Akashic

county

Webster 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

German44.7%31.0%12.5%

Irish13.8%11.7%9.4%

English9.5%9.4%9.5%

Czech4.0%3.4%—

Danish2.6%——

Swedish2.5%3.1%—

American2.4%3.5%5.3%

Italian2.0%2.1%4.8%

Mexican3.7%8.7%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.9%0.3%1.8%

Colombian0.6%—0.4%

Guatemalan0.5%1.0%0.5%

Native Hawaiian0.6%——

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	Webster County	Nebraska	United States
Median age	44.5	37.3	39.1
Age 18–24	6.1%	9.8%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	23.0%	16.8%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Webster County	Nebraska	United States
Median household income	$64,347	$76,475	$84,427
Poverty rate	9.6%	10.6%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	21.2%	34.7%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Webster County	Nebraska	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.5%	12.8%	22.3%
Spanish	2.4%	8.5%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	Webster County	Nebraska	United States
Catholic	1.7%	19.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	22.3%	14.2%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	56.6%	50.8%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	17.6%	12.1%	5.2%

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 69.0% of 2,577 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic16.8%296TrumpRepublican82.1%1,449OliverNonpartisan0.5%9

R+65.3

Lead: 1,153
Total: 1,765
vs nation: R+63.9
Turnout: 69.0%

BidenDemocratic17.9%335TrumpRepublican80.5%1,511JorgensenLibertarian1.6%30

R+62.7

Lead: 1,176
Total: 1,876
vs nation: R+67.1
Turnout: 69.4%

ClintonDemocratic17.9%306TrumpRepublican77.9%1,330JohnsonLibertarian3.0%51

R+60.0

Lead: 1,024
Total: 1,708
vs nation: R+62.0
Turnout: 61.0%

ObamaDemocratic25.4%442RomneyRepublican72.2%1,258GrayLibertarian1.8%31

R+46.8

Lead: 816
Total: 1,742
vs nation: R+50.7
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic30.4%552McCainRepublican67.9%1,233OtherAll other candidates1.8%32

R+37.5

Lead: 681
Total: 1,817
vs nation: R+44.8
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic27.8%557BushRepublican70.1%1,403OtherAll other candidates2.1%42

R+42.3

Lead: 846
Total: 2,002
vs nation: R+39.8
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic30.0%584BushRepublican66.9%1,302NaderGreen2.5%48

R+36.9

Lead: 718
Total: 1,945
vs nation: R+37.4
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic31.8%621DoleRepublican56.0%1,094PerotReform12.1%236

R+24.2

Lead: 473
Total: 1,955
vs nation: R+32.7
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+65.3MIT Election Lab
Population: 3,3602024 5-year
Median household income: $64,3472024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 88.2%2024 5-year
Black: 0.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+23.0 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+65.3 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Atchison County, MO · twin score 89.9

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: 69.0%1,778 participants ÷ 2,577 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +18.1 ptsVolatile
Drop-off versus state: -3.7 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 50.9%–54.9%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	1,728	2,835	61.0%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	1,398	2,747	50.9%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	1,891	2,723	69.4%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	1,349	2,628	51.3%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	1,778	2,577	69.0%	A/A

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

5 precincts · 1,763 votes

Election

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

Webster County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -BH CITY & RURAL NEBH CITY & RURAL NE	90	452	3	545	16.5%	82.9%	R+66.4
Precinct -RC CITY & RURAL SWRC CITY & RURAL SW	75	362	9	446	16.8%	81.2%	R+64.3
Precinct -RC CITY & RURAL CENTRAL CORC CITY & RURAL CENTRAL CO	62	237	1	300	20.7%	79.0%	R+58.3
Precinct -GUIDE ROCK VILLAGE & RURALGUIDE ROCK VILLAGE & RURAL	28	211	2	241	11.6%	87.6%	R+75.9
Precinct -BLADEN VILLAGE & RURAL NWBLADEN VILLAGE & RURAL NW	41	187	3	231	17.7%	81.0%	R+63.2

