† 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
4 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
GroupNorth PlatteNebraskaUnited States
German33.4%31.0%12.5%
Irish14.6%11.7%9.4%
English12.8%9.4%9.5%
American4.5%3.5%5.3%
Swedish4.0%3.1%—
Polish2.1%2.7%2.2%
Scottish2.0%—1.3%
French1.7%—1.6%
Mexican7.9%8.7%11.3%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
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
North Platte
Nebraska
United States
Median age
42.7
37.3
39.1
Age 18–24
7.5%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.4%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
North Platte
Nebraska
United States
Median household income
$65,257
$76,475
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.2%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.9%
34.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
North Platte
Nebraska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.1%
12.8%
22.3%
Spanish
3.7%
8.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
North Platte
Nebraska
United States
Catholic
2.8%
19.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
12.1%
14.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
72.5%
50.8%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
9.6%
12.1%
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.
North Platte, Nebraska
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−32.8%
1896
+13.2%
1900
−7.6%
1904
−49.2%
1908
−4.3%
1912
+14.3%
1916
+21.3%
1920
−25.3%
1924
−19.4%
1928
−44.4%
1932
+29.2%
1936
+22.0%
1940
−12.1%
1944
−17.9%
1948
−5.0%
1952
−40.5%
1956
−27.9%
1960
−25.9%
1964
+11.4%
1968
−27.7%
1972
−42.6%
1976
−15.4%
1980
−42.7%
1984
−42.6%
1988
−19.3%
1992
−14.6%
1996
−18.5%
2000
−29.3%
2004
−40.1%
2008
−37.4%
2012
−42.2%
2016
−58.9%
2020
−56.4%
2024
−56.8%
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
20.8%Harris3,667
77.6%Trump13,698
0.6%Oliver104 +3
R+56.8
R+0.5
R+55.4
17,649
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.6%13,698
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic20.8%3,667
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.6%104
OtherAll other candidates0.4%69
Cornel WestNonpartisan0.4%63
Jill SteinNonpartisan0.3%48
R
20.7%Biden3,792
77.0%Trump14,130
2.3%
R+56.4
D+2.6
R+60.8
18,342
R
17.3%Clinton2,989
76.3%Trump13,165
6.4%
R+58.9
R+16.8
R+61.0
17,264
R
27.4%Obama4,601
69.6%Romney11,681
3.0%
R+42.2
R+4.8
R+46.0
16,785
R
30.1%Obama5,223
67.4%McCain11,715
2.5%
R+37.4
D+2.7
R+44.6
17,376
R
29.2%Kerry5,081
69.3%Bush12,050
1.5%
R+40.1
R+10.7
R+37.6
17,384
R
33.1%Gore5,368
62.4%Bush10,129
4.5%
R+29.3
R+10.9
R+29.9
16,222
R
33.5%Clinton5,358
51.9%Dole8,312
14.6%
R+18.5
R+3.9
R+27.0
16,003
R
31.7%Clinton5,357
46.3%Bush7,825
22.0%
R+14.6
D+4.7
R+20.2
16,910
R
40.1%Dukakis6,352
59.3%Bush9,410
0.6%
R+19.3
D+23.3
R+11.6
15,860
R
28.4%Mondale4,706
71.0%Reagan11,756
0.5%
R+42.6
D+0.1
R+24.4
16,551
R
25.1%Carter3,953
67.7%Reagan10,676
7.2%
R+42.7
R+27.2
R+32.9
15,760
R
41.0%Carter5,758
56.5%Ford7,923
2.5%
R+15.4
D+27.2
R+17.5
14,034
R
28.7%McGovern3,408
71.3%Nixon8,466
0.0%
R+42.6
R+14.9
R+19.4
11,874
R
32.3%Humphrey3,737
60.0%Nixon6,949
7.8%
R+27.7
R+39.1
R+27.0
11,587
D
55.7%Johnson7,058
44.3%Goldwater5,616
0.0%
D+11.4
D+37.2
R+11.2
12,674
R
37.1%Kennedy5,183
62.9%Nixon8,799
0.0%
R+25.9
D+2.1
R+26.0
13,982
R
36.0%Stevenson4,842
64.0%Eisenhower8,593
0.0%
R+27.9
D+12.6
R+12.5
13,435
R
29.7%Stevenson4,055
70.3%Eisenhower9,584
0.0%
R+40.5
R+35.5
R+29.8
13,639
R
47.5%Truman4,700
52.5%Dewey5,194
0.0%
R+5.0
D+12.9
R+9.5
9,894
R
41.0%Roosevelt4,920
59.0%Dewey7,067
0.0%
R+17.9
R+5.8
R+25.4
11,987
R
43.9%Roosevelt5,726
56.1%Willkie7,306
0.0%
R+12.1
R+34.1
R+22.1
13,032
D
60.1%Roosevelt7,822
38.1%Landon4,959
1.7%
D+22.0
R+7.2
R+2.3
13,007
D
63.1%Roosevelt7,415
33.9%Hoover3,981
3.0%
D+29.2
D+73.7
D+11.4
11,748
R
27.2%Smith2,797
71.6%Hoover7,366
1.2%
R+44.4
R+25.0
R+27.0
10,284
R
21.1%Davis1,850
40.5%Coolidge3,553
38.4%
R+19.4
D+5.9
D+5.8
8,771
R
32.6%Cox2,358
57.9%Harding4,188
9.5%
R+25.3
R+46.6
D+0.9
7,235
D
57.0%Wilson2,920
35.7%Hughes1,831
7.3%
D+21.3
D+7.0
D+18.1
5,123
O
36.0%Wilson1,634
21.8%Taft987
42.2%
Roosevelt +6.2
D+18.5
R+5.3
4,536
R
44.1%Bryan1,832
48.4%Taft2,010
7.6%
R+4.3
D+44.9
D+5.3
4,157
R
14.8%Parker402
64.0%Roosevelt1,743
21.3%
R+49.2
R+41.6
R+29.6
2,724
R
45.1%Bryan1,405
52.7%McKinley1,643
2.2%
R+7.6
R+20.8
R+0.1
3,118
D
55.4%Bryan1,605
42.2%McKinley1,222
2.4%
D+13.2
D+46.0
D+19.3
2,898
O
8.7%Cleveland243
41.5%Harrison1,161
49.8%
Weaver +8.3
—
R+34.5
2,796
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+48.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+56.8
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 8.5 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in North Platte in North Platte: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−244
2012
−223
2013
−118
2014
−430
2015
−195
2016
−78
2017
−317
2018
−252
2019
−321
2021
−365
2022
−326
2023
−153
2024
−161
2025
+52
The North Platte designated market area stretches across the western Nebraska panhandle and into parts of Wyoming and Colorado, covering enormous geographic distances with a small, predominantly rural audience that has voted Republican at consistent double-digit margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 58.9 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 56.8 points.
A population of 35,614, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,257 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Casper-Riverton and Cheyenne-Scottsbluff.
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In 2024, North Platte, Nebraska voted Republican by 56.8 points (R+56.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,649 votes cast, 3,667 went Democratic and 13,698 went Republican.
When did North Platte, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which North Platte, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in North Platte, Nebraska?
North Platte, Nebraska has a population of 35,614 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North Platte, Nebraska?
Median household income in North Platte, Nebraska is $65,257 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of North Platte, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in North Platte, Nebraska from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.
