Akashic

county

Hooker County, NE

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

2024

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

German40.0%31.0%12.5%

Irish21.9%11.7%9.4%

English13.0%9.4%9.5%

American5.1%3.5%5.3%

Swedish3.6%3.1%—

Czech2.8%3.4%—

Danish1.2%——

Norwegian0.9%——

African American†1.5%3.7%9.9%

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	Hooker County	Nebraska	United States
Median age	43.6	37.3	39.1
Age 18–24	13.7%	9.8%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	21.3%	16.8%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Hooker County	Nebraska	United States
Median household income	$49,464	$76,475	$84,427
Poverty rate	6.2%	10.6%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	24.6%	34.7%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Hooker County	Nebraska	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	1.0%	12.8%	22.3%
Spanish	1.0%	8.5%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	Hooker County	Nebraska	United States
Catholic	17.1%	19.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	20.7%	14.2%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	0.1%	50.8%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	35.7%	12.1%	5.2%
Latter-day Saints	26.4%	1.3%	2.0%

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.

President results by year

2024 turnout 82.6% of 524 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic12.9%55TrumpRepublican86.4%369OliverNonpartisan0.7%3

R+73.5

Lead: 314
Total: 427
vs nation: R+72.1
Turnout: 82.6%

BidenDemocratic13.3%59TrumpRepublican85.1%376JorgensenLibertarian1.6%7

R+71.7

Lead: 317
Total: 442
vs nation: R+76.2
Turnout: 75.1%

ClintonDemocratic9.6%40TrumpRepublican85.1%355JohnsonLibertarian3.8%16

R+75.5

Lead: 315
Total: 417
vs nation: R+77.6
Turnout: 74.9%

ObamaDemocratic14.9%59RomneyRepublican83.5%330SmithZzz0.8%3

R+68.6

Lead: 271
Total: 395
vs nation: R+72.5
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic17.1%75McCainRepublican81.1%355OtherAll other candidates1.8%8

R+63.9

Lead: 280
Total: 438
vs nation: R+71.2
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic13.9%64BushRepublican85.0%392OtherAll other candidates1.1%5

R+71.1

Lead: 328
Total: 461
vs nation: R+68.7
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic18.1%74BushRepublican77.5%317NaderGreen3.2%13

R+59.4

Lead: 243
Total: 409
vs nation: R+59.9
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic22.4%115DoleRepublican59.9%308PerotReform16.1%83

R+37.5

Lead: 193
Total: 514
vs nation: R+46.1
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+73.5MIT Election Lab
Population: 6472024 5-year
Median household income: $49,4642024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 88.9%2024 5-year
Black: 1.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 0.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+57.7 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+78.9 in 1968MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Garfield County, NE · twin score 91.7

Participation

Midterm durability

Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.

2024 total turnout: 82.6%433 participants ÷ 524 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +2.1 ptsHigh-turnout, durable
Drop-off versus state: -19.7 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 71.9%–80.6%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	426	569	74.9%	A/D
2018 · Midterm	322	580	55.5%	A/D
2020 · Presidential	446	594	75.1%	A/D
2022 · Midterm	376	515	73.0%	A/D
2024 · Presidential	433	524	82.6%	A/D

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.

Precinct data

Results by precinct

1 precincts · 427 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Hooker County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -HOOKER CNTY AT LARGEHOOKER CNTY AT LARGE	55	369	3	427	12.9%	86.4%	R+73.5

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−12.0%
1896	+57.7%
1900	+7.2%
1904	−48.1%
1908	−4.6%
1912	+6.0%
1916	+32.2%
1920	−31.2%
1924	−14.8%
1928	−52.5%
1932	+35.2%
1936	−20.1%
1940	−46.5%
1944	−52.4%
1948	−48.7%
1952	−70.2%
1956	−70.4%
1960	−72.4%
1964	−41.9%
1968	−78.9%
1972	−76.7%
1976	−53.4%
1980	−68.4%
1984	−76.7%
1988	−60.9%
1992	−46.8%
1996	−37.5%
2000	−59.4%
2004	−71.1%
2008	−63.9%
2012	−68.6%
2016	−75.5%
2020	−71.7%
2024	−73.5%