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−37.5%
1896	+7.6%
1900	−1.2%
1904	−45.3%
1908	−1.9%
1912	+23.0%
1916	+10.0%
1920	−45.9%
1924	−24.5%
1928	−36.9%
1932	+22.9%
1936	+11.4%
1940	−36.4%
1944	−39.5%
1948	−18.0%
1952	−49.2%
1956	−41.2%
1960	−29.5%
1964	+16.4%
1968	−29.7%
1972	−40.2%
1976	−5.6%
1980	−47.0%
1984	−44.5%
1988	−19.0%
1992	−15.4%
1996	−24.2%
2000	−36.9%
2004	−42.3%
2008	−37.5%
2012	−46.8%
2016	−60.0%
2020	−62.7%
2024	−65.3%

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	16.8%Harris296	82.1%Trump1,449	0.5%Oliver9 +3	R+65.3	R+2.6	R+63.9	1,765
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent Donald J TrumpRepublican82.1%1,449 Kamala D HarrisDemocratic16.8%296 Chase OliverNonpartisan0.5%9 Cornel WestNonpartisan0.3%5 Jill SteinNonpartisan0.2%4 OtherAll other candidates0.1%2
2020	R	17.9%Biden335	80.5%Trump1,511	1.6%Jorgensen30	R+62.7	R+2.7	R+67.1	1,876
2016	R	17.9%Clinton306	77.9%Trump1,330	3.0%Johnson51	R+60.0	R+13.1	R+62.0	1,708
2012	R	25.4%Obama442	72.2%Romney1,258	1.8%Gray31	R+46.8	R+9.4	R+50.7	1,742
2008	R	30.4%Obama552	67.9%McCain1,233	1.8%	R+37.5	D+4.8	R+44.8	1,817
2004	R	27.8%Kerry557	70.1%Bush1,403	2.1%	R+42.3	R+5.3	R+39.8	2,002
2000	R	30.0%Gore584	66.9%Bush1,302	2.5%Nader48	R+36.9	R+12.7	R+37.4	1,945
1996	R	31.8%Clinton621	56.0%Dole1,094	12.1%Perot236	R+24.2	R+8.8	R+32.7	1,955
1992	R	27.6%Clinton625	43.0%Bush973	29.0%Perot657	R+15.4	D+3.6	R+20.9	2,264
1988	R	40.0%Dukakis891	59.0%Bush1,314	0.9%	R+19.0	D+25.5	R+11.3	2,226
1984	R	27.4%Mondale645	71.9%Reagan1,694	0.7%	R+44.5	D+2.4	R+26.3	2,355
1980	R	22.8%Carter547	69.7%Reagan1,676	7.5%	R+47.0	R+41.4	R+37.2	2,403
1976	R	46.3%Carter1,130	51.9%Ford1,267	1.8%	R+5.6	D+34.6	R+7.7	2,441
1972	R	29.9%McGovern696	70.1%Nixon1,631	0.0%	R+40.2	R+10.4	R+17.0	2,327
1968	R	31.4%Humphrey781	61.1%Nixon1,521	7.5%	R+29.7	R+46.1	R+29.0	2,488
1964	D	58.2%Johnson1,657	41.8%Goldwater1,191	0.0%	D+16.4	D+45.9	R+6.2	2,848
1960	R	35.3%Kennedy1,103	64.7%Nixon2,026	0.0%	R+29.5	D+11.7	R+29.7	3,129
1956	R	29.4%Stevenson956	70.6%Eisenhower2,298	0.0%	R+41.2	D+8.0	R+25.8	3,254
1952	R	25.4%Stevenson925	74.6%Eisenhower2,719	0.0%	R+49.2	R+31.2	R+38.5	3,644
1948	R	41.0%Truman1,365	59.0%Dewey1,964	0.0%	R+18.0	D+21.5	R+22.5	3,329
1944	R	30.2%Roosevelt1,094	69.8%Dewey2,523	0.0%	R+39.5	R+3.2	R+47.0	3,617
1940	R	31.8%Roosevelt1,329	68.2%Willkie2,847	0.0%	R+36.4	R+47.7	R+46.3	4,176
1936	D	55.1%Roosevelt2,408	43.8%Landon1,912	1.1%	D+11.4	R+11.5	R+12.9	4,368
1932	D	60.0%Roosevelt2,632	37.1%Hoover1,627	3.0%	D+22.9	D+59.8	D+5.1	4,389
1928	R	31.3%Smith1,342	68.2%Hoover2,924	0.5%	R+36.9	R+12.4	R+19.4	4,286
1924	R	29.9%Davis1,207	54.4%Coolidge2,194	15.3%La Follette616	R+24.5	D+21.4	D+0.7	4,033
1920	R	24.8%Cox913	70.7%Harding2,599	4.4%	R+45.9	R+55.9	R+19.7	3,675
1916	D	53.0%Wilson1,469	43.0%Hughes1,191	4.0%	D+10.0	R+13.0	D+6.9	2,771
1912	D	42.3%Wilson1,168	19.2%Taft532	38.5%	D+23.0	D+24.9	D+3.5	2,764
1908	R	46.7%Bryan1,354	48.6%Taft1,408	4.7%	R+1.9	D+43.4	D+7.7	2,898
1904	R	16.5%Parker424	61.8%Roosevelt1,585	21.6%	R+45.3	R+44.1	R+25.6	2,563
1900	R	48.5%Bryan1,322	49.7%McKinley1,355	1.9%	R+1.2	R+8.8	D+6.3	2,728
1896	D	52.6%Bryan1,328	45.0%McKinley1,137	2.4%	D+7.6	D+45.1	D+13.6	2,526
1892	O	7.4%Cleveland169	45.0%Harrison1,023	47.6%	Weaver +2.6	—	R+39.2	2,275
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	14.4%247	85.6%1,473	1,720
2020	R	13.8%245	86.2%1,532	1,777
2018	R	19.6%267	80.4%1,097	1,364

