† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
53 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupLincoln & Hastings-KearneyUnited States
German33.9%12.5%
Irish10.9%9.4%
English9.7%9.5%
Czech4.0%—
American3.8%5.3%
Swedish3.7%—
Polish2.3%2.2%
Italian1.1%4.8%
Mexican6.8%11.3%
Guatemalan1.3%0.5%
Cuban0.5%0.7%
Salvadoran0.4%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.2%1.8%
Honduran0.2%0.3%
Spanish0.2%—
African American†1.6%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%
Sudanese0.2%—
Vietnamese0.7%0.6%
Chinese0.3%1.3%
Asian Indian0.3%1.4%
Burmese0.2%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney
United States
Median age
37.7
39.1
Age 18–24
11.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney
United States
Median household income
$72,497
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
32.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.6%
22.3%
Spanish
7.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney
United States
Catholic
15.6%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
16.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
49.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
16.5%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney, Nebraska
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−35.6%
1896
+5.9%
1900
−3.2%
1904
−43.4%
1908
+0.8%
1912
+23.4%
1916
+13.5%
1920
−33.6%
1924
−19.5%
1928
−36.2%
1932
+22.0%
1936
+8.2%
1940
−22.3%
1944
−24.9%
1948
−12.8%
1952
−46.0%
1956
−35.7%
1960
−30.5%
1964
+6.7%
1968
−30.3%
1972
−39.6%
1976
−19.5%
1980
−39.7%
1984
−42.2%
1988
−21.1%
1992
−15.5%
1996
−19.0%
2000
−31.3%
2004
−35.6%
2008
−19.9%
2012
−26.1%
2016
−31.6%
2020
−27.2%
2024
−29.2%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
34.5%Harris126,979
63.7%Trump234,418
1.8%
R+29.2
R+2.0
R+27.7
368,114
R
35.1%Biden130,492
62.3%Trump231,762
2.6%
R+27.2
D+4.4
R+31.7
372,044
R
30.4%Clinton100,970
62.1%Trump206,017
7.5%
R+31.6
R+5.6
R+33.7
331,986
R
35.8%Obama112,598
61.9%Romney194,536
2.3%
R+26.1
R+6.1
R+29.9
314,217
R
39.1%Obama124,557
59.0%McCain188,104
1.9%
R+19.9
D+15.6
R+27.2
318,875
R
31.5%Kerry101,246
67.0%Bush215,771
1.5%
R+35.6
R+4.3
R+33.1
321,903
R
32.0%Gore93,515
63.2%Bush185,059
4.8%
R+31.3
R+12.3
R+31.8
292,653
R
34.8%Clinton99,417
53.8%Dole153,666
11.5%
R+19.0
R+3.5
R+27.5
285,863
R
29.4%Clinton91,688
44.9%Bush139,973
25.6%
R+15.5
D+5.6
R+21.1
311,421
R
39.1%Dukakis110,382
60.2%Bush169,874
0.7%
R+21.1
D+21.1
R+13.3
282,343
R
28.6%Mondale79,404
70.7%Reagan196,566
0.7%
R+42.2
R+2.5
R+23.9
277,893
R
25.8%Carter71,819
65.4%Reagan182,403
8.8%
R+39.7
R+20.1
R+29.9
278,884
R
39.0%Carter103,848
58.5%Ford155,896
2.5%
R+19.5
D+20.1
R+21.6
266,391
R
30.1%McGovern77,559
69.8%Nixon179,670
0.1%
R+39.6
R+9.3
R+16.5
257,557
R
31.6%Humphrey77,074
61.9%Nixon151,026
6.5%
R+30.3
R+37.0
R+29.6
243,907
D
53.3%Johnson142,091
46.6%Goldwater124,163
0.1%
D+6.7
D+37.2
R+15.9
266,399
R
34.7%Kennedy99,070
65.2%Nixon186,015
0.0%
R+30.5
D+5.2
R+30.7
285,184
R
32.1%Stevenson88,825
67.8%Eisenhower187,362
0.1%
R+35.7
D+10.3
R+20.3
276,339
R
27.0%Stevenson79,699
73.0%Eisenhower215,619
0.1%
R+46.0
R+33.2
R+35.2
295,533
R
43.5%Truman105,977
56.3%Dewey137,116
0.3%
R+12.8
D+12.1
R+17.3
243,715
R
37.5%Roosevelt103,124
62.4%Dewey171,594
0.1%
R+24.9
R+2.6
R+32.4
274,909
R
38.8%Roosevelt118,884
61.1%Willkie187,106
0.1%
R+22.3
R+30.4
R+32.2
306,238
D
53.1%Roosevelt167,573
45.0%Landon141,822
1.9%
D+8.2
R+13.9
R+16.1
315,439
D
60.0%Roosevelt180,510
38.0%Hoover114,184
2.0%
D+22.0
D+58.2
D+4.3
300,836
R
31.6%Smith92,245
67.8%Hoover198,059
0.7%
R+36.2
R+16.7
R+18.7
292,334
R
30.6%Davis79,645
50.1%Coolidge130,422
19.3%
R+19.5
D+14.1
D+5.7
260,278
R
31.1%Cox68,394
64.8%Harding142,368
4.1%
R+33.6
R+47.1
R+7.5
219,853
D
54.9%Wilson94,732
41.4%Hughes71,477
3.8%
D+13.5
R+9.9
D+10.3
172,691
D
44.0%Wilson65,535
20.6%Taft30,719
35.3%
D+23.4
D+22.6
D+3.8
148,882
D
48.6%Bryan78,431
47.8%Taft77,169
3.5%
D+0.8
D+44.1
D+10.3
161,285
R
19.7%Parker26,764
63.0%Roosevelt85,764
17.3%
R+43.4
R+40.1
R+23.7
136,075
R
47.1%Bryan68,294
50.3%McKinley72,963
2.5%
R+3.2
R+9.2
D+4.3
144,915
D
51.9%Bryan69,200
46.0%McKinley61,282
2.1%
D+5.9
D+41.6
D+12.0
133,301
O
8.7%Cleveland10,981
44.3%Harrison55,784
46.9%
Weaver +2.6
—
R+37.3
125,793
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+30.8
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+29.2
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.6 points.
471,044 registered voters · 2026 · up from 12,585 in 2025
Domestic migration in Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney in Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−346
2012
−99
2013
−231
2014
−87
2015
−1,550
2016
−1,060
2017
−1,001
2018
−2,402
2019
−2,411
2021
−2,984
2022
−1,096
2023
−555
2024
−1,088
2025
−1,397
The Lincoln DMA spans Nebraska's 1st and 2nd congressional districts, the latter of which allocates one presidential electoral vote independently and has split from the statewide result in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 46.0 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.2 points.
A population of 756,400, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,497 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wichita-Hutchinson Plus and Fort Wayne.
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How did Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney, Nebraska voted Republican by 29.2 points (R+29.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 368,114 votes cast, 126,979 went Democratic and 234,418 went Republican.
When did Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney, Nebraska?
Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney, Nebraska has a population of 756,400 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney, Nebraska?
Median household income in Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney, Nebraska is $72,497 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney, Nebraska from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