DemocraticRepublican

38 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; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	R	12.9%Harris55	86.4%Trump369	0.7%Oliver3	R+73.5	R+1.8	R+72.1	427
All 3 candidates in 2024 · 1 minor / independent Donald J TrumpRepublican86.4%369 Kamala D HarrisDemocratic12.9%55 Chase OliverNonpartisan0.7%3
2020	R	13.3%Biden59	85.1%Trump376	1.6%Jorgensen7	R+71.7	D+3.8	R+76.2	442
2016	R	9.6%Clinton40	85.1%Trump355	3.8%Johnson16	R+75.5	R+6.9	R+77.6	417
2012	R	14.9%Obama59	83.5%Romney330	0.8%Smith3	R+68.6	R+4.7	R+72.5	395
2008	R	17.1%Obama75	81.1%McCain355	1.8%	R+63.9	D+7.2	R+71.2	438
2004	R	13.9%Kerry64	85.0%Bush392	1.1%	R+71.1	R+11.7	R+68.7	461
2000	R	18.1%Gore74	77.5%Bush317	3.2%Nader13	R+59.4	R+21.9	R+59.9	409
1996	R	22.4%Clinton115	59.9%Dole308	16.1%Perot83	R+37.5	D+9.3	R+46.1	514
1992	R	15.4%Clinton70	62.2%Bush283	22.4%Perot102	R+46.8	D+14.1	R+52.4	455
1988	R	19.3%Dukakis91	80.3%Bush378	0.4%	R+60.9	D+15.7	R+53.2	471
1984	R	11.2%Mondale55	87.8%Reagan433	1.0%	R+76.7	R+8.2	R+58.5	493
1980	R	13.3%Carter63	81.8%Reagan386	4.9%	R+68.4	R+15.0	R+58.7	472
1976	R	23.0%Carter98	76.3%Ford326	0.7%	R+53.4	D+23.3	R+55.5	427
1972	R	11.7%McGovern52	88.3%Nixon394	0.0%	R+76.7	D+2.2	R+53.5	446
1968	R	9.0%Humphrey36	87.9%Nixon350	3.0%	R+78.9	R+36.9	R+78.2	398
1964	R	29.0%Johnson137	71.0%Goldwater335	0.0%	R+41.9	D+30.4	R+64.5	472
1960	R	13.8%Kennedy71	86.2%Nixon443	0.0%	R+72.4	R+2.0	R+72.5	514
1956	R	14.8%Stevenson64	85.2%Eisenhower368	0.0%	R+70.4	R+0.2	R+55.0	432
1952	R	14.9%Stevenson72	85.1%Eisenhower411	0.0%	R+70.2	R+21.5	R+59.4	483
1948	R	25.7%Truman86	74.3%Dewey249	0.0%	R+48.7	D+3.8	R+53.1	335
1944	R	23.8%Roosevelt103	76.2%Dewey330	0.0%	R+52.4	R+5.9	R+59.9	433
1940	R	26.7%Roosevelt147	73.3%Willkie403	0.0%	R+46.5	R+26.4	R+56.5	550
1936	R	39.6%Roosevelt191	59.8%Landon288	0.6%	R+20.1	R+55.3	R+44.4	482
1932	D	66.9%Roosevelt342	31.7%Hoover162	1.4%	D+35.2	D+87.7	D+17.4	511
1928	R	23.6%Smith110	76.0%Hoover355	0.4%	R+52.5	R+37.7	R+35.0	467
1924	R	25.2%Davis111	40.0%Coolidge176	34.3%La Follette151	R+14.8	D+16.4	D+10.4	440
1920	R	32.3%Cox117	63.5%Harding230	4.1%	R+31.2	R+63.5	R+5.0	362
1916	D	64.5%Wilson218	32.2%Hughes109	3.3%	D+32.2	D+26.3	D+29.1	338
1912	D	40.2%Wilson121	34.2%Taft103	25.6%	D+6.0	D+10.5	R+13.6	301
1908	R	46.2%Bryan91	50.8%Taft100	3.0%	R+4.6	D+43.5	D+5.0	197
1904	R	21.2%Parker22	69.2%Roosevelt72	9.6%	R+48.1	R+55.3	R+28.4	104
1900	D	51.8%Bryan43	44.6%McKinley37	3.6%	D+7.2	R+50.5	D+14.8	83
1896	D	76.9%Bryan40	19.2%McKinley10	3.8%	D+57.7	D+69.7	D+63.8	52
1892	O	10.0%Cleveland5	22.0%Harrison11	68.0%	Weaver +46.0	—	R+13.7	50
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 3 House · 37 Senate · 2 Senate special · 12 governor