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	73.9%Deb Fischer1,284	1,738
2020Class II	R	12.8%Chis Janicek230	80.4%Ben Sasse1,443	1,794
2018Class I	R	23.3%Jane Raybould318	73.1%Deb Fischer997	1,364
2014Class II	R	23.2%Dave Domina299	73.7%Ben Sasse948	1,287
2012Class I	R	30.3%Bob Kerrey524	69.7%Deb Fischer1,203	1,727
2008Class II	D	51.5%Scott Kleeb939	46.6%Mike Johanns849	1,823
2006Class I	D	67.4%Ben Nelson1,166	32.6%Pete Ricketts565	1,731
2002Class II	R	13.8%Charlie A. Matulka221	84.3%Chuck Hagel1,352	1,604
2000Class I	D	52.5%Ben Nelson1,005	47.5%Don Stenberg909	1,914
1996Class II	R	43.8%Ben Nelson855	53.8%Chuck Hagel1,050	1,953
1994Class I	D	59.0%Bob Kerrey1,148	41.0%Jan Stoney798	1,946
1990Class II	D	63.5%J.James Exon1,341	36.5%Hal Daub771	2,112
1988Class I	D	60.6%Bob Kerrey1,376	38.7%Dave Karnes878	2,271
1984Class II	D	51.7%J.James Exon1,228	48.3%Nancy Hoch1,148	2,376
1982Class I	D	70.2%Edward Zorinsky1,589	26.4%Jim Keck598	2,264
1978Class II	D	65.1%J.James Exon1,398	34.9%Donald Shasteen750	2,148
1976Class I	R	45.0%Edward Zorinsky1,107	55.0%John McCollister1,355	2,462
1972Class II	R	43.8%Terry Carpenter1,027	56.2%Carl T. Curtis1,320	2,347
1970Class I	D	54.7%Frank B. Morrison1,260	45.3%Roman Hruska1,044	2,304
1966Class II	R	41.8%Frank B. Morrison1,039	58.2%Carl T. Curtis1,446	2,485
1964Class I	R	40.1%Raymond W. Arndt1,111	59.9%Roman Hruska1,657	2,768
1960Class II	R	38.5%Robert B. Conrad1,188	61.5%Carl T. Curtis1,898	3,086
1958Class I	R	42.8%Frank B. Morrison1,155	57.2%Roman Hruska1,542	2,697
1954Class II	R	35.6%Keith Neville945	64.4%Carl T. Curtis1,708	2,653
1952Class I	R	23.1%Stanley D. Long818	74.0%Hugh Butler2,624	3,545
1948Class II	R	38.2%Terry Carpenter1,238	61.8%Kenneth Wherry2,003	3,241
1946Class I	R	21.8%John E. Mekota586	78.2%Hugh Butler2,096	2,682
1942Class II	R	20.1%Foster May567	54.1%Kenneth Wherry1,522	2,814
1940Class I	R	27.6%R.L. Cochran1,125	70.7%Hugh Butler2,875	4,069
1936Class II	R	11.5%Terry Carpenter491	38.0%Robert G. Simmons1,618	4,256
1934Class I	R	49.0%Edward R. Burke2,183	49.8%Robert G. Simmons2,220	4,455
1930Class II	R	30.4%Gilbert Hitchcock1,174	66.0%George Norris2,554	3,868
1928Class I	R	30.3%Richard Metcalfe1,261	69.7%Robert B. Howell2,905	4,166
1924Class II	R	31.0%J.J. Thomas1,204	69.0%George Norris2,682	3,886
1922Class I	R	27.9%Gilbert Hitchcock1,033	65.1%Robert B. Howell2,413	3,708
1918Class II	R	35.9%John H. Morehead844	64.1%George Norris1,504	2,348
1916Class I	R	45.8%Gilbert Hitchcock1,244	50.3%John L. Kennedy1,366	2,718

