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1876–2024
Cherry County, Nebraska
Cherry County·Nebraska

Cherry County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

One of the widest presidential margins of any county in the nation

18762024·38 elections
Cherry County, Nebraska · Ammodramus · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+76
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
5,498
2024 ACS
Most similar
Sheridan County
NE · similarity 1.00
10 precincts · 3,078 votes cast
Trump · R+76
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−76.0%
3492,6873,078
2020R
−75.6%
3732,8443,269
2016R
−74.0%
3172,6233,118
2012R
−69.2%
4362,5573,064
2008R
−57.6%
5992,3603,059
2004R
−66.6%
4832,5093,042
2000R
−65.9%
4462,3222,847
1996R
−48.4%
5511,9052,800
1992R
−38.0%
5631,7073,008
1988R
−55.2%
6422,2402,896
1984R
−70.6%
4632,7203,198
1980R
−64.3%
4892,5173,155
1976R
−40.4%
9062,1973,192
1972R
−69.9%
4632,6103,073
1968R
−53.8%
5822,1993,003
1964R
−22.2%
1,4282,2443,672
1960R
−44.2%
1,0442,6953,739
1956R
−46.4%
8842,4143,298
1952R
−53.3%
9603,1484,108
1948R
−17.9%
1,4922,1413,633
1944R
−25.6%
1,3712,3143,685
1940R
−20.6%
1,7812,7054,486
1936D
+3.5%
2,0101,8743,939
1932D
+24.6%
2,9121,7544,703
1928R
−38.5%
1,2852,9054,208
1924R
−13.0%
1,1691,6633,806
1920R
−37.5%
7111,6362,465
1916D
+21.5%
1,7341,0912,994
1912D
+14.0%
1,0476792,622
1908R
−1.2%
1,0211,0482,168
1904R
−44.7%
3259781,461
1900R
−13.4%
6989221,669
1896D
+6.0%
6876071,342
1892D
+30.0%
4991521,157
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Irish
0.5%
African American
0.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
18.6%
Mainline Protestant
15.2%
Other Christian
6.5%
Methodist
5.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.7%
Baptist
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Cherry County stretches across the Nebraska Sandhills — nearly the size of Connecticut — yet holds fewer than 6,200 residents, a ranching-dominated population that delivered a 76-point Republican margin in 2024.

The Republican margin in Cherry County reached its widest at seventy-six points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was seventy-six points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Cherry County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,270, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 5,498 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sheridan County and Bandera County.