Grant County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.
One of the least-populated counties in Nebraska—and among the most lopsided
1876 — 2024·38 elections
18762024
Grant County, Nebraska · Ammodramus · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+92
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
626
2024 ACS
Most similar
Major County
OK · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
1 precincts · 366 votes cast
Trump · R+92
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
Year
Won
Margin
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
−91.8%
15
351
366
2020
R
−88.3%
20
375
402
2016
R
−85.7%
20
367
405
2012
R
−80.4%
30
322
363
2008
R
−75.5%
41
318
367
2004
R
−78.5%
41
352
396
2000
R
−71.4%
49
324
385
1996
R
−43.7%
84
258
398
1992
R
−38.3%
75
247
449
1988
R
−54.1%
89
301
392
1984
R
−77.3%
51
406
459
1980
R
−63.9%
76
373
465
1976
R
−44.4%
116
314
446
1972
R
−69.0%
69
376
445
1968
R
−54.7%
84
311
415
1964
R
−20.9%
199
304
503
1960
R
−52.7%
127
410
537
1956
R
−66.5%
87
433
520
1952
R
−62.3%
105
452
557
1948
R
−32.5%
139
273
412
1944
R
−31.1%
172
327
499
1940
R
−27.0%
243
423
666
1936
D
+9.2%
321
267
590
1932
D
+21.5%
395
251
671
1928
R
−42.4%
160
398
561
1924
R
−12.9%
191
260
534
1920
R
−28.8%
141
256
399
1916
D
+20.6%
241
157
407
1912
D
+4.7%
93
82
236
1908
D
+4.1%
101
93
195
1904
R
−37.9%
49
113
169
1900
R
−20.4%
97
148
250
1896
D
+4.8%
95
86
189
1892
D
+33.9%
49
11
112
1888
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1884
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No data
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1880
—
No data
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1876
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No data
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
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.
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.8%
1.9%
75–84
2.4%
9.1%
65–74
5.6%
8.9%
55–64
7.2%
4.2%
45–54
3.4%
10.4%
35–44
3.4%
3.8%
25–34
7.3%
3.2%
18–24
2.9%
11.7%
5–17
6.4%
2.4%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,147
Grant County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Grant County$70,147
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
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
Other Christian
25.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
21.6%
Mainline Protestant
19.1%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 34.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With fewer than 750 residents spread across the Sandhills, Grant County has recorded some of the widest presidential margins in the state, reflecting the dominant ranching culture and sparse demographics of Nebraska's interior.
The Republican margin in Grant County reached its widest at ninety-two points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was ninety-two points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Grant County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,147, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 626 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 Major County and Hutchinson County.