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	15.1%Preston Love Jr.262	84.9%Pete Ricketts1,477	1,739
1954Special · Class I	R	39.7%James F. Green1,029	59.7%Roman Hruska1,549	2,593

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	16.1%Carol Blood207	79.6%Jim Pillen1,021	1,283
2018	R	21.2%Bob Krist And Lynne M Walz291	78.8%Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley1,079	1,370
2014	R	37.5%Chuck Hassebrook479	59.2%Pete Ricketts756	1,276
2010	R	24.2%Mike Meister322	75.8%Dave Heineman1,007	1,329
2006	R	18.2%David Hahn318	80.2%Dave Heineman1,401	1,747
2002	R	27.0%Stormy Dean436	67.7%Mike Johanns1,095	1,617
1998	D	53.0%Bill Hoppner927	46.8%Mike Johanns819	1,749
1994	D	76.2%Ben Nelson1,486	23.6%Gene Spence460	1,950
1990	D	59.3%Ben Nelson1,228	39.2%Kay A. Orr812	2,071
1986	D	50.9%Helen Boosalis1,084	49.1%Kay Orr1,047	2,131
1982	D	51.1%Bob Kerrey1,167	48.9%Charles Thone1,116	2,283
1978	D	51.1%Gerald T. Whelan1,105	48.9%Charles Thone1,057	2,162

voter registration

Registered voters

By party of registration, over time

Party registration · 2026R+58.9

Presidential vote · 2024R+65.3

Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 6.4 points more Democratic.

2,265 registered voters · 2026

Democratic12.5%Republican71.4%Unaffiliated14.4%Other1.6%

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

+31 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −59 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $41,825 in average income, against $71,326 for residents who stayed — 41% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+41.5 on average — 24 points more Democratic-leaning than Webster County, NE itself (R+65.3).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Adams County, NE21R+41.5

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Adams County, NE22

Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.

Domestic migration in Webster County, NE in Webster County, NE: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	−34
2012	−4
2013	−56
2014	+22
2015	−20
2016	0
2017	−32
2018	+37
2019	−40
2021	+24
2022	−20
2023	+34
2024	−1
2025	+31

Webster County delivered a 65-point Republican margin in 2024, reflecting the heavily Republican consolidation typical of sparsely populated Great Plains counties where agriculture and small-town demographics dominate the electorate.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 65.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 65.3 points.

A population of 3,360, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,347 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Atchison County and Deuel County.

Political twins — counties

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

Atchison County

Missouri

89.9twin score

2012–2024 trajectory≠ Swedish ancestry

Deuel County

Nebraska

89.8twin score

2012–2024 trajectory≠ median age

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 Webster County, Nebraska vote in 2024?

In 2024, Webster County, Nebraska voted Republican by 65.3 points (R+65.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,765 votes cast, 296 went Democratic and 1,449 went Republican.

When did Webster County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Webster County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Webster County, Nebraska?

Webster County, Nebraska has a population of 3,360 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Webster County, Nebraska is $64,347 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.

What is the political history of Webster County, Nebraska?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Webster County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.

