Sherman County, Nebraska: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+60%. Republican peak: R+60 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+60MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,9672024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,5782024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+47 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Mahaska County, IA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Sherman CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Sherman County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | +26.9% |
| 1896 | +32.3% |
| 1900 | +18.4% |
| 1904 | −46.6% |
| 1908 | +8.4% |
| 1912 | +11.7% |
| 1916 | +24.8% |
| 1920 | −28.3% |
| 1924 | −4.5% |
| 1928 | +1.7% |
| 1932 | +46.5% |
| 1936 | +34.8% |
| 1940 | +11.6% |
| 1944 | +9.5% |
| 1948 | +23.2% |
| 1952 | −20.9% |
| 1956 | −7.9% |
| 1960 | +11.6% |
| 1964 | +36.3% |
| 1968 | −5.2% |
| 1972 | −15.1% |
| 1976 | +6.8% |
| 1980 | −34.3% |
| 1984 | −23.8% |
| 1988 | −4.3% |
| 1992 | −8.8% |
| 1996 | −15.3% |
| 2000 | −29.8% |
| 2004 | −32.3% |
| 2008 | −23.2% |
| 2012 | −24.5% |
| 2016 | −51.5% |
| 2020 | −57.6% |
| 2024 | −60.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 328 | 1,344 | 1,692 | ||
| R | 343 | 1,322 | 1,700 | ||
| R | 340 | 1,150 | 1,573 | ||
| R | 552 | 927 | 1,530 | ||
| R | 585 | 950 | 1,572 | ||
| R | 541 | 1,072 | 1,643 | ||
| R | 564 | 1,072 | 1,705 | ||
| R | 567 | 822 | 1,672 | ||
| R | 568 | 736 | 1,900 | ||
| R | 839 | 915 | 1,771 | ||
| R | 701 | 1,144 | 1,862 | ||
| R | 578 | 1,254 | 1,970 | ||
| D | 1,078 | 935 | 2,093 | ||
| R | 811 | 1,099 | 1,910 | ||
| R | 851 | 955 | 1,986 | ||
| D | 1,632 | 762 | 2,394 | ||
| D | 1,427 | 1,131 | 2,558 | ||
| R | 1,219 | 1,429 | 2,648 | ||
| R | 1,166 | 1,784 | 2,950 | ||
| D | 1,608 | 1,003 | 2,611 | ||
| D | 1,584 | 1,309 | 2,893 | ||
| D | 1,888 | 1,494 | 3,382 | ||
| D | 2,701 | 1,294 | 4,043 | ||
| D | 2,670 | 952 | 3,692 | ||
| D | 1,733 | 1,675 | 3,435 | ||
| R | 1,048 | 1,182 | 2,964 | ||
| R | 848 | 1,582 | 2,595 | ||
| D | 1,208 | 706 | 2,028 | ||
| O | 673 | 455 | 1,861 | ||
| D | 925 | 776 | 1,774 | ||
| R | 140 | 809 | 1,437 | ||
| D | 743 | 503 | 1,302 | ||
| D | 859 | 432 | 1,320 | ||
| O | 453 | 122 | 1,229 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
43.4%
Polish
22.3%
Irish
10.1%
English
8.9%
American
1.9%
French
1.7%
Scottish
0.6%
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: 46.9 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
$63,578
Sherman County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Sherman County$63,578
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Sherman 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
8.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.1%
Working age (18–64)8.9%
Seniors (65+)13.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.1%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 24.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Sherman County's small, agriculturally rooted population has delivered Republican presidential margins above 60 points, placing it among the most one-sided counties in a state already tilted heavily toward GOP presidential candidates.
The Democratic margin here peaked at forty-seven points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty points.
A population of 2,967, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,578 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mahaska County and Howard County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Sherman County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sherman County, Nebraska voted Republican by 60.0 points (R+60), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,692 votes cast, 328 went Democratic and 1,344 went Republican.
What is Sherman County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Sherman County, Nebraska in the "Heartland Swing" typology — Industrial Midwest swing counties drifting steadily toward the Republican Party. 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 13 times, Republican 19 times, and other 2 times.
When did Sherman County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sherman County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Sherman County, Nebraska?
Sherman County, Nebraska has a population of 2,967 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sherman County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Sherman County, Nebraska is $63,578 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Sherman County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sherman County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.