U.S. House

Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	10.6%44	89.4%370	414
2020	R	10.3%43	89.7%373	416
2018	R	15.7%49	84.3%263	312

U.S. Senate

Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · Akashic canonical election database — certified Nebraska 2024 U.S. Senate county returns; Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · Source-provenance retained in canonical database / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024Class I	R	0.0%0	76.4%Deb Fischer323	423
2020Class II	R	11.2%Chis Janicek48	81.7%Ben Sasse349	427
2018Class I	R	15.8%Jane Raybould49	83.0%Deb Fischer258	311
2014Class II	R	15.0%Dave Domina44	72.1%Ben Sasse212	294
2012Class I	R	17.2%Bob Kerrey69	82.8%Deb Fischer333	402
2008Class II	R	30.2%Scott Kleeb130	68.0%Mike Johanns293	431
2006Class I	D	56.2%Ben Nelson185	43.8%Pete Ricketts144	329
2002Class II	R	12.3%Charlie A. Matulka45	86.4%Chuck Hagel317	367
2000Class I	R	34.2%Ben Nelson145	65.8%Don Stenberg279	424
1996Class II	R	30.1%Ben Nelson154	66.9%Chuck Hagel342	511
1994Class I	R	36.5%Bob Kerrey174	63.5%Jan Stoney303	477
1990Class II	R	37.7%J.James Exon171	62.3%Hal Daub282	453
1988Class I	R	29.0%Bob Kerrey137	70.4%Dave Karnes333	473
1984Class II	R	45.2%J.James Exon229	54.8%Nancy Hoch278	507
1982Class I	D	55.9%Edward Zorinsky285	41.0%Jim Keck209	510
1978Class II	D	51.3%J.James Exon181	48.7%Donald Shasteen172	353
1976Class I	R	28.8%Edward Zorinsky123	71.2%John McCollister304	427
1972Class II	R	29.9%Terry Carpenter133	69.4%Carl T. Curtis309	445
1970Class I	R	24.9%Frank B. Morrison89	75.1%Roman Hruska269	358
1966Class II	R	16.6%Frank B. Morrison67	83.4%Carl T. Curtis337	404
1964Class I	R	15.2%Raymond W. Arndt71	84.8%Roman Hruska397	468
1960Class II	R	28.3%Robert B. Conrad88	71.7%Carl T. Curtis223	311
1958Class I	R	27.6%Frank B. Morrison90	72.4%Roman Hruska236	326
1954Class II	R	21.4%Keith Neville73	78.6%Carl T. Curtis268	341
1952Class I	R	11.4%Stanley D. Long54	78.0%Hugh Butler368	472
1948Class II	R	30.3%Terry Carpenter100	69.7%Kenneth Wherry230	330
1946Class I	R	13.2%John E. Mekota45	86.8%Hugh Butler295	340
1942Class II	R	19.4%Foster May69	47.8%Kenneth Wherry170	356
1940Class I	R	30.6%R.L. Cochran160	66.5%Hugh Butler348	523
1936Class II	R	15.7%Terry Carpenter74	53.8%Robert G. Simmons253	470
1934Class I	D	53.8%Edward R. Burke296	43.6%Robert G. Simmons240	550
1930Class II	R	43.0%Gilbert Hitchcock212	55.4%George Norris273	493
1928Class I	R	29.1%Richard Metcalfe127	70.9%Robert B. Howell309	436
1924Class II	R	38.0%J.J. Thomas154	62.0%George Norris251	405
1922Class I	D	51.8%Gilbert Hitchcock171	43.9%Robert B. Howell145	330
1918Class II	D	64.1%John H. Morehead173	35.9%George Norris97	270
1916Class I	D	53.8%Gilbert Hitchcock184	41.2%John L. Kennedy141	342

