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1876–2024
Merrick County, Nebraska
Merrick County·Nebraska

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

One of Nebraska's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Merrick County, Nebraska · Ammodramus · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+65
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
7,724
2024 ACS
Most similar
Hitchcock County
NE · similarity 1.00
15 precincts · 4,368 votes cast
Trump · R+65
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−64.6%
7303,5514,368
2020R
−62.5%
7433,4194,282
2016R
−61.4%
6022,9263,788
2012R
−44.9%
9252,4903,489
2008R
−40.5%
9862,3753,431
2004R
−53.0%
8332,7713,657
2000R
−45.9%
8482,3803,340
1996R
−30.6%
9972,0843,552
1992R
−26.0%
8641,8543,811
1988R
−33.0%
1,1922,3763,592
1984R
−53.1%
8182,7003,546
1980R
−54.1%
7122,7103,694
1976R
−23.5%
1,3602,2293,702
1972R
−46.3%
8872,4183,305
1968R
−38.6%
8402,0313,083
1964R
−1.6%
1,7411,7983,539
1960R
−38.0%
1,2342,7443,978
1956R
−43.5%
1,1262,8573,983
1952R
−54.6%
9653,2884,253
1948R
−24.2%
1,2672,0743,341
1944R
−31.9%
1,3902,6914,081
1940R
−32.6%
1,4662,8864,352
1936D
+0.7%
2,4012,3674,887
1932D
+25.2%
2,8811,6984,696
1928R
−39.7%
1,4033,2694,699
1924R
−27.8%
1,1372,3244,277
1920R
−35.8%
1,0752,3853,663
1916D
+6.5%
1,3491,1782,628
1912D
+18.3%
9505262,321
1908R
−2.2%
1,0811,1332,415
1904R
−41.9%
4001,2752,087
1900R
−9.3%
9961,2122,318
1896D
+2.0%
1,0209792,058
1892D
+36.5%
8501431,937
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%
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
Methodist
19.9%
Mainline Protestant
10.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.5%
Other Christian
5.8%
Baptist
1.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Merrick County, a sparsely populated stretch of the Platte River valley, delivered a 65-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the deep-red tilt common across Nebraska's rural agricultural interior.

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

Merrick County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $68,354, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 7,724 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 Hitchcock County and Lyon County.