Polish
8.1%
Irish
7.9%
English
6.3%
American
3.0%
French
1.5%
Italian
0.9%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 37.7 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
$71,552
Platte County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Platte County$71,552
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Platte County ranks near the middle 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
9.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.5%
Working age (18–64)9.1%
Seniors (65+)12.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.7%
speak English only
Spanish18.5%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 27.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Platte County, anchored by Columbus, combines a strong agricultural economy with a sizable Czech and German heritage community. Its R+58 presidential margins reflect a pattern of lopsided rural Republican support that has held steady for decades.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-six points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-eight points.
A population of 34,716, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,552 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wayne County and Madison County. A non-English-speaking share of 19% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Platte County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Platte County, Nebraska voted Republican by 58.1 points (R+58), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,736 votes cast, 3,191 went Democratic and 12,326 went Republican.
What is Platte County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Platte County, Nebraska in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. 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 9 times, Republican 23 times, and other 2 times.
When did Platte County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Platte County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Platte County, Nebraska?
Platte County, Nebraska has a population of 34,716 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Platte County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Platte County, Nebraska is $71,552 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Platte County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Platte County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.