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1876–2024
Furnas County, Nebraska
Furnas County·Nebraska

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

One of Nebraska's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Furnas County, Nebraska · Ammodramus · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+70
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
4,568
2024 ACS
Most similar
Red Willow County
NE · similarity 1.00
8 precincts · 2,419 votes cast
Trump · R+70
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−69.7%
3582,0432,419
2020R
−67.8%
3992,1632,602
2016R
−69.1%
3041,9212,340
2012R
−60.7%
4231,7822,240
2008R
−50.2%
5561,7252,328
2004R
−59.1%
4921,9502,467
2000R
−54.1%
5341,8492,431
1996R
−33.7%
6631,4752,411
1992R
−26.5%
6241,3652,801
1988R
−39.3%
7911,8302,645
1984R
−60.1%
5792,3632,966
1980R
−61.4%
5362,4833,172
1976R
−23.4%
1,1321,8513,074
1972R
−54.3%
6762,2822,958
1968R
−46.9%
7012,1373,061
1964R
−9.3%
1,6692,0113,680
1960R
−44.7%
1,0912,8543,945
1956R
−44.5%
1,1112,8944,005
1952R
−54.6%
1,0183,4644,482
1948R
−20.4%
1,4942,2583,752
1944R
−36.7%
1,3292,8704,199
1940R
−29.7%
1,7973,3165,113
1936R
−6.6%
2,4822,8425,424
1932D
+22.2%
3,3032,0875,477
1928R
−47.1%
1,3393,7605,139
1924R
−17.9%
1,5342,3784,728
1920R
−26.6%
1,3712,4454,039
1916D
+15.4%
1,6071,1632,875
1912D
+35.5%
1,2663542,567
1908D
+7.0%
1,6181,4003,125
1904R
−46.3%
3931,5692,542
1900R
−0.1%
1,3191,3212,704
1896D
+12.7%
1,4871,1482,671
1892D
+37.7%
9051042,125
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
0.6%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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
Mainline Protestant
29.4%
Methodist
22.8%
Other Christian
9.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.1%
Baptist
6.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 23.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Furnas County, anchored by Beaver City on the Republican River, delivered nearly 85% of its vote to the Republican presidential candidate in 2024 — among the widest margins of any Nebraska county that cycle.

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

Furnas County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $61,048, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 4,568 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 Red Willow County and Clay County.