Richardson County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
15 precincts · 3,942 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -FALLS CITY 1FALLS CITY 1 | 158 | 348 | 9 | 515 | 30.7% | 67.6% | R+36.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -FALLS CITY 2FALLS CITY 2 | 123 | 389 | 3 | 515 | 23.9% | 75.5% | R+51.7 |
| Precinct -FALLS CITY 3FALLS CITY 3 | 125 | 341 | 3 | 469 | 26.7% | 72.7% | R+46.1 |
| Precinct -FALLS CITY 4FALLS CITY 4 | 114 | 252 | 5 | 371 | 30.7% | 67.9% | R+37.2 |
| Precinct -FC RURAL-OHIOFC RURAL-OHIO | 43 | 230 | 2 | 275 | 15.6% | 83.6% | R+68.0 |
| Precinct -JEFFERSON-RULOJEFFERSON-RULO | 39 | 205 | 2 | 246 | 15.9% | 83.3% | R+67.5 |
| Precinct -GRANT NEMAHAGRANT NEMAHA | 44 | 166 | 2 | 212 | 20.8% | 78.3% | R+57.5 |
| Precinct -WEST MUDDY-PORTERWEST MUDDY-PORTER | 41 | 165 | 6 | 212 | 19.3% | 77.8% | R+58.5 |
| Precinct -FRANKLIN-HRR-SPIFRANKLIN-HRR-SPI | 44 | 152 | 4 | 200 | 22.0% | 76.0% | R+54.0 |
| Precinct -ARAGO-BARADAARAGO-BARADA | 46 | 141 | 4 | 191 | 24.1% | 73.8% | R+49.7 |
| Precinct -HUMBOLDT 1HUMBOLDT 1 | 53 | 132 | 2 | 187 | 28.3% | 70.6% | R+42.2 |
| Precinct -HUMBOLDT 2HUMBOLDT 2 | 38 | 123 | 0 | 161 | 23.6% | 76.4% | R+52.8 |
| Precinct -LIBERTYLIBERTY | 26 | 133 | 2 | 161 | 16.1% | 82.6% | R+66.5 |
| Precinct -EAST MUDDYEAST MUDDY | 32 | 93 | 0 | 125 | 25.6% | 74.4% | R+48.8 |
| Precinct -SALEMSALEM | 8 | 92 | 2 | 102 | 7.8% | 90.2% | R+82.4 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −37.6% |
| 1896 | +5.0% |
| 1900 | +0.7% |
| 1904 | −19.8% |
| 1908 | +3.0% |
| 1912 | +22.8% |
| 1916 | +12.7% |
| 1920 | −24.9% |
| 1924 | −7.1% |
| 1928 | −30.8% |
| 1932 | +31.3% |
| 1936 | +19.5% |
| 1940 | −8.1% |
| 1944 | −12.5% |
| 1948 | −3.5% |
| 1952 | −41.3% |
| 1956 | −28.1% |
| 1960 | −25.3% |
| 1964 | +6.5% |
| 1968 | −29.4% |
| 1972 | −41.7% |
| 1976 | −12.5% |
| 1980 | −42.7% |
| 1984 | −43.4% |
| 1988 | −16.7% |
| 1992 | −10.9% |
| 1996 | −13.4% |
| 2000 | −29.9% |
| 2004 | −38.0% |
| 2008 | −20.9% |
| 2012 | −33.5% |
| 2016 | −51.3% |
| 2020 | −50.2% |
| 2024 | −51.2% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 7.4 points more Democratic.
5,162 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
+9 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −244 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $52,595 in average income, against $73,441 for residents who stayed — 28% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
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 | −7 |
| 2012 | −24 |
| 2013 | −106 |
| 2014 | −28 |
| 2015 | −42 |
| 2016 | +11 |
| 2017 | +5 |
| 2018 | −16 |
| 2019 | −46 |
| 2021 | +4 |
| 2022 | +1 |
| 2023 | +7 |
| 2024 | −12 |
| 2025 | +9 |
Richardson County, nestled in Nebraska's southeastern corner bordering Kansas and Missouri, has delivered lopsided Republican presidential margins for decades, with 2024's R+51.5 result reflecting a rural, agriculturally rooted electorate that has shifted steadily rightward over the past two cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.3 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 51.3 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.2 points.
A population of 7,751, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,108 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Richland County and Nuckolls County.
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Richardson County, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/31147/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.