Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
29 precincts · 15,040 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -GERING 1GERING 1 | 298 | 871 | 12 | 1,181 | 25.2% | 73.8% | R+48.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -GERING 4GERING 4 | 260 | 741 | 12 | 1,013 | 25.7% | 73.1% | R+47.5 |
| Precinct -SCOTTSBLUFF 1SCOTTSBLUFF 1 | 250 | 706 | 13 | 969 | 25.8% | 72.9% | R+47.1 |
| Precinct -GERING 2GERING 2 | 263 | 653 | 12 | 928 | 28.3% | 70.4% | R+42.0 |
| Precinct -SCOTTSBLUFF 8SCOTTSBLUFF 8 | 233 | 527 | 4 | 764 | 30.5% | 69.0% | R+38.5 |
| Precinct -SCOTTSBLUFF 2SCOTTSBLUFF 2 | 269 | 468 | 7 | 744 | 36.2% | 62.9% | R+26.7 |
| Precinct -GERING 3GERING 3 | 241 | 484 | 11 | 736 | 32.7% | 65.8% | R+33.0 |
| Precinct -SCOTTSBLUFF 7SCOTTSBLUFF 7 | 214 | 449 | 9 | 672 | 31.8% | 66.8% | R+35.0 |
| Precinct -WEST WINTER CREEKWEST WINTER CREEK | 179 | 456 | 6 | 641 | 27.9% | 71.1% | R+43.2 |
| Precinct -SCOTTSBLUFF 5SCOTTSBLUFF 5 | 165 | 421 | 7 | 593 | 27.8% | 71.0% | R+43.2 |
| Precinct -FANNINGFANNING | 71 | 520 | 1 | 592 | 12.0% | 87.8% | R+75.8 |
| Precinct -SCOTTSBLUFF 6SCOTTSBLUFF 6 | 173 | 387 | 5 | 565 | 30.6% | 68.5% | R+37.9 |
| Precinct -SCOTTSBLUFF 3SCOTTSBLUFF 3 | 223 | 289 | 14 | 526 | 42.4% | 54.9% | R+12.5 |
| Precinct -DEWEY-TABORDEWEY-TABOR | 69 | 438 | 1 | 508 | 13.6% | 86.2% | R+72.6 |
| Precinct -GERING-ROUBADEAUGERING-ROUBADEAU | 75 | 389 | 6 | 470 | 16.0% | 82.8% | R+66.8 |
| Precinct -MORRILLMORRILL | 80 | 305 | 5 | 390 | 20.5% | 78.2% | R+57.7 |
| Precinct -EAST WINTER CREEKEAST WINTER CREEK | 87 | 291 | 2 | 380 | 22.9% | 76.6% | R+53.7 |
| Precinct -TERRYTOWNTERRYTOWN | 106 | 259 | 2 | 367 | 28.9% | 70.6% | R+41.7 |
| Precinct -MITCHELL (RURAL)MITCHELL (RURAL) | 55 | 291 | 5 | 351 | 15.7% | 82.9% | R+67.2 |
| Precinct -FUNSTONFUNSTON | 54 | 289 | 1 | 344 | 15.7% | 84.0% | R+68.3 |
| Precinct -KIOWA-LYMANKIOWA-LYMAN | 44 | 290 | 2 | 336 | 13.1% | 86.3% | R+73.2 |
| Precinct -MITCHELL 2MITCHELL 2 | 69 | 258 | 3 | 330 | 20.9% | 78.2% | R+57.3 |
| Precinct -MITCHELL 1MITCHELL 1 | 66 | 233 | 3 | 302 | 21.9% | 77.2% | R+55.3 |
| Precinct -FORD A & BFORD A & B | 43 | 254 | 0 | 297 | 14.5% | 85.5% | R+71.0 |
| Precinct -MINATARE 1 & 2MINATARE 1 & 2 | 68 | 191 | 4 | 263 | 25.9% | 72.6% | R+46.8 |
| Precinct -SCOTTSBLUFF 4SCOTTSBLUFF 4 | 125 | 115 | 3 | 243 | 51.4% | 47.3% | D+4.1 |
| Precinct -HIGHLANDHIGHLAND | 30 | 177 | 0 | 207 | 14.5% | 85.5% | R+71.0 |
| Precinct -CASTLE ROCK ACASTLE ROCK A | 29 | 172 | 0 | 201 | 14.4% | 85.6% | R+71.1 |
| Precinct -CASTLE ROCK BCASTLE ROCK B | 17 | 109 | 1 | 127 | 13.4% | 85.8% | R+72.4 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 8.7 points more Democratic.
22,476 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
−52 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −2,811 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $51,101 in average income, against $67,704 for residents who stayed — 25% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+39.0 on average — 8.5 points more Democratic-leaning than Scotts Bluff County, NE itself (R+47.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Morrill County, NE46R+68.3
- Box Butte County, NE37R+56.4
- Goshen County, WY37R+60.5
- Lancaster County, NE33D+4.3
- Larimer County, CO24D+17.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Lancaster County, NE52
- Morrill County, NE39
- Goshen County, WY33
- Box Butte County, NE25
- Laramie County, WY21
- Douglas County, NE20
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 | −173 |
| 2012 | −97 |
| 2013 | −147 |
| 2014 | −541 |
| 2015 | −305 |
| 2016 | +88 |
| 2017 | −389 |
| 2018 | −328 |
| 2019 | −397 |
| 2021 | −112 |
| 2022 | −151 |
| 2023 | −149 |
| 2024 | −58 |
| 2025 | −52 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 17.2 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 64.6 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.5 points.
A population of 35,843, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,614 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Madison County and Adams County.
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Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/31157/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.