Rock County, Nebraska: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+79%. Republican peak: R+79 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+79MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,3192024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,1252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 98.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+47 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+79 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Cherry County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Rock CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Rock County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +46.6% |
| 1896 | −20.7% |
| 1900 | −32.5% |
| 1904 | −51.1% |
| 1908 | −16.2% |
| 1912 | +5.6% |
| 1916 | +8.4% |
| 1920 | −43.2% |
| 1924 | −23.6% |
| 1928 | −54.4% |
| 1932 | +13.6% |
| 1936 | −14.0% |
| 1940 | −29.6% |
| 1944 | −32.1% |
| 1948 | −28.0% |
| 1952 | −64.2% |
| 1956 | −53.5% |
| 1960 | −62.2% |
| 1964 | −37.9% |
| 1968 | −62.6% |
| 1972 | −74.3% |
| 1976 | −47.3% |
| 1980 | −66.9% |
| 1984 | −71.0% |
| 1988 | −58.4% |
| 1992 | −43.2% |
| 1996 | −43.4% |
| 2000 | −65.3% |
| 2004 | −69.1% |
| 2008 | −62.5% |
| 2012 | −72.1% |
| 2016 | −77.3% |
| 2020 | −78.4% |
| 2024 | −79.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 85 | 745 | 835 | ||
| R | 84 | 744 | 842 | ||
| R | 70 | 687 | 798 | ||
| R | 103 | 672 | 789 | ||
| R | 139 | 640 | 801 | ||
| R | 130 | 740 | 883 | ||
| R | 141 | 725 | 894 | ||
| R | 180 | 564 | 885 | ||
| R | 162 | 588 | 987 | ||
| R | 198 | 757 | 957 | ||
| R | 147 | 873 | 1,023 | ||
| R | 146 | 855 | 1,059 | ||
| R | 255 | 732 | 1,009 | ||
| R | 138 | 937 | 1,075 | ||
| R | 146 | 791 | 1,031 | ||
| R | 376 | 835 | 1,211 | ||
| R | 253 | 1,084 | 1,337 | ||
| R | 281 | 928 | 1,209 | ||
| R | 267 | 1,226 | 1,493 | ||
| R | 455 | 809 | 1,264 | ||
| R | 506 | 984 | 1,490 | ||
| R | 600 | 1,104 | 1,704 | ||
| R | 710 | 944 | 1,672 | ||
| D | 810 | 613 | 1,445 | ||
| R | 305 | 1,034 | 1,341 | ||
| R | 293 | 585 | 1,236 | ||
| R | 239 | 621 | 885 | ||
| D | 449 | 375 | 879 | ||
| O | 279 | 230 | 869 | ||
| R | 334 | 469 | 832 | ||
| R | 138 | 498 | 705 | ||
| R | 243 | 481 | 732 | ||
| R | 224 | 347 | 594 | ||
| D | 343 | 52 | 625 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
30.0%
Irish
15.5%
English
11.7%
American
4.5%
Scottish
3.7%
French
2.3%
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.
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: 49.4 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
$58,125
Rock County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Rock County$58,125
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Rock 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
10.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.8%
Working age (18–64)9.4%
Seniors (65+)17.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.9%
speak English only
Spanish1.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Rock County's 2024 presidential margin of R+79.1 reflects a pattern common to the Sandhills: sparse population, ranching-dominant economy, and some of the most lopsided partisan numbers in the state.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-nine points.
A population of 1,319, a 99% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,125 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cherry County and Casey County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Rock County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rock County, Nebraska voted Republican by 79.0 points (R+79), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 835 votes cast, 85 went Democratic and 745 went Republican.
What is Rock County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Rock County, Nebraska in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.
When did Rock County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Rock County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Rock County, Nebraska?
Rock County, Nebraska has a population of 1,319 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rock County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Rock County, Nebraska is $58,125 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Rock County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rock County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.