Saunders County, Nebraska: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+46%. Republican peak: R+46 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+46MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 23,0482024 5-year
- Median household income
- $94,0662024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Butler County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Saunders CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Saunders 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 | +20.8% |
| 1896 | +12.3% |
| 1900 | +8.4% |
| 1904 | −37.4% |
| 1908 | +7.2% |
| 1912 | +26.4% |
| 1916 | +14.9% |
| 1920 | −23.1% |
| 1924 | −8.7% |
| 1928 | −17.0% |
| 1932 | +36.8% |
| 1936 | +18.2% |
| 1940 | −8.3% |
| 1944 | −22.3% |
| 1948 | +4.2% |
| 1952 | −30.2% |
| 1956 | −19.7% |
| 1960 | −13.9% |
| 1964 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | −24.1% |
| 1972 | −26.3% |
| 1976 | −4.5% |
| 1980 | −40.3% |
| 1984 | −35.5% |
| 1988 | −11.6% |
| 1992 | −16.7% |
| 1996 | −20.2% |
| 2000 | −31.8% |
| 2004 | −37.5% |
| 2008 | −23.7% |
| 2012 | −33.6% |
| 2016 | −46.3% |
| 2020 | −45.2% |
| 2024 | −46.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,558 | 9,854 | 13,622 | ||
| R | 3,331 | 9,108 | 12,786 | ||
| R | 2,523 | 7,555 | 10,860 | ||
| R | 3,307 | 6,770 | 10,312 | ||
| R | 3,767 | 6,188 | 10,212 | ||
| R | 2,884 | 6,441 | 9,489 | ||
| R | 2,852 | 5,688 | 8,919 | ||
| R | 2,777 | 4,514 | 8,597 | ||
| R | 2,509 | 4,037 | 9,152 | ||
| R | 3,526 | 4,459 | 8,040 | ||
| R | 2,467 | 5,217 | 7,747 | ||
| R | 2,034 | 5,223 | 7,906 | ||
| R | 3,507 | 3,844 | 7,502 | ||
| R | 2,501 | 4,282 | 6,783 | ||
| R | 1,990 | 3,429 | 5,975 | ||
| D | 4,172 | 3,345 | 7,517 | ||
| R | 3,556 | 4,702 | 8,258 | ||
| R | 3,335 | 4,973 | 8,308 | ||
| R | 2,962 | 5,525 | 8,487 | ||
| D | 3,979 | 3,660 | 7,639 | ||
| R | 4,199 | 6,615 | 10,814 | ||
| R | 4,162 | 4,917 | 9,079 | ||
| D | 5,514 | 3,773 | 9,587 | ||
| D | 6,134 | 2,772 | 9,134 | ||
| R | 3,793 | 5,356 | 9,186 | ||
| R | 2,823 | 3,499 | 7,749 | ||
| R | 2,296 | 3,733 | 6,223 | ||
| D | 2,671 | 1,957 | 4,793 | ||
| D | 2,080 | 864 | 4,599 | ||
| D | 2,679 | 2,309 | 5,111 | ||
| R | 1,091 | 2,880 | 4,789 | ||
| D | 2,762 | 2,325 | 5,187 | ||
| D | 2,728 | 2,121 | 4,950 | ||
| O | 1,416 | 559 | 4,116 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
33.9%
Irish
11.9%
English
8.4%
American
4.2%
Polish
2.9%
Italian
1.8%
French
1.4%
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: 40.3 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
$94,066
Saunders County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Saunders County$94,066
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Saunders County ranks in the top 5% 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
6.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.8%
Working age (18–64)6.0%
Seniors (65+)10.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.2%
speak English only
Spanish1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Saunders County sits between Omaha's expanding suburbs and Nebraska's agricultural interior, producing lopsided federal margins while local races occasionally run closer. Its population of roughly 20,000 has held steady as neighboring Douglas County sprawl edges eastward.
The Republican margin here reached forty-six points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-six points.
A population of 23,048, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $94,066 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Butler County and Fillmore County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Saunders County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Saunders County, Nebraska voted Republican by 46.2 points (R+46), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,622 votes cast, 3,558 went Democratic and 9,854 went Republican.
What is Saunders County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Saunders 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 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 1 times.
When did Saunders County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Saunders County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Saunders County, Nebraska?
Saunders County, Nebraska has a population of 23,048 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Saunders County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Saunders County, Nebraska is $94,066 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Saunders County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Saunders County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.