Valley County, Nebraska: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+64%. Republican peak: R+65 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+64MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 4,0662024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,8522024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 95.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Golden Valley County, ND · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Valley CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Valley County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +27.9% |
| 1896 | +12.1% |
| 1900 | +3.2% |
| 1904 | −51.6% |
| 1908 | +0.2% |
| 1912 | +11.4% |
| 1916 | +23.8% |
| 1920 | −34.3% |
| 1924 | −33.1% |
| 1928 | −39.1% |
| 1932 | +20.1% |
| 1936 | −1.8% |
| 1940 | −21.3% |
| 1944 | −17.4% |
| 1948 | −9.3% |
| 1952 | −43.8% |
| 1956 | −33.6% |
| 1960 | −24.2% |
| 1964 | −3.5% |
| 1968 | −35.4% |
| 1972 | −44.6% |
| 1976 | −19.7% |
| 1980 | −49.4% |
| 1984 | −46.9% |
| 1988 | −29.2% |
| 1992 | −17.6% |
| 1996 | −24.6% |
| 2000 | −45.4% |
| 2004 | −51.7% |
| 2008 | −39.2% |
| 2012 | −52.8% |
| 2016 | −65.4% |
| 2020 | −63.5% |
| 2024 | −63.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 403 | 1,872 | 2,301 | ||
| R | 412 | 1,901 | 2,344 | ||
| R | 339 | 1,780 | 2,205 | ||
| R | 498 | 1,657 | 2,195 | ||
| R | 706 | 1,657 | 2,423 | ||
| R | 564 | 1,801 | 2,391 | ||
| R | 583 | 1,610 | 2,263 | ||
| R | 758 | 1,346 | 2,392 | ||
| R | 716 | 1,173 | 2,590 | ||
| R | 873 | 1,604 | 2,503 | ||
| R | 739 | 2,055 | 2,807 | ||
| R | 655 | 2,101 | 2,929 | ||
| R | 1,042 | 1,587 | 2,769 | ||
| R | 771 | 2,011 | 2,782 | ||
| R | 793 | 1,759 | 2,731 | ||
| R | 1,545 | 1,657 | 3,202 | ||
| R | 1,248 | 2,045 | 3,293 | ||
| R | 1,089 | 2,189 | 3,278 | ||
| R | 1,027 | 2,630 | 3,657 | ||
| R | 1,385 | 1,670 | 3,055 | ||
| R | 1,475 | 2,096 | 3,571 | ||
| R | 1,590 | 2,449 | 4,039 | ||
| R | 1,960 | 2,033 | 4,095 | ||
| D | 2,400 | 1,584 | 4,057 | ||
| R | 1,205 | 2,768 | 3,996 | ||
| R | 802 | 2,014 | 3,659 | ||
| R | 912 | 1,935 | 2,986 | ||
| D | 1,388 | 840 | 2,305 | ||
| D | 788 | 552 | 2,065 | ||
| D | 1,045 | 1,040 | 2,146 | ||
| R | 219 | 1,133 | 1,772 | ||
| D | 864 | 810 | 1,709 | ||
| D | 886 | 692 | 1,608 | ||
| O | 579 | 145 | 1,553 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
38.5%
English
11.4%
Irish
10.8%
Polish
9.8%
American
5.6%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
0.8%
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: 46.1 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
$61,852
Valley County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Valley County$61,852
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Valley 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
9.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.8%
Working age (18–64)7.8%
Seniors (65+)15.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.9%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Valley County recorded an R+63.9 margin in 2024, reflecting the deep Republican lean common across Nebraska's sparsely populated Sand Hills region, where ranching and agriculture define both the economy and the electorate.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-five points in 2016. The 2024 margin was sixty-four points.
A population of 4,066, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,852 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Golden Valley County and Boyd County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Valley County, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Valley County, Nebraska voted Republican by 63.8 points (R+64), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,301 votes cast, 403 went Democratic and 1,872 went Republican.
What is Valley County, Nebraska's political typology?
Akashic places Valley County, Nebraska in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did Valley County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Valley County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Valley County, Nebraska?
Valley County, Nebraska has a population of 4,066 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Valley County, Nebraska?
Median household income in Valley County, Nebraska is $61,852 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Valley County, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Valley County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.