U.S. Senate special elections

Each row shows U.S. Senate special votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · Akashic canonical election database — certified Nebraska 2024 U.S. Senate county returns; Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · Source-provenance retained in canonical database / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024Special · Class II	R	11.9%Preston Love Jr.50	88.1%Pete Ricketts370	420
1954Special · Class I	R	20.2%James F. Green64	78.9%Roman Hruska250	317

Governor

Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	R	16.6%Carol Blood62	80.4%Jim Pillen300	373
2018	R	18.3%Bob Krist And Lynne M Walz58	81.7%Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley259	317
2014	R	20.0%Chuck Hassebrook57	76.5%Pete Ricketts218	285
2010	R	15.5%Mike Meister54	84.5%Dave Heineman294	348
2006	R	16.2%David Hahn53	79.5%Dave Heineman260	327
2002	R	19.9%Stormy Dean72	76.5%Mike Johanns277	362
1998	R	36.6%Bill Hoppner156	63.4%Mike Johanns270	426
1994	D	57.2%Ben Nelson266	42.6%Gene Spence198	465
1990	R	35.2%Ben Nelson155	64.8%Kay A. Orr285	440
1986	R	26.9%Helen Boosalis122	73.1%Kay Orr332	454
1982	R	31.2%Bob Kerrey163	68.8%Charles Thone359	522
1978	R	29.2%Gerald T. Whelan104	70.8%Charles Thone252	356

voter registration

Registered voters

By party of registration, over time

Party registration · 2026R+72.0

Presidential vote · 2024R+73.5

Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.5 points.

532 registered voters · 2026

Democratic9.2%Republican81.2%Unaffiliated9.2%Other0.4%

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net domestic migration over time

−10 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −5 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Domestic migration in Hooker County, NE in Hooker County, NE: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	+5
2012	−16
2013	+16
2014	−7
2015	+2
2016	−15
2017	−13
2018	+16
2019	+7
2021	+31
2022	−43
2023	+2
2024	+20
2025	−10

Hooker County's 783 residents are spread across 721 square miles of Nebraska Sandhills ranching country, and its 2024 presidential margin of R+73.5 points ranks among the most lopsided in the state.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 57.7 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 78.9 points in 1968. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 73.5 points.

A population of 647, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,464 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Garfield County and Boyd County.

Political twins — counties

The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Garfield County

Nebraska

91.7twin score

2000–2012 trajectory% unaffiliated≠ Swedish ancestry

Boyd County

Nebraska

90.9twin score

2000–2016 trajectory≠ median age

Furnas County

Nebraska

90.6twin score

2000–2016 trajectory≠ % unaffiliated

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Hooker County, Nebraska vote in 2024?

In 2024, Hooker County, Nebraska voted Republican by 73.5 points (R+73.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 427 votes cast, 55 went Democratic and 369 went Republican.

When did Hooker County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Hooker County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1932.

How many people live in Hooker County, Nebraska?

Hooker County, Nebraska has a population of 647 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Hooker County, Nebraska?

