Polk County, Nebraska: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+63%. Republican peak: R+63 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+63MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,2252024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,7682024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Kit Carson County, CO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Polk CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Polk 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 | +28.3% |
| 1896 | +25.5% |
| 1900 | +14.2% |
| 1904 | −41.9% |
| 1908 | +3.5% |
| 1912 | +20.5% |
| 1916 | +19.5% |
| 1920 | −30.8% |
| 1924 | −27.0% |
| 1928 | −34.8% |
| 1932 | +28.2% |
| 1936 | +5.5% |
| 1940 | −23.7% |
| 1944 | −21.7% |
| 1948 | −18.4% |
| 1952 | −53.3% |
| 1956 | −37.2% |
| 1960 | −33.9% |
| 1964 | +3.7% |
| 1968 | −41.1% |
| 1972 | −42.5% |
| 1976 | −19.9% |
| 1980 | −56.8% |
| 1984 | −55.4% |
| 1988 | −30.3% |
| 1992 | −26.6% |
| 1996 | −29.5% |
| 2000 | −50.3% |
| 2004 | −58.6% |
| 2008 | −45.4% |
| 2012 | −55.4% |
| 2016 | −62.5% |
| 2020 | −61.0% |
| 2024 | −63.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 501 | 2,296 | 2,829 | ||
| R | 530 | 2,291 | 2,887 | ||
| R | 413 | 2,028 | 2,582 | ||
| R | 528 | 1,890 | 2,457 | ||
| R | 668 | 1,822 | 2,543 | ||
| R | 549 | 2,146 | 2,727 | ||
| R | 610 | 1,925 | 2,613 | ||
| R | 750 | 1,504 | 2,556 | ||
| R | 661 | 1,437 | 2,918 | ||
| R | 944 | 1,769 | 2,724 | ||
| R | 610 | 2,149 | 2,776 | ||
| R | 538 | 2,206 | 2,936 | ||
| R | 1,190 | 1,797 | 3,053 | ||
| R | 827 | 2,050 | 2,877 | ||
| R | 690 | 1,795 | 2,686 | ||
| D | 1,730 | 1,607 | 3,337 | ||
| R | 1,184 | 2,397 | 3,581 | ||
| R | 1,135 | 2,482 | 3,617 | ||
| R | 916 | 3,008 | 3,924 | ||
| R | 1,396 | 2,026 | 3,422 | ||
| R | 1,517 | 2,357 | 3,874 | ||
| R | 1,635 | 2,653 | 4,288 | ||
| D | 2,519 | 2,256 | 4,823 | ||
| D | 2,939 | 1,636 | 4,628 | ||
| R | 1,494 | 3,096 | 4,609 | ||
| R | 1,229 | 2,354 | 4,167 | ||
| R | 1,236 | 2,393 | 3,751 | ||
| D | 1,600 | 1,060 | 2,768 | ||
| O | 996 | 485 | 2,496 | ||
| D | 1,264 | 1,171 | 2,643 | ||
| R | 239 | 1,235 | 2,379 | ||
| D | 1,376 | 1,023 | 2,480 | ||
| D | 1,432 | 841 | 2,322 | ||
| O | 733 | 126 | 2,146 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
37.1%
Irish
8.6%
English
7.7%
Polish
6.8%
American
2.5%
French
2.1%
Italian
1.6%
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: 43.4 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
$69,768
Polk County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Polk County$69,768
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Polk 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
7.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.0%
Working age (18–64)6.6%
Seniors (65+)7.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.9%
speak English only
Spanish4.0%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Polk County's small, rural population and agricultural economy align with patterns seen across the Platte River corridor, where the 2024 presidential margin exceeded 63 points — among the widest in the state.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-three points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-three points.
A population of 5,225, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,768 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kit Carson County and Furnas County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Polk County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Polk County, Nebraska voted Republican by 63.4 points (R+63), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,829 votes cast, 501 went Democratic and 2,296 went Republican.
What is Polk County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Polk County, Nebraska in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 7 times, Republican 25 times, and other 2 times.
When did Polk County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Polk County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Polk County, Nebraska?
Polk County, Nebraska has a population of 5,225 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Polk County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Polk County, Nebraska is $69,768 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Polk County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Polk County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.