Webster County, Nebraska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
5 precincts · 1,763 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -BH CITY & RURAL NEBH CITY & RURAL NE | 90 | 452 | 3 | 545 | 16.5% | 82.9% | R+66.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -RC CITY & RURAL SWRC CITY & RURAL SW | 75 | 362 | 9 | 446 | 16.8% | 81.2% | R+64.3 |
| Precinct -RC CITY & RURAL CENTRAL CORC CITY & RURAL CENTRAL CO | 62 | 237 | 1 | 300 | 20.7% | 79.0% | R+58.3 |
| Precinct -GUIDE ROCK VILLAGE & RURALGUIDE ROCK VILLAGE & RURAL | 28 | 211 | 2 | 241 | 11.6% | 87.6% | R+75.9 |
| Precinct -BLADEN VILLAGE & RURAL NWBLADEN VILLAGE & RURAL NW | 41 | 187 | 3 | 231 | 17.7% | 81.0% | R+63.2 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −37.5% |
| 1896 | +7.6% |
| 1900 | −1.2% |
| 1904 | −45.3% |
| 1908 | −1.9% |
| 1912 | +23.0% |
| 1916 | +10.0% |
| 1920 | −45.9% |
| 1924 | −24.5% |
| 1928 | −36.9% |
| 1932 | +22.9% |
| 1936 | +11.4% |
| 1940 | −36.4% |
| 1944 | −39.5% |
| 1948 | −18.0% |
| 1952 | −49.2% |
| 1956 | −41.2% |
| 1960 | −29.5% |
| 1964 | +16.4% |
| 1968 | −29.7% |
| 1972 | −40.2% |
| 1976 | −5.6% |
| 1980 | −47.0% |
| 1984 | −44.5% |
| 1988 | −19.0% |
| 1992 | −15.4% |
| 1996 | −24.2% |
| 2000 | −36.9% |
| 2004 | −42.3% |
| 2008 | −37.5% |
| 2012 | −46.8% |
| 2016 | −60.0% |
| 2020 | −62.7% |
| 2024 | −65.3% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 6.4 points more Democratic.
2,265 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
+31 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −59 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $41,825 in average income, against $71,326 for residents who stayed — 41% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+41.5 on average — 24 points more Democratic-leaning than Webster County, NE itself (R+65.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Adams County, NE21R+41.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Adams 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 | −34 |
| 2012 | −4 |
| 2013 | −56 |
| 2014 | +22 |
| 2015 | −20 |
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2017 | −32 |
| 2018 | +37 |
| 2019 | −40 |
| 2021 | +24 |
| 2022 | −20 |
| 2023 | +34 |
| 2024 | −1 |
| 2025 | +31 |
Webster County delivered a 65-point Republican margin in 2024, reflecting the heavily Republican consolidation typical of sparsely populated Great Plains counties where agriculture and small-town demographics dominate the electorate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 65.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 65.3 points.
A population of 3,360, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,347 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Atchison County and Deuel County.
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Webster County, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/31181/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.