Measure

Webster County

Nebraska

United States

Median age

44.5

37.3

39.1

Age 18–24

6.1%

9.8%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

23.0%

16.8%

17.2%

Measure

Webster County

Nebraska

United States

Median household income

$64,347

$76,475

$84,427

Poverty rate

9.6%

10.6%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

21.2%

34.7%

35.6%

Measure

Webster County

Nebraska

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

3.5%

12.8%

22.3%

Spanish

2.4%

8.5%

13.6%

Measure

Webster County

Nebraska

United States

Catholic

1.7%

19.1%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

22.3%

14.2%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

56.6%

50.8%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

17.6%

12.1%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+65.3MIT Election Lab

Population

3,3602024 5-year

Median household income

$64,3472024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

88.2%2024 5-year

Black

0.2%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

5.8%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+23.0 in 1912MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+65.3 in 2024MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Atchison County, MO · twin score 89.9

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

1,728

2,835

61.0%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

1,398

2,747

50.9%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

1,891

2,723

69.4%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

1,349

2,628

51.3%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

1,778

2,577

69.0%

A/A

Webster County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -BH CITY & RURAL NEBH CITY & RURAL NE

452

545

16.5%

82.9%

R+66.4

Precinct -RC CITY & RURAL SWRC CITY & RURAL SW

362

446

16.8%

81.2%

R+64.3

Precinct -RC CITY & RURAL CENTRAL CORC CITY & RURAL CENTRAL CO

237

300

20.7%

79.0%

R+58.3

Precinct -GUIDE ROCK VILLAGE & RURALGUIDE ROCK VILLAGE & RURAL

211

241

11.6%

87.6%

R+75.9

Precinct -BLADEN VILLAGE & RURAL NWBLADEN VILLAGE & RURAL NW

187

231

17.7%

81.0%

R+63.2

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−37.5%
1896	+7.6%
1900	−1.2%
1904	−45.3%
1908	−1.9%
1912	+23.0%
1916	+10.0%
1920	−45.9%
1924	−24.5%
1928	−36.9%
1932	+22.9%
1936	+11.4%
1940	−36.4%
1944	−39.5%
1948	−18.0%
1952	−49.2%
1956	−41.2%
1960	−29.5%
1964	+16.4%
1968	−29.7%
1972	−40.2%
1976	−5.6%
1980	−47.0%
1984	−44.5%
1988	−19.0%
1992	−15.4%
1996	−24.2%
2000	−36.9%
2004	−42.3%
2008	−37.5%
2012	−46.8%
2016	−60.0%
2020	−62.7%
2024	−65.3%

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

16.8%Harris296

82.1%Trump1,449

0.5%Oliver9 +3

R+65.3

R+2.6

R+63.9

1,765

All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent

Donald J TrumpRepublican82.1%1,449
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic16.8%296
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.5%9
Cornel WestNonpartisan0.3%5
Jill SteinNonpartisan0.2%4
OtherAll other candidates0.1%2

