† 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
GroupSewardNebraskaUnited States
German42.8%31.0%12.5%
Irish9.8%11.7%9.4%
English9.7%9.4%9.5%
Czech6.1%3.4%—
American5.7%3.5%5.3%
Swedish2.2%3.1%—
Polish2.0%2.7%2.2%
Danish1.6%——
Mexican2.4%8.7%11.3%
Cuban0.9%0.4%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.3%1.8%
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
Seward
Nebraska
United States
Median age
32
37.3
39.1
Age 18–24
20.7%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.1%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Seward
Nebraska
United States
Median household income
$72,564
$76,475
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.6%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
38.6%
34.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Seward
Nebraska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.9%
12.8%
22.3%
Spanish
1.5%
8.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Seward
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.
Seward, Nebraska
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−41.5%
2008
−22.3%
2012
−30.0%
2016
−34.7%
2020
−32.4%
2024
−35.0%
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
31.7%Harris1,197
66.8%Trump2,518
1.5%
R+35.0
R+2.6
R+33.6
3,771
R
32.6%Biden1,217
65.0%Trump2,429
2.4%
R+32.4
D+2.2
R+36.9
3,735
R
29.9%Clinton921
64.6%Trump1,988
5.5%
R+34.7
R+4.7
R+36.8
3,077
R
33.8%Obama1,004
63.8%Romney1,894
2.4%
R+30.0
R+7.6
R+33.8
2,970
R
37.8%Obama1,086
60.1%McCain1,728
2.1%
R+22.3
D+19.1
R+29.6
2,874
R
29.0%Kerry826
70.5%Bush2,008
0.6%
R+41.5
—
R+39.0
2,850
Seward City sits at the heart of Seward County, where Republican presidential candidates have routinely cleared 70% in recent cycles. Its small-city, agricultural-community profile tracks closely with broader Platte River valley voting patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 41.5 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.0 points.
A population of 7,678, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,564 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Blair and Brandon.
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, Seward, Nebraska voted Republican by 35.0 points (R+35.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,771 votes cast, 1,197 went Democratic and 2,518 went Republican.
How many people live in Seward, Nebraska?
Seward, Nebraska has a population of 7,678 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Seward, Nebraska?
Median household income in Seward, Nebraska is $72,564 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Seward, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Seward, Nebraska from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
