† 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
GroupCozadNebraskaUnited States
German39.4%31.0%12.5%
Irish11.8%11.7%9.4%
English10.7%9.4%9.5%
Swedish5.7%3.1%—
American4.1%3.5%5.3%
Scottish2.7%—1.3%
French2.4%—1.6%
Danish2.0%——
Mexican11.3%8.7%11.3%
Guatemalan5.3%1.0%0.5%
Salvadoran1.6%0.6%0.7%
Honduran1.3%0.2%0.3%
Cuban0.5%0.4%0.7%
Argentinean0.2%——
African American†0.8%3.7%9.9%
Somali0.2%——
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
Cozad
Nebraska
United States
Median age
41.6
37.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
25.8%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Cozad
Nebraska
United States
Median household income
$54,471
$76,475
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.9%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
12.8%
34.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Cozad
Nebraska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.8%
12.8%
22.3%
Spanish
12.2%
8.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Cozad
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.
Cozad, Nebraska
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−54.3%
2008
−33.8%
2012
−42.3%
2016
−59.3%
2020
−58.7%
2024
−58.8%
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
20.1%Harris312
78.9%Trump1,225
1.0%
R+58.8
R+0.1
R+57.4
1,552
R
19.9%Biden343
78.6%Trump1,356
1.6%
R+58.7
D+0.6
R+63.1
1,726
R
17.6%Clinton296
76.9%Trump1,292
5.5%
R+59.3
R+16.9
R+61.4
1,680
R
27.6%Obama423
69.9%Romney1,073
2.5%
R+42.3
R+8.6
R+46.2
1,535
R
31.2%Obama508
65.0%McCain1,058
3.8%
R+33.8
D+20.5
R+41.1
1,628
R
22.8%Kerry353
77.1%Bush1,192
0.1%
R+54.3
—
R+51.8
1,546
Cozad sits at the 100th meridian in south-central Nebraska, a demographic and climatic boundary that has long defined its economy. Corn and cattle dominate the local workforce, anchoring the reliably rural-Republican voting patterns typical of the Platte Valley corridor.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 59.3 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 58.8 points.
A population of 3,937, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,471 describe the city.
In 2024, Cozad, Nebraska voted Republican by 58.8 points (R+58.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,552 votes cast, 312 went Democratic and 1,225 went Republican.
How many people live in Cozad, Nebraska?
Cozad, Nebraska has a population of 3,937 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cozad, Nebraska?
Median household income in Cozad, Nebraska is $54,471 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Cozad, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Cozad, Nebraska from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