2020

17.9%Biden335

80.5%Trump1,511

1.6%Jorgensen30

R+62.7

R+2.7

R+67.1

1,876

2016

17.9%Clinton306

77.9%Trump1,330

3.0%Johnson51

R+60.0

R+13.1

R+62.0

1,708

2012

25.4%Obama442

72.2%Romney1,258

1.8%Gray31

R+46.8

R+9.4

R+50.7

1,742

2008

30.4%Obama552

67.9%McCain1,233

1.8%

R+37.5

D+4.8

R+44.8

1,817

2004

27.8%Kerry557

70.1%Bush1,403

2.1%

R+42.3

R+5.3

R+39.8

2,002

2000

30.0%Gore584

66.9%Bush1,302

2.5%Nader48

R+36.9

R+12.7

R+37.4

1,945

1996

31.8%Clinton621

56.0%Dole1,094

12.1%Perot236

R+24.2

R+8.8

R+32.7

1,955

1992

27.6%Clinton625

43.0%Bush973

29.0%Perot657

R+15.4

D+3.6

R+20.9

2,264

1988

40.0%Dukakis891

59.0%Bush1,314

0.9%

R+19.0

D+25.5

R+11.3

2,226

1984

27.4%Mondale645

71.9%Reagan1,694

0.7%

R+44.5

D+2.4

R+26.3

2,355

1980

22.8%Carter547

69.7%Reagan1,676

7.5%

R+47.0

R+41.4

R+37.2

2,403

1976

46.3%Carter1,130

51.9%Ford1,267

1.8%

R+5.6

D+34.6

R+7.7

2,441

1972

29.9%McGovern696

70.1%Nixon1,631

0.0%

R+40.2

R+10.4

R+17.0

2,327

1968

31.4%Humphrey781

61.1%Nixon1,521

7.5%

R+29.7

R+46.1

R+29.0

2,488

1964

58.2%Johnson1,657

41.8%Goldwater1,191

0.0%

D+16.4

D+45.9

R+6.2

2,848

1960

35.3%Kennedy1,103

64.7%Nixon2,026

0.0%

R+29.5

D+11.7

R+29.7

3,129

1956

29.4%Stevenson956

70.6%Eisenhower2,298

0.0%

R+41.2

D+8.0

R+25.8

3,254

1952

25.4%Stevenson925

74.6%Eisenhower2,719

0.0%

R+49.2

R+31.2

R+38.5

3,644

1948

41.0%Truman1,365

59.0%Dewey1,964

0.0%

R+18.0

D+21.5

R+22.5

3,329

1944

30.2%Roosevelt1,094

69.8%Dewey2,523

0.0%

R+39.5

R+3.2

R+47.0

3,617

1940

31.8%Roosevelt1,329

68.2%Willkie2,847

0.0%

R+36.4

R+47.7

R+46.3

4,176

1936

55.1%Roosevelt2,408

43.8%Landon1,912

1.1%

D+11.4

R+11.5

R+12.9

4,368

1932

60.0%Roosevelt2,632

37.1%Hoover1,627

3.0%

D+22.9

D+59.8

D+5.1

4,389

1928

31.3%Smith1,342

68.2%Hoover2,924

0.5%

R+36.9

R+12.4

R+19.4

4,286

1924

29.9%Davis1,207

54.4%Coolidge2,194

15.3%La Follette616

R+24.5

D+21.4

D+0.7

4,033

1920

24.8%Cox913

70.7%Harding2,599

4.4%

R+45.9

R+55.9

R+19.7

3,675

1916

53.0%Wilson1,469

43.0%Hughes1,191

4.0%

D+10.0

R+13.0

D+6.9

2,771

1912

42.3%Wilson1,168

19.2%Taft532

38.5%

D+23.0

D+24.9

D+3.5

2,764

1908

46.7%Bryan1,354

48.6%Taft1,408

4.7%

R+1.9

D+43.4

D+7.7

2,898

1904

16.5%Parker424

61.8%Roosevelt1,585

21.6%

R+45.3

R+44.1

R+25.6

2,563

1900

48.5%Bryan1,322

49.7%McKinley1,355

1.9%

R+1.2

R+8.8

D+6.3

2,728

1896

52.6%Bryan1,328

45.0%McKinley1,137

2.4%

D+7.6

D+45.1

D+13.6

2,526

1892

7.4%Cleveland169

45.0%Harrison1,023

47.6%

Weaver +2.6

—

R+39.2

2,275

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

14.4%247

85.6%1,473

1,720

2020

13.8%245

86.2%1,532

1,777

2018

19.6%267

80.4%1,097

1,364

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

73.9%Deb Fischer1,284

1,738

2020Class II

12.8%Chis Janicek230

80.4%Ben Sasse1,443

1,794

2018Class I

23.3%Jane Raybould318

73.1%Deb Fischer997

1,364

2014Class II

23.2%Dave Domina299

73.7%Ben Sasse948

1,287

2012Class I

30.3%Bob Kerrey524

69.7%Deb Fischer1,203

1,727

2008Class II

51.5%Scott Kleeb939

46.6%Mike Johanns849

1,823

2006Class I

67.4%Ben Nelson1,166

32.6%Pete Ricketts565

1,731

2002Class II

13.8%Charlie A. Matulka221

84.3%Chuck Hagel1,352

1,604

2000Class I

52.5%Ben Nelson1,005

47.5%Don Stenberg909

1,914

1996Class II

43.8%Ben Nelson855

53.8%Chuck Hagel1,050

1,953

1994Class I

59.0%Bob Kerrey1,148

41.0%Jan Stoney798

1,946

1990Class II

63.5%J.James Exon1,341

36.5%Hal Daub771

2,112

1988Class I

60.6%Bob Kerrey1,376

