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1876–2024
Sarpy County, Nebraska
Sarpy County·Nebraska

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

Omaha's fast-growing southern suburb that has trended toward single-family development

18762024·38 elections
Sarpy County, Nebraska · Ammodramus · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+12
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
197,389
2024 ACS
Most similar
Boone County
IN · similarity 1.00
81 precincts · 101,299 votes cast
Trump · R+12
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−11.6%
43,82555,567101,299
2020R
−11.2%
41,20651,97996,193
2016R
−21.2%
28,03345,14380,580
2012R
−23.1%
26,67143,21371,490
2008R
−15.9%
28,01038,81668,022
2004R
−38.9%
17,45540,16358,334
2000R
−31.7%
14,63728,97945,278
1996R
−25.6%
12,80623,02339,877
1992R
−24.0%
10,74120,51640,673
1988R
−29.6%
10,94720,19231,285
1984R
−49.2%
6,83820,19227,160
1980R
−42.5%
5,68915,55223,202
1976R
−23.0%
7,38511,91719,716
1972R
−49.4%
3,90411,51415,418
1968R
−21.9%
3,5066,01911,470
1964D
+11.6%
5,5814,4189,999
1960R
−10.6%
3,7774,6728,449
1956R
−20.9%
2,5013,8266,327
1952R
−18.1%
2,5293,6496,178
1948D
+5.4%
2,6352,3675,002
1944D
+0.2%
2,6542,6415,295
1940D
+7.9%
2,5372,1654,702
1936D
+31.4%
3,0301,5694,649
1932D
+45.4%
3,1121,1484,329
1928R
−2.8%
1,9002,0113,940
1924R
−4.5%
1,2471,4113,631
1920R
−22.8%
1,0271,6622,780
1916D
+19.3%
1,3208852,258
1912D
+25.3%
8574041,793
1908D
+8.6%
1,0909122,069
1904R
−17.4%
6759981,859
1900D
+15.5%
1,0907921,928
1896D
+26.6%
1,1836741,916
1892D
+15.5%
5823511,486
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
3.3%
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.
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
13.6%
Other Christian
6.7%
Mainline Protestant
6.2%
Baptist
2.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Methodist
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Sarpy County sits at the edge of the Omaha metro and has added residents faster than almost any Nebraska county this decade, drawing young families and defense-sector workers tied to Offutt Air Force Base. Its R+11.7 margin in 2024 is notably narrower than Nebraska's rural interior.

The Republican margin in Sarpy County reached its widest at forty-nine points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twelve points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Sarpy County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $103,321, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 197,389 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 Boone County and Hendricks County.