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1892–2024
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Omaha, NE-IA
presidential margin
2008R+2.62012R+9.92016R+9.92020R+2.02024R+3.5
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+3.5
2024
median income$85,433U.S. $80,734 · NE $75,059
median age36.7U.S. 39.1
poverty rate10.0%U.S. 12.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)39.4%U.S. 35.6%
non-english12.9%U.S. 22.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German27.3%
Irish12.9%
English10.0%
Mexican8.8%
Salvadoran0.7%
Guatemalan0.6%
African American†6.1%
African0.4%
Sudanese0.2%
Asian Indian0.7%
Burmese0.5%
Vietnamese0.4%
religion
other traditions
Mainline7.9%
Latter-day Saints1.6%
Black Protestant1.5%
Hindu1.0%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska

Akashic
Omaha, NE-IATrumpR+3.5
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2024 presidential margin by county for Omaha, NE-IA, NEA map of the constituent counties of Omaha, NE-IA, NE, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Harrison County, IA · R+41.7Mills County, IA · R+39.0Pottawattamie County, IA · R+19.9Cass County, NE · R+37.0Douglas County, NE · D+10.1Sarpy County, NE · R+11.6Saunders County, NE · R+46.2Washington County, NE · R+42.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican50.8%243,452
Kamala HarrisDemocratic47.3%226,647
Chase OliverLibertarian1.9%9,175
D+60
R+60
8 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (8 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Omaha, NE-IA, NE — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Cass County, NERepublicanR+37.0
Douglas County, NEDemocraticD+10.1
Harrison County, IARepublicanR+41.7
Mills County, IARepublicanR+39.0
Pottawattamie County, IARepublicanR+19.9
Sarpy County, NERepublicanR+11.6
Saunders County, NERepublicanR+46.2
Washington County, NERepublicanR+42.2
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
47.3%Harris226,647
50.8%Trump243,452
1.9%Oliver9,175
−3.5%
479,274
R
47.7%Biden226,701
49.7%Trump236,351
2.6%Jorgensen12,427
−2.0%
475,479
R
41.1%Clinton170,037
51.0%Trump211,067
8.0%Johnson32,916
−9.9%
414,020
R
44.0%Obama169,561
54.0%Romney207,799
2.0%Johnson7,630
−9.9%
384,990
R
47.9%Obama184,018
50.5%McCain194,169
1.7%Nader6,370
−2.6%
384,557
R
37.5%Kerry132,162
61.2%Bush216,057
1.3%Nader4,594
−23.8%
352,813
R
38.4%Gore116,358
57.3%Bush173,863
4.3%Nader12,963
−19.0%
303,184
R
37.8%Clinton109,936
51.9%Dole150,816
10.3%Perot29,948
−14.1%
290,700
R
32.3%Clinton102,787
46.3%Bush147,554
21.4%Perot68,073
−14.1%
318,414
R
42.4%Dukakis117,191
56.9%Bush157,331
0.6%Paul1,746
−14.5%
276,268
R
33.0%Mondale88,606
66.4%Reagan178,610
0.6%Bergland1,646
−33.5%
268,862
R
30.2%Carter76,957
61.1%Reagan155,751
8.6%Anderson22,017
−30.9%
254,725
R
40.3%Carter98,097
57.6%Ford140,046
2.1%McCarthy5,053
−17.2%
243,196
R
30.9%McGovern69,315
68.7%Nixon154,142
0.4%Schmitz856
−37.8%
224,313
R
35.8%Humphrey73,252
52.9%Nixon108,325
11.4%Wallace23,291
−17.1%
204,868
D
55.6%Johnson118,516
44.4%Goldwater94,796
0.0%Hass33
+11.1%
213,345
R
44.8%Kennedy95,344
55.1%Nixon117,256
0.0%Byrd22
−10.3%
212,622
R
40.2%Stevenson78,737
59.7%Eisenhower116,794
0.1%Andrews140
−19.4%
195,671
R
41.0%Stevenson82,428
58.9%Eisenhower118,383
0.1%Hallinan101
−17.9%
200,912
D
50.0%Truman79,012
49.8%Dewey78,775
0.2%Thurmond379
+0.1%
158,166
D
50.4%Roosevelt94,092
49.5%Dewey92,485
0.1%Thomas135
+0.9%
186,712
D
52.3%Roosevelt103,202
47.6%Willkie93,929
0.0%Thomas69
+4.7%
197,200
D
61.7%Roosevelt113,212
36.9%Landon67,584
1.4%Lemke2,561
+24.9%
183,357
D
63.7%Roosevelt105,419
34.8%Hoover57,494
1.5%Thomas2,527
+29.0%
165,440
R
44.3%Smith69,101
55.1%Hoover86,026
0.6%Thomas913
−10.8%
156,040
R
28.3%Davis36,559
47.6%Coolidge61,605
24.1%La Follette31,165
−19.4%
129,329
R
35.5%Cox36,979
60.7%Harding63,238
3.9%Debs4,043
−25.2%
104,260
D
56.2%Wilson43,732
39.8%Hughes30,932
4.0%Benson3,091
+16.5%
77,755
D
43.4%Wilson27,496
20.8%Taft13,153
35.8%Roosevelt22,680
+22.6%
63,329
D
48.7%Bryan32,666
48.2%Taft32,329
3.2%Debs2,116
+0.5%
67,111
R
28.9%Parker17,559
59.5%Roosevelt36,189
11.7%Debs7,106
−30.6%
60,854
R
46.5%Bryan30,707
51.6%McKinley34,086
1.9%Woolley1,236
−5.1%
66,029
R
49.1%Bryan30,151
49.1%McKinley30,159
1.9%Palmer1,145
−0.0%
61,455
R
25.6%Cleveland13,689
46.1%Harrison24,679
28.4%Weaver15,198
−20.5%
53,566
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −3.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−3.5%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−20.5%
1896−0.0%
1900−5.1%
1904−30.6%
1908+0.5%
1912+22.6%
1916+16.5%
1920−25.2%
1924−19.4%
1928−10.8%
1932+29.0%
1936+24.9%
1940+4.7%
1944+0.9%
1948+0.1%
1952−17.9%
1956−19.4%
1960−10.3%
1964+11.1%
1968−17.1%
1972−37.8%
1976−17.2%
1980−30.9%
1984−33.5%
1988−14.5%
1992−14.1%
1996−14.1%
2000−19.0%
2004−23.8%
2008−2.6%
2012−9.9%
2016−9.9%
2020−2.0%
2024−3.5%
DemocraticRepublican

Omaha anchors Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, which allocates one Electoral College vote by district winner — a quirk that made it a genuine presidential battleground and drew outsized national campaign spending in recent cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 37.8 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 3.5 points.

A population of 982,064, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,433 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI and Lincoln, NE.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
90.2twin score
12-yr trendpopulation scaleelasticity≠ Irish ancestry
Lincoln, NE
89.3twin score
12-yr trendelasticity2024 margin
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
88.4twin score
elasticity12-yr trendpopulation scale≠ Scottish ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska voted Republican by 3.5 points (R+3.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 479,274 votes cast, 226,647 went Democratic and 243,452 went Republican.
When did Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska?
Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska has a population of 982,064 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska?
Median household income in Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska is $85,433 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Omaha, NE-IA, Nebraska from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.