Sheridan County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
8 precincts · 2,484 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -HAY SPRINGSHAY SPRINGS | 67 | 406 | 5 | 478 | 14.0% | 84.9% | R+70.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -WEST GORDONWEST GORDON | 77 | 308 | 3 | 388 | 19.8% | 79.4% | R+59.5 |
| Precinct -EAST GORDONEAST GORDON | 76 | 293 | 6 | 375 | 20.3% | 78.1% | R+57.9 |
| Precinct -NORTH RUSHVILLENORTH RUSHVILLE | 39 | 295 | 3 | 337 | 11.6% | 87.5% | R+76.0 |
| Precinct -SOUTH SHERIDANSOUTH SHERIDAN | 24 | 252 | 2 | 278 | 8.6% | 90.6% | R+82.0 |
| Precinct -SOUTH RUSHVILLESOUTH RUSHVILLE | 51 | 221 | 0 | 272 | 18.8% | 81.3% | R+62.5 |
| Precinct -MIRAGE FLATSMIRAGE FLATS | 20 | 161 | 1 | 182 | 11.0% | 88.5% | R+77.5 |
| Precinct -WOUNDED KNEEWOUNDED KNEE | 8 | 166 | 0 | 174 | 4.6% | 95.4% | R+90.8 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −26.6% |
| 1896 | +22.3% |
| 1900 | +5.6% |
| 1904 | −45.9% |
| 1908 | +1.6% |
| 1912 | +15.1% |
| 1916 | +29.7% |
| 1920 | −35.0% |
| 1924 | −23.3% |
| 1928 | −41.8% |
| 1932 | +23.1% |
| 1936 | +11.6% |
| 1940 | −33.7% |
| 1944 | −42.7% |
| 1948 | −29.7% |
| 1952 | −61.4% |
| 1956 | −49.1% |
| 1960 | −43.0% |
| 1964 | −35.7% |
| 1968 | −60.8% |
| 1972 | −66.4% |
| 1976 | −40.4% |
| 1980 | −72.7% |
| 1984 | −74.6% |
| 1988 | −56.6% |
| 1992 | −38.8% |
| 1996 | −46.4% |
| 2000 | −66.5% |
| 2004 | −65.6% |
| 2008 | −60.4% |
| 2012 | −66.0% |
| 2016 | −73.8% |
| 2020 | −72.7% |
| 2024 | −69.7% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 5.1 points more Democratic.
3,299 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
−50 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −236 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $51,972 in average income, against $57,726 for residents who stayed — 10% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
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 | −71 |
| 2012 | −28 |
| 2013 | −88 |
| 2014 | +45 |
| 2015 | −7 |
| 2016 | +23 |
| 2017 | +49 |
| 2018 | −76 |
| 2019 | +59 |
| 2021 | +14 |
| 2022 | −56 |
| 2023 | −56 |
| 2024 | +6 |
| 2025 | −50 |
Sheridan County's sparse Sandhills ranching economy and a population under 6,500 combine to produce presidential margins that rank among the widest in the state, with the 2024 result exceeding 70 points.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.7 points in 1916 and a Republican high of 74.6 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.0 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 69.7 points.
A population of 5,014, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,121 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Rawlins County and Wallace County.
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Sheridan County, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/31161/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.