Thurston County, Nebraska

2024 results by precinct

6 precincts · 2,123 votes cast

Trump · R+7

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−6.9%	978	1,125	2,123
2020	R	−2.4%	1,122	1,180	2,379
2016	R	−5.9%	919	1,043	2,088
2012	D	+13.9%	1,247	939	2,215
2008	D	+7.0%	1,120	972	2,126
2004	D	+2.4%	1,212	1,154	2,387
2000	R	−5.6%	924	1,040	2,082
1996	D	+6.0%	962	835	2,114
1992	R	−1.5%	865	898	2,257
1988	D	+5.1%	1,225	1,105	2,340
1984	R	−13.3%	1,077	1,410	2,500
1980	R	−30.9%	726	1,454	2,356
1976	R	−11.2%	1,021	1,290	2,393
1972	R	−30.1%	840	1,565	2,405
1968	R	−22.9%	802	1,341	2,353
1964	D	+17.5%	1,700	1,194	2,894
1960	R	−14.4%	1,315	1,757	3,072
1956	R	−10.1%	1,406	1,722	3,128
1952	R	−24.1%	1,174	1,918	3,092
1948	D	+24.4%	1,890	1,149	3,039
1944	D	+1.5%	1,632	1,584	3,216
1940	D	+1.6%	2,039	1,973	4,012
1936	D	+36.5%	2,676	1,195	4,062
1932	D	+62.5%	3,273	739	4,056
1928	D	+8.8%	1,837	1,538	3,393
1924	R	−0.6%	1,191	1,210	3,239
1920	R	−28.2%	925	1,667	2,632
1916	D	+26.8%	1,255	717	2,009
1912	D	+21.6%	834	437	1,838
1908	R	−9.7%	734	895	1,657
1904	R	−16.2%	539	757	1,342
1900	R	−10.0%	656	803	1,473
1896	D	+17.0%	717	508	1,231
1892	D	+52.7%	470	78	744
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%

Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.

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: 29.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

0.6%

1.7%

75–84

2.2%

3.7%

65–74

3.8%

4.9%

55–64

5.6%

4.2%

45–54

4.9%

5.3%

35–44

4.9%

6.3%

25–34

6.5%

5.4%

18–24

5.1%

12.7%

5–17

12.2%

4.5%

5.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$69,177

Thurston County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Thurston County$69,177

Nebraska$76,475

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.9%

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

Mainline Protestant

24.6%

Catholic & Orthodox

6.7%

Other Christian

5.4%

Methodist

1.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.7%

Baptist

0.5%

Non-Christian

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Thurston County's large Native American population — centered on the Omaha and Winnebago reservations — shapes voting patterns that have historically made it one of the most competitive counties in an otherwise reliably red state.

The Democratic margin in Thurston County has rarely exceeded sixty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-one points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by seven points.

Thurston County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 37% non-Hispanic-white share, a 14% poverty rate, and a median household income of $69,177 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mahnomen County and Muscatine County.

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