Lancaster County, Nebraska

2024 results by precinct

198 precincts · 158,734 votes cast

Harris · D+4

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+4.3%	81,012	74,215	158,734
2020	D	+7.8%	82,293	70,092	157,215
2016	D	+0.2%	61,898	61,588	136,223
2012	R	−0.3%	62,015	62,434	127,355
2008	D	+5.0%	65,734	59,398	127,490
2004	R	−13.7%	52,747	69,764	124,509
2000	R	−10.1%	44,650	55,514	107,132
1996	R	−1.5%	43,339	44,812	97,708
1992	R	−0.2%	41,402	41,590	105,399
1988	R	−0.4%	44,396	44,744	89,723
1984	R	−19.3%	32,898	48,778	82,245
1980	R	−15.2%	27,162	38,780	76,233
1976	R	−15.5%	28,301	39,041	69,131
1972	R	−24.3%	25,924	42,573	68,497
1968	R	−16.0%	23,539	33,051	59,530
1964	D	+18.2%	34,503	23,887	58,390
1960	R	−25.1%	22,564	37,725	60,289
1956	R	−29.9%	19,217	35,591	54,808
1952	R	−35.0%	17,728	36,797	54,525
1948	R	−12.6%	18,338	23,620	41,958
1944	R	−16.0%	19,338	26,715	46,053
1940	R	−17.3%	19,321	27,384	46,705
1936	D	+3.3%	22,366	20,902	44,106
1932	R	−6.5%	18,190	20,772	39,723
1928	R	−50.9%	9,840	30,523	40,605
1924	R	−19.6%	11,563	18,061	33,199
1920	R	−28.8%	8,435	15,638	24,990
1916	D	+12.3%	9,093	7,042	16,688
1912	D	+29.3%	6,708	2,566	14,131
1908	D	+6.8%	8,540	7,428	16,453
1904	R	−53.6%	1,981	8,167	11,541
1900	R	−13.2%	5,677	7,465	13,507
1896	R	−6.6%	5,687	6,513	12,484
1892	D	+41.1%	5,858	1,283	11,118
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%

African American

3.0%

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 34.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.0%

1.8%

75–84

2.4%

4.4%

65–74

5.0%

5.2%

55–64

5.3%

5.5%

45–54

5.1%

6.6%

35–44

6.2%

7.2%

25–34

6.5%

7.3%

18–24

7.3%

8.6%

5–17

8.1%

3.0%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,793

Lancaster County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.

Lancaster County$74,793

Nebraska$76,475

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.9%

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

Catholic & Orthodox

13.3%

Mainline Protestant

11.8%

Other Christian

8.6%

Methodist

5.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.5%

Baptist

1.0%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Lancaster houses the state capital and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, a combination that tilts its electorate left of the broader Plains baseline — posting a D+4.3 margin in 2024 against an otherwise deep-red statewide map.

The Democratic margin in Lancaster County has rarely exceeded forty-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-four points. 2024 delivered the county to the Democratic candidate by four points.

Lancaster County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 81% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $74,793 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fresno County and Deschutes County.

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