† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupColumbusNebraskaUnited States
German34.2%31.0%12.5%
Polish7.9%2.7%2.2%
Irish7.7%11.7%9.4%
English6.1%9.4%9.5%
Czech4.8%3.4%—
American2.9%3.5%5.3%
Swedish2.6%3.1%—
Danish1.9%——
Mexican14.9%8.7%11.3%
Guatemalan3.7%1.0%0.5%
Honduran3.5%0.2%0.3%
Cuban2.9%0.4%0.7%
Nicaraguan1.2%——
Puerto Rican0.7%0.3%1.8%
Salvadoran0.6%0.6%0.7%
Peruvian0.4%——
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
Columbus
Nebraska
United States
Median age
37.4
37.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.7%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Columbus
Nebraska
United States
Median household income
$64,626
$76,475
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.3%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.8%
34.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Columbus
Nebraska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
23.5%
12.8%
22.3%
Spanish
22.6%
8.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Columbus
Nebraska
United States
Catholic
—
19.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
14.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
50.8%
51.5%
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.
Columbus, Nebraska
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−57.7%
2008
−34.9%
2012
−44.2%
2016
−51.1%
2020
−48.7%
2024
−49.8%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
24.6%Harris2,483
74.5%Trump7,509
0.9%
R+49.8
R+1.2
R+48.4
10,084
R
24.8%Biden2,570
73.5%Trump7,609
1.6%
R+48.7
D+2.4
R+53.1
10,349
R
22.1%Clinton2,066
73.2%Trump6,853
4.8%
R+51.1
R+6.9
R+53.2
9,368
R
26.9%Obama2,404
71.1%Romney6,354
2.0%
R+44.2
R+9.3
R+48.1
8,933
R
31.5%Obama2,852
66.4%McCain6,019
2.1%
R+34.9
D+22.7
R+42.2
9,064
R
20.9%Kerry1,910
78.6%Bush7,171
0.5%
R+57.7
—
R+55.2
9,123
Columbus anchors Platte County with a significant meatpacking and manufacturing workforce that has driven steady Latino population growth, gradually diversifying an electorate that has leaned heavily Republican in statewide contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 57.7 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 49.8 points.
A population of 24,488, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,626 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Norfolk and Hastings.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
In 2024, Columbus, Nebraska voted Republican by 49.8 points (R+49.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,084 votes cast, 2,483 went Democratic and 7,509 went Republican.
How many people live in Columbus, Nebraska?
Columbus, Nebraska has a population of 24,488 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Columbus, Nebraska?
Median household income in Columbus, Nebraska is $64,626 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Columbus, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Columbus, Nebraska from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