Median household income in Hooker County, Nebraska is $49,464 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.

What is the political history of Hooker County, Nebraska?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hooker County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.

Measure

Hooker County

Nebraska

United States

Median age

43.6

37.3

39.1

Age 18–24

13.7%

9.8%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

21.3%

16.8%

17.2%

Measure

Hooker County

Nebraska

United States

Median household income

$49,464

$76,475

$84,427

Poverty rate

6.2%

10.6%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

24.6%

34.7%

35.6%

Measure

Hooker County

Nebraska

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

1.0%

12.8%

22.3%

Spanish

1.0%

8.5%

13.6%

Measure

Hooker County

Nebraska

United States

Catholic

17.1%

19.1%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

20.7%

14.2%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

0.1%

50.8%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

35.7%

12.1%

5.2%

Latter-day Saints

26.4%

1.3%

2.0%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+73.5MIT Election Lab

Population

6472024 5-year

Median household income

$49,4642024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

88.9%2024 5-year

Black

1.5%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

0.0%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+57.7 in 1896MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+78.9 in 1968MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Garfield County, NE · twin score 91.7

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

426

569

74.9%

A/D

2018 · Midterm

322

580

55.5%

A/D

2020 · Presidential

446

594

75.1%

A/D

2022 · Midterm

376

515

73.0%

A/D

2024 · Presidential

433

524

82.6%

A/D

Hooker County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -HOOKER CNTY AT LARGEHOOKER CNTY AT LARGE

369

427

12.9%

86.4%

R+73.5

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−12.0%
1896	+57.7%
1900	+7.2%
1904	−48.1%
1908	−4.6%
1912	+6.0%
1916	+32.2%
1920	−31.2%
1924	−14.8%
1928	−52.5%
1932	+35.2%
1936	−20.1%
1940	−46.5%
1944	−52.4%
1948	−48.7%
1952	−70.2%
1956	−70.4%
1960	−72.4%
1964	−41.9%
1968	−78.9%
1972	−76.7%
1976	−53.4%
1980	−68.4%
1984	−76.7%
1988	−60.9%
1992	−46.8%
1996	−37.5%
2000	−59.4%
2004	−71.1%
2008	−63.9%
2012	−68.6%
2016	−75.5%
2020	−71.7%
2024	−73.5%

DemocraticRepublican

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; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

12.9%Harris55

86.4%Trump369

0.7%Oliver3

R+73.5

R+1.8

R+72.1

427

All 3 candidates in 2024 · 1 minor / independent

Donald J TrumpRepublican86.4%369
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic12.9%55
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.7%3