38.7%Dave Karnes878

2,271

1984Class II

51.7%J.James Exon1,228

48.3%Nancy Hoch1,148

2,376

1982Class I

70.2%Edward Zorinsky1,589

26.4%Jim Keck598

2,264

1978Class II

65.1%J.James Exon1,398

34.9%Donald Shasteen750

2,148

1976Class I

45.0%Edward Zorinsky1,107

55.0%John McCollister1,355

2,462

1972Class II

43.8%Terry Carpenter1,027

56.2%Carl T. Curtis1,320

2,347

1970Class I

54.7%Frank B. Morrison1,260

45.3%Roman Hruska1,044

2,304

1966Class II

41.8%Frank B. Morrison1,039

58.2%Carl T. Curtis1,446

2,485

1964Class I

40.1%Raymond W. Arndt1,111

59.9%Roman Hruska1,657

2,768

1960Class II

38.5%Robert B. Conrad1,188

61.5%Carl T. Curtis1,898

3,086

1958Class I

42.8%Frank B. Morrison1,155

57.2%Roman Hruska1,542

2,697

1954Class II

35.6%Keith Neville945

64.4%Carl T. Curtis1,708

2,653

1952Class I

23.1%Stanley D. Long818

74.0%Hugh Butler2,624

3,545

1948Class II

38.2%Terry Carpenter1,238

61.8%Kenneth Wherry2,003

3,241

1946Class I

21.8%John E. Mekota586

78.2%Hugh Butler2,096

2,682

1942Class II

20.1%Foster May567

54.1%Kenneth Wherry1,522

2,814

1940Class I

27.6%R.L. Cochran1,125

70.7%Hugh Butler2,875

4,069

1936Class II

11.5%Terry Carpenter491

38.0%Robert G. Simmons1,618

4,256

1934Class I

49.0%Edward R. Burke2,183

49.8%Robert G. Simmons2,220

4,455

1930Class II

30.4%Gilbert Hitchcock1,174

66.0%George Norris2,554

3,868

1928Class I

30.3%Richard Metcalfe1,261

69.7%Robert B. Howell2,905

4,166

1924Class II

31.0%J.J. Thomas1,204

69.0%George Norris2,682

3,886

1922Class I

27.9%Gilbert Hitchcock1,033

65.1%Robert B. Howell2,413

3,708

1918Class II

35.9%John H. Morehead844

64.1%George Norris1,504

2,348

1916Class I

45.8%Gilbert Hitchcock1,244

50.3%John L. Kennedy1,366

2,718

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024Special · Class II

15.1%Preston Love Jr.262

84.9%Pete Ricketts1,477

1,739

1954Special · Class I

39.7%James F. Green1,029

59.7%Roman Hruska1,549

2,593

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

16.1%Carol Blood207

79.6%Jim Pillen1,021

1,283

2018

21.2%Bob Krist And Lynne M Walz291

78.8%Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley1,079

1,370

2014

37.5%Chuck Hassebrook479

59.2%Pete Ricketts756

1,276

2010

24.2%Mike Meister322

75.8%Dave Heineman1,007

1,329

2006

18.2%David Hahn318

80.2%Dave Heineman1,401

1,747

2002

27.0%Stormy Dean436

67.7%Mike Johanns1,095

1,617

1998

53.0%Bill Hoppner927

46.8%Mike Johanns819

1,749

1994

76.2%Ben Nelson1,486

23.6%Gene Spence460

1,950

1990

59.3%Ben Nelson1,228

39.2%Kay A. Orr812

2,071

1986

50.9%Helen Boosalis1,084

49.1%Kay Orr1,047

2,131

1982

51.1%Bob Kerrey1,167

48.9%Charles Thone1,116

2,283

1978

51.1%Gerald T. Whelan1,105

48.9%Charles Thone1,057

2,162

Frequently asked questions

How did Webster County, Nebraska vote in 2024?

In 2024, Webster County, Nebraska voted Republican by 65.3 points (R+65.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,765 votes cast, 296 went Democratic and 1,449 went Republican.

When did Webster County, Nebraska last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Webster County, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Webster County, Nebraska?

Webster County, Nebraska has a population of 3,360 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Webster County, Nebraska is $64,347 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.

What is the political history of Webster County, Nebraska?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Webster County, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.