Saunders County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
19 precincts · 13,565 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -ASHLAND RURALASHLAND RURAL | 292 | 784 | 7 | 1,083 | 27.0% | 72.4% | R+45.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -CERESCOCERESCO | 313 | 721 | 9 | 1,043 | 30.0% | 69.1% | R+39.1 |
| Precinct -WAHOO WARD 1WAHOO WARD 1 | 304 | 686 | 8 | 998 | 30.5% | 68.7% | R+38.3 |
| Precinct -POHOCCOPOHOCCO | 212 | 695 | 10 | 917 | 23.1% | 75.8% | R+52.7 |
| Precinct -CEDAR BLUFFSCEDAR BLUFFS | 213 | 621 | 12 | 846 | 25.2% | 73.4% | R+48.2 |
| Precinct -WAHOO WARD 2WAHOO WARD 2 | 205 | 605 | 6 | 816 | 25.1% | 74.1% | R+49.0 |
| Precinct -VALPARAISOVALPARAISO | 209 | 595 | 7 | 811 | 25.8% | 73.4% | R+47.6 |
| Precinct -ASHLAND WARD 2ASHLAND WARD 2 | 244 | 551 | 14 | 809 | 30.2% | 68.1% | R+37.9 |
| Precinct -ASHLAND WARD 1ASHLAND WARD 1 | 263 | 494 | 12 | 769 | 34.2% | 64.2% | R+30.0 |
| Precinct -YUTAN CITYYUTAN CITY | 200 | 537 | 9 | 746 | 26.8% | 72.0% | R+45.2 |
| Precinct -YUTAN RURALYUTAN RURAL | 164 | 546 | 6 | 716 | 22.9% | 76.3% | R+53.4 |
| Precinct -WAHOO WARD 3WAHOO WARD 3 | 223 | 456 | 8 | 687 | 32.5% | 66.4% | R+33.9 |
| Precinct -WAHOO RURALWAHOO RURAL | 118 | 474 | 8 | 600 | 19.7% | 79.0% | R+59.3 |
| Precinct -PRAGUEPRAGUE | 92 | 403 | 8 | 503 | 18.3% | 80.1% | R+61.8 |
| Precinct -WESTONWESTON | 89 | 392 | 8 | 489 | 18.2% | 80.2% | R+62.0 |
| Precinct -CENTERCENTER | 114 | 365 | 6 | 485 | 23.5% | 75.3% | R+51.8 |
| Precinct -MARIETTAMARIETTA | 123 | 344 | 6 | 473 | 26.0% | 72.7% | R+46.7 |
| Precinct -MALMOMALMO | 93 | 301 | 4 | 398 | 23.4% | 75.6% | R+52.3 |
| Precinct -LESHARALESHARA | 87 | 284 | 5 | 376 | 23.1% | 75.5% | R+52.4 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 0.3 points.
16,823 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
+211 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,468 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $98,488 in average income, against $116,182 for residents who stayed — 15% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+4.1 on average — 42 points more Democratic-leaning than Saunders County, NE itself (R+46.2).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Douglas County, NE163D+10.1
- Lancaster County, NE150D+4.3
- Dodge County, NE72R+32.5
- Sarpy County, NE71R+11.6
- Cass County, NE30R+37.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Lancaster County, NE133
- Douglas County, NE132
- Dodge County, NE69
- Sarpy County, NE49
- Cass County, NE24
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 | −115 |
| 2012 | −117 |
| 2013 | +30 |
| 2014 | −25 |
| 2015 | +44 |
| 2016 | +7 |
| 2017 | −6 |
| 2018 | +222 |
| 2019 | +258 |
| 2021 | +460 |
| 2022 | +340 |
| 2023 | +269 |
| 2024 | −110 |
| 2025 | +211 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 46.3 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.2 points.
A population of 23,048, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $94,066 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Washington County and Cass County.
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Saunders County, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/31155/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.