2020

13.3%Biden59

85.1%Trump376

1.6%Jorgensen7

R+71.7

D+3.8

R+76.2

442

2016

9.6%Clinton40

85.1%Trump355

3.8%Johnson16

R+75.5

R+6.9

R+77.6

417

2012

14.9%Obama59

83.5%Romney330

0.8%Smith3

R+68.6

R+4.7

R+72.5

395

2008

17.1%Obama75

81.1%McCain355

1.8%

R+63.9

D+7.2

R+71.2

438

2004

13.9%Kerry64

85.0%Bush392

1.1%

R+71.1

R+11.7

R+68.7

461

2000

18.1%Gore74

77.5%Bush317

3.2%Nader13

R+59.4

R+21.9

R+59.9

409

1996

22.4%Clinton115

59.9%Dole308

16.1%Perot83

R+37.5

D+9.3

R+46.1

514

1992

15.4%Clinton70

62.2%Bush283

22.4%Perot102

R+46.8

D+14.1

R+52.4

455

1988

19.3%Dukakis91

80.3%Bush378

0.4%

R+60.9

D+15.7

R+53.2

471

1984

11.2%Mondale55

87.8%Reagan433

1.0%

R+76.7

R+8.2

R+58.5

493

1980

13.3%Carter63

81.8%Reagan386

4.9%

R+68.4

R+15.0

R+58.7

472

1976

23.0%Carter98

76.3%Ford326

0.7%

R+53.4

D+23.3

R+55.5

427

1972

11.7%McGovern52

88.3%Nixon394

0.0%

R+76.7

D+2.2

R+53.5

446

1968

9.0%Humphrey36

87.9%Nixon350

3.0%

R+78.9

R+36.9

R+78.2

398

1964

29.0%Johnson137

71.0%Goldwater335

0.0%

R+41.9

D+30.4

R+64.5

472

1960

13.8%Kennedy71

86.2%Nixon443

0.0%

R+72.4

R+2.0

R+72.5

514

1956

14.8%Stevenson64

85.2%Eisenhower368

0.0%

R+70.4

R+0.2

R+55.0

432

1952

14.9%Stevenson72

85.1%Eisenhower411

0.0%

R+70.2

R+21.5

R+59.4

483

1948

25.7%Truman86

74.3%Dewey249

0.0%

R+48.7

D+3.8

R+53.1

335

1944

23.8%Roosevelt103

76.2%Dewey330

0.0%

R+52.4

R+5.9

R+59.9

433

1940

26.7%Roosevelt147

73.3%Willkie403

0.0%

R+46.5

R+26.4

R+56.5

550

1936

39.6%Roosevelt191

59.8%Landon288

0.6%

R+20.1

R+55.3

R+44.4

482

1932

66.9%Roosevelt342

31.7%Hoover162

1.4%

D+35.2

D+87.7

D+17.4

511

1928

23.6%Smith110

76.0%Hoover355

0.4%

R+52.5

R+37.7

R+35.0

467

1924

25.2%Davis111

40.0%Coolidge176

34.3%La Follette151

R+14.8

D+16.4

D+10.4

440

1920

32.3%Cox117

63.5%Harding230

4.1%

R+31.2

R+63.5

R+5.0

362

1916

64.5%Wilson218

32.2%Hughes109

3.3%

D+32.2

D+26.3

D+29.1

338

1912

40.2%Wilson121

34.2%Taft103

25.6%

D+6.0

D+10.5

R+13.6

301

1908

46.2%Bryan91

50.8%Taft100

3.0%

R+4.6

D+43.5

D+5.0

197

1904

21.2%Parker22

69.2%Roosevelt72

9.6%

R+48.1

R+55.3

R+28.4

104

1900

51.8%Bryan43

44.6%McKinley37

3.6%

D+7.2

R+50.5

D+14.8

1896

76.9%Bryan40

19.2%McKinley10

3.8%

D+57.7

D+69.7

D+63.8

1892

10.0%Cleveland5

22.0%Harrison11

68.0%

Weaver +46.0

—

R+13.7

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

10.6%44

89.4%370

414

2020

10.3%43

89.7%373

416

2018

15.7%49

84.3%263

312

Sources · Akashic canonical election database — certified Nebraska 2024 U.S. Senate county returns; Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · Source-provenance retained in canonical database / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024Class I

