Red Willow County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
13 precincts · 5,323 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -NORTHWESTNORTHWEST | 48 | 488 | 4 | 540 | 8.9% | 90.4% | R+81.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -INDIANOLAINDIANOLA | 49 | 480 | 0 | 529 | 9.3% | 90.7% | R+81.5 |
| Precinct -WARD 2 PCT 1WARD 2 PCT 1 | 77 | 436 | 5 | 518 | 14.9% | 84.2% | R+69.3 |
| Precinct -WARD 4 PCT 1WARD 4 PCT 1 | 78 | 428 | 5 | 511 | 15.3% | 83.8% | R+68.5 |
| Precinct -WARD 1 PCT 2WARD 1 PCT 2 | 82 | 408 | 1 | 491 | 16.7% | 83.1% | R+66.4 |
| Precinct -WARD 2 PCT 2WARD 2 PCT 2 | 86 | 378 | 7 | 471 | 18.3% | 80.3% | R+62.0 |
| Precinct -WARD 3 PCT 1WARD 3 PCT 1 | 96 | 348 | 7 | 451 | 21.3% | 77.2% | R+55.9 |
| Precinct -WARD 3 PCT 3WARD 3 PCT 3 | 74 | 315 | 13 | 402 | 18.4% | 78.4% | R+60.0 |
| Precinct -WARD 1 PCT 3WARD 1 PCT 3 | 70 | 322 | 1 | 393 | 17.8% | 81.9% | R+64.1 |
| Precinct -WARD 1 PCT 1WARD 1 PCT 1 | 67 | 245 | 5 | 317 | 21.1% | 77.3% | R+56.2 |
| Precinct -SOUTHWESTSOUTHWEST | 47 | 230 | 1 | 278 | 16.9% | 82.7% | R+65.8 |
| Precinct -BARTLEYBARTLEY | 24 | 220 | 0 | 244 | 9.8% | 90.2% | R+80.3 |
| Precinct -BEAVERBEAVER | 17 | 159 | 2 | 178 | 9.6% | 89.3% | R+79.8 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −34.6% |
| 1896 | +1.6% |
| 1900 | −13.3% |
| 1904 | −51.5% |
| 1908 | +2.8% |
| 1912 | +30.6% |
| 1916 | +17.2% |
| 1920 | −25.4% |
| 1924 | −18.7% |
| 1928 | −33.2% |
| 1932 | +26.9% |
| 1936 | +24.0% |
| 1940 | −11.4% |
| 1944 | −18.6% |
| 1948 | −7.7% |
| 1952 | −46.2% |
| 1956 | −40.2% |
| 1960 | −33.9% |
| 1964 | −6.3% |
| 1968 | −42.0% |
| 1972 | −59.8% |
| 1976 | −26.1% |
| 1980 | −59.7% |
| 1984 | −59.9% |
| 1988 | −37.3% |
| 1992 | −25.0% |
| 1996 | −34.9% |
| 2000 | −49.6% |
| 2004 | −58.5% |
| 2008 | −49.9% |
| 2012 | −59.5% |
| 2016 | −69.8% |
| 2020 | −67.9% |
| 2024 | −68.2% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 8.2 points more Democratic.
7,007 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
−75 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −664 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $47,000 in average income, against $80,945 for residents who stayed — 42% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+77.6 on average — 9.4 points more Republican-leaning than Red Willow County, NE itself (R+68.2).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Hitchcock County, NE20R+77.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Lancaster County, NE27
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 | −23 |
| 2012 | −11 |
| 2013 | +1 |
| 2014 | −168 |
| 2015 | −16 |
| 2016 | −113 |
| 2017 | −53 |
| 2018 | −48 |
| 2019 | +1 |
| 2021 | −29 |
| 2022 | −43 |
| 2023 | −19 |
| 2024 | −68 |
| 2025 | −75 |
Red Willow County, anchored by McCook in southwest Nebraska, recorded an R+68.4 presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest in the state — reflecting the deep Republican alignment typical of sparsely populated Great Plains agricultural counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 69.8 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 68.2 points.
A population of 10,557, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,697 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Antelope County and Gove County.
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Red Willow County, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/31145/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.