Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+48%. Republican peak: R+65 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 35,8432024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,6142024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 23.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hamilton County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Scotts Bluff CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Scotts Bluff County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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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 | +39.0% |
| 1896 | +2.9% |
| 1900 | −17.6% |
| 1904 | −54.7% |
| 1908 | −16.7% |
| 1912 | +10.5% |
| 1916 | +15.1% |
| 1920 | −49.8% |
| 1924 | −41.6% |
| 1928 | −64.6% |
| 1932 | +7.6% |
| 1936 | +17.2% |
| 1940 | −28.4% |
| 1944 | −30.1% |
| 1948 | −10.4% |
| 1952 | −45.9% |
| 1956 | −26.2% |
| 1960 | −21.4% |
| 1964 | −4.5% |
| 1968 | −43.0% |
| 1972 | −51.6% |
| 1976 | −22.6% |
| 1980 | −50.2% |
| 1984 | −55.0% |
| 1988 | −31.5% |
| 1992 | −20.3% |
| 1996 | −22.8% |
| 2000 | −39.5% |
| 2004 | −45.4% |
| 2008 | −33.7% |
| 2012 | −37.2% |
| 2016 | −48.0% |
| 2020 | −43.5% |
| 2024 | −47.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,856 | 11,033 | 15,095 | ||
| R | 4,196 | 10,952 | 15,524 | ||
| R | 3,207 | 10,076 | 14,317 | ||
| R | 4,327 | 9,648 | 14,287 | ||
| R | 4,745 | 9,708 | 14,730 | ||
| R | 3,843 | 10,378 | 14,390 | ||
| R | 3,937 | 9,397 | 13,839 | ||
| R | 4,547 | 7,641 | 13,541 | ||
| R | 4,175 | 7,213 | 14,951 | ||
| R | 4,464 | 8,613 | 13,171 | ||
| R | 3,074 | 10,711 | 13,878 | ||
| R | 2,854 | 9,504 | 13,249 | ||
| R | 4,298 | 6,887 | 11,468 | ||
| R | 2,764 | 8,649 | 11,413 | ||
| R | 2,649 | 7,356 | 10,951 | ||
| R | 6,368 | 6,965 | 13,333 | ||
| R | 5,646 | 8,728 | 14,374 | ||
| R | 4,690 | 8,027 | 12,717 | ||
| R | 3,589 | 9,674 | 13,263 | ||
| R | 4,386 | 5,409 | 9,795 | ||
| R | 3,733 | 6,947 | 10,680 | ||
| R | 4,455 | 7,989 | 12,444 | ||
| D | 5,768 | 4,051 | 9,996 | ||
| D | 4,792 | 4,108 | 9,011 | ||
| R | 1,403 | 6,677 | 8,167 | ||
| R | 1,132 | 3,410 | 5,474 | ||
| R | 969 | 3,189 | 4,459 | ||
| D | 1,587 | 1,144 | 2,935 | ||
| O | 495 | 314 | 1,727 | ||
| R | 549 | 789 | 1,441 | ||
| R | 103 | 530 | 781 | ||
| R | 276 | 400 | 706 | ||
| D | 244 | 230 | 479 | ||
| D | 217 | 45 | 441 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
30.3%
Irish
10.6%
English
8.9%
American
3.8%
French
1.5%
Italian
1.4%
Polish
1.0%
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
$63,614
Scotts Bluff County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Scotts Bluff County$63,614
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Scotts Bluff 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
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.8%
Working age (18–64)10.7%
Seniors (65+)10.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.1%
speak English only
Spanish9.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Scotts Bluff County sits at the western edge of Nebraska's Panhandle, where an agricultural and ranching economy has produced some of the state's most consistent Republican margins — R+47.7 in 2024 — with little urban counterweight.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-five points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-eight points.
A median household income of $63,614, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 35,843 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hamilton County and Stanton County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska voted Republican by 47.5 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,095 votes cast, 3,856 went Democratic and 11,033 went Republican.
What is Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska?
Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska has a population of 35,843 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska is $63,614 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.