0.0%0

76.4%Deb Fischer323

423

2020Class II

11.2%Chis Janicek48

81.7%Ben Sasse349

427

2018Class I

15.8%Jane Raybould49

83.0%Deb Fischer258

311

2014Class II

15.0%Dave Domina44

72.1%Ben Sasse212

294

2012Class I

17.2%Bob Kerrey69

82.8%Deb Fischer333

402

2008Class II

30.2%Scott Kleeb130

68.0%Mike Johanns293

431

2006Class I

56.2%Ben Nelson185

43.8%Pete Ricketts144

329

2002Class II

12.3%Charlie A. Matulka45

86.4%Chuck Hagel317

367

2000Class I

34.2%Ben Nelson145

65.8%Don Stenberg279

424

1996Class II

30.1%Ben Nelson154

66.9%Chuck Hagel342

511

1994Class I

36.5%Bob Kerrey174

63.5%Jan Stoney303

477

1990Class II

37.7%J.James Exon171

62.3%Hal Daub282

453

1988Class I

29.0%Bob Kerrey137

70.4%Dave Karnes333

473

1984Class II

45.2%J.James Exon229

54.8%Nancy Hoch278

507

1982Class I

55.9%Edward Zorinsky285

41.0%Jim Keck209

510

1978Class II

51.3%J.James Exon181

48.7%Donald Shasteen172

353

1976Class I

28.8%Edward Zorinsky123

71.2%John McCollister304

427

1972Class II

29.9%Terry Carpenter133

69.4%Carl T. Curtis309

445

1970Class I

24.9%Frank B. Morrison89

75.1%Roman Hruska269

358

1966Class II

16.6%Frank B. Morrison67

83.4%Carl T. Curtis337

404

1964Class I

15.2%Raymond W. Arndt71

84.8%Roman Hruska397

468

1960Class II

28.3%Robert B. Conrad88

71.7%Carl T. Curtis223

311

1958Class I

27.6%Frank B. Morrison90

72.4%Roman Hruska236

326

1954Class II

21.4%Keith Neville73

78.6%Carl T. Curtis268

341

1952Class I

11.4%Stanley D. Long54

78.0%Hugh Butler368

472

1948Class II

30.3%Terry Carpenter100

69.7%Kenneth Wherry230

330

1946Class I

13.2%John E. Mekota45

86.8%Hugh Butler295

340

1942Class II

19.4%Foster May69

47.8%Kenneth Wherry170

356

1940Class I

30.6%R.L. Cochran160

66.5%Hugh Butler348

523

1936Class II

15.7%Terry Carpenter74

53.8%Robert G. Simmons253

470

1934Class I

53.8%Edward R. Burke296

43.6%Robert G. Simmons240

550

1930Class II

43.0%Gilbert Hitchcock212

55.4%George Norris273

493

1928Class I

29.1%Richard Metcalfe127

70.9%Robert B. Howell309

436

1924Class II

38.0%J.J. Thomas154

62.0%George Norris251

405

1922Class I

51.8%Gilbert Hitchcock171

43.9%Robert B. Howell145

330

1918Class II

64.1%John H. Morehead173

35.9%George Norris97

270

1916Class I

53.8%Gilbert Hitchcock184

41.2%John L. Kennedy141

342

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024Special · Class II

11.9%Preston Love Jr.50

88.1%Pete Ricketts370

420

1954Special · Class I

20.2%James F. Green64

78.9%Roman Hruska250

317

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2022

16.6%Carol Blood62

80.4%Jim Pillen300

373

2018

18.3%Bob Krist And Lynne M Walz58

81.7%Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley259

317

2014

20.0%Chuck Hassebrook57

76.5%Pete Ricketts218

285

2010

15.5%Mike Meister54

84.5%Dave Heineman294

348

2006

16.2%David Hahn53

79.5%Dave Heineman260

327

2002

19.9%Stormy Dean72

76.5%Mike Johanns277

362

1998

36.6%Bill Hoppner156

63.4%Mike Johanns270

426

1994

57.2%Ben Nelson266

42.6%Gene Spence198

465

1990

35.2%Ben Nelson155

64.8%Kay A. Orr285

440

1986

26.9%Helen Boosalis122

73.1%Kay Orr332

454

1982

31.2%Bob Kerrey163

68.8%Charles Thone359

522

1978

29.2%Gerald T. Whelan104

70.8%Charles Thone252

356

Frequently asked questions

How did Hooker County, Nebraska vote in 2024?

In 2024, Hooker County, Nebraska voted Republican by 73.5 points (R+73.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 427 votes cast, 55 went Democratic and 369 went Republican.

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The most recent presidential election in which Hooker County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1932.

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Hooker County, Nebraska has a population of 647 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Hooker County, Nebraska?

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What is the political history of Hooker County, Nebraska?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hooker County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.