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1876–2024
Gretna·Nebraska

Gretna delivered R+29.9 in 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
NE
2024 presidential election
Gretna
TrumpR+29.9
2024
2024 presidential margin for Gretna, NEThe boundary of Gretna, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+29.9), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Gretna · R+29.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican64.1%1,668
Kamala HarrisDemocratic34.2%889
OtherAll other candidates1.8%46
D+60
R+60
City boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2008–2024, on current city boundaries.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −29.9% in 2024.−29.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−22.7%
2012−35.4%
2016−34.9%
2020−26.7%
2024−29.9%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
34.2%Harris889
64.1%Trump1,668
1.8%
−29.9%
2,603
R
35.5%Biden933
62.1%Trump1,634
2.4%incl. Jorgensen
−26.7%
2,630
R
28.9%Clinton755
63.9%Trump1,666
7.2%incl. Johnson
−34.9%
2,609
R
32.3%Obama706
67.7%Romney1,479
0.0%
−35.4%
2,185
R
37.6%Obama826
60.3%McCain1,325
2.0%
−22.7%
2,196

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorGretnaCityNebraskaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White89.8%77.9%61.0%
Black0.1%4.8%12.2%
Asian0.2%2.6%6.0%
Two or more races9.0%9.1%12.6%
Other race0.9%5.7%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino4.9%12.7%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$123,992$76,475$84,427
Poverty rate4.2%10.6%12.5%
Median age36.337.339.1
Age 18–248.6%9.8%9.2%
Age 65 and older12.8%16.8%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)42.6%34.7%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home10.3%12.8%22.3%
Spanish6.5%8.5%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 28.4%German 31.0%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 12.4%Irish 11.7%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 11.0%English 9.4%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic13.5%County context19.1%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant10.5%County context14.2%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed68.5%County context50.8%51.5%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
28.4%
Irish
12.4%
English
11.0%
Polish
5.0%
Italian
4.1%
American
3.6%
Czech
3.4%
Swedish
2.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
7.5%
Puerto Rican
0.7%
Salvadoran
0.5%
Venezuelan
0.4%
Spaniard
0.4%
Guatemalan
0.3%
Spanish
0.3%
Cuban
0.2%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.7%
1.7%
75–84
2.0%
3.7%
65–74
4.2%
5.6%
55–64
5.6%
6.1%
45–54
5.9%
7.6%
35–44
7.4%
7.2%
25–34
6.8%
4.5%
18–24
4.1%
10.2%
5–17
9.6%
3.3%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$123,992
Gretna$123,992
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
4.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.7%
Working age (18–64)5.3%
Seniors (65+)8.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.7%
speak English only
Spanish6.5%
German or other West Germanic0.6%
Vietnamese0.6%
Other languages0.6%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.4%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.4%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.3%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.2%
Korean0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
13.5%
Evangelical Protestant
10.5%
Mainline Protestant
3.8%
Latter-day Saints
2.8%
Other Christian
0.4%
Black Protestant
0.3%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Hindu
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted68.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Gretna sits in the Great Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 35.4 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.9 points.

A population of 9,193, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $123,992 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Gretna, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Gretna, Nebraska voted Republican by 29.9 points (R+29.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,603 votes cast, 889 went Democratic and 1,668 went Republican.
How many people live in Gretna, Nebraska?
Gretna, Nebraska has a population of 9,193 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gretna, Nebraska?
Median household income in Gretna, Nebraska is $123,992 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Gretna, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Gretna, Nebraska from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.