Seward County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
16 precincts · 9,184 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -SEWARD WARD 1SEWARD WARD 1 | 369 | 740 | 18 | 1,127 | 32.7% | 65.7% | R+32.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -SEWARD WARD 2SEWARD WARD 2 | 339 | 733 | 10 | 1,082 | 31.3% | 67.7% | R+36.4 |
| Precinct -SEWARD WARD 3SEWARD WARD 3 | 247 | 570 | 16 | 833 | 29.7% | 68.4% | R+38.8 |
| Precinct -H-PCT-GARLANDH-PCT-GARLAND | 203 | 553 | 15 | 771 | 26.3% | 71.7% | R+45.4 |
| Precinct -O-2 MILFORDO-2 MILFORD | 140 | 600 | 8 | 748 | 18.7% | 80.2% | R+61.5 |
| Precinct -I-PCT-PLEASANT DALEI-PCT-PLEASANT DALE | 161 | 547 | 11 | 719 | 22.4% | 76.1% | R+53.7 |
| Precinct -SEWARD WARD 4SEWARD WARD 4 | 220 | 415 | 10 | 645 | 34.1% | 64.3% | R+30.2 |
| Precinct -O-1 MILFORDO-1 MILFORD | 139 | 401 | 11 | 551 | 25.2% | 72.8% | R+47.5 |
| Precinct -E-PCT-UTICAE-PCT-UTICA | 91 | 441 | 9 | 541 | 16.8% | 81.5% | R+64.7 |
| Precinct -K-PCT-GOEHNERK-PCT-GOEHNER | 93 | 322 | 2 | 417 | 22.3% | 77.2% | R+54.9 |
| Precinct -M-BX PCT-BEAVER CROSSINGM-BX PCT-BEAVER CROSSING | 68 | 286 | 8 | 362 | 18.8% | 79.0% | R+60.2 |
| Precinct -C-PCT-STAPLEHURSTC-PCT-STAPLEHURST | 82 | 267 | 0 | 349 | 23.5% | 76.5% | R+53.0 |
| Precinct -G-PCTG-PCT | 86 | 220 | 3 | 309 | 27.8% | 71.2% | R+43.4 |
| Precinct -M-CO PCT-CORDOVAM-CO PCT-CORDOVA | 56 | 214 | 5 | 275 | 20.4% | 77.8% | R+57.5 |
| Precinct -B-PCT-BEEB-PCT-BEE | 46 | 187 | 2 | 235 | 19.6% | 79.6% | R+60.0 |
| Precinct -J-PCT-RUBYJ-PCT-RUBY | 48 | 171 | 1 | 220 | 21.8% | 77.7% | R+55.9 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −17.2% |
| 1896 | +5.2% |
| 1900 | −1.9% |
| 1904 | −33.4% |
| 1908 | +2.5% |
| 1912 | +23.2% |
| 1916 | −1.6% |
| 1920 | −41.6% |
| 1924 | −16.7% |
| 1928 | −19.8% |
| 1932 | +29.1% |
| 1936 | +10.6% |
| 1940 | −23.9% |
| 1944 | −28.2% |
| 1948 | −12.4% |
| 1952 | −43.3% |
| 1956 | −31.8% |
| 1960 | −26.3% |
| 1964 | +20.2% |
| 1968 | −26.4% |
| 1972 | −28.0% |
| 1976 | −10.3% |
| 1980 | −28.9% |
| 1984 | −34.9% |
| 1988 | −12.6% |
| 1992 | −13.5% |
| 1996 | −15.6% |
| 2000 | −31.5% |
| 2004 | −42.8% |
| 2008 | −25.8% |
| 2012 | −34.6% |
| 2016 | −45.2% |
| 2020 | −44.0% |
| 2024 | −46.3% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 0.5 points.
11,597 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
+102 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +534 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $54,774 in average income, against $98,402 for residents who stayed — 44% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+1.6 on average — 45 points more Democratic-leaning than Seward County, NE itself (R+46.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Lancaster County, NE177D+4.3
- York County, NE21R+51.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Lancaster County, NE160
- York County, NE24
- Douglas County, NE22
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 | −126 |
| 2012 | +134 |
| 2013 | +73 |
| 2014 | −36 |
| 2015 | −44 |
| 2016 | +101 |
| 2017 | +61 |
| 2018 | +59 |
| 2019 | −30 |
| 2021 | −61 |
| 2022 | +102 |
| 2023 | +61 |
| 2024 | +138 |
| 2025 | +102 |
Seward County's small-city and agricultural mix has produced Republican presidential margins above 40 points in recent cycles, reflecting a demographic profile—older, rural, non-college-majority—common across the eastern Nebraska plains.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 46.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.3 points.
A population of 17,641, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,444 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hamilton County and Pierce County.
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Seward County, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/31159/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.