Benkelman, NE
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | R+55.1 |
| 2012 | R+66.9 |
| 2016 | R+78.2 |
| 2020 | R+77.6 |
| 2024 | R+80.9 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 905 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+80.9 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $42,188 |
| County | Dundy County |
| State | NE |
Place narrative
Benkelman sits at the edge of the Sandhills transition zone, where sparse population and agricultural dependence have kept it among Nebraska's most reliably one-sided jurisdictions in statewide races.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −80.9% | 44 | 429 | 3 | 476 |
| 2020 | R | −77.6% | 53 | 442 | 6 | 501 |
| 2016 | R | −78.2% | 42 | 411 | 19 | 472 |
| 2012 | R | −66.9% | 80 | 421 | 9 | 510 |
| 2008 | R | −55.1% | 105 | 386 | 19 | 510 |
| 2004† | R | −65.6% | 86 | 421 | 4 | 511 |
Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
† 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported that cycle at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from adjacent cycles and scaled to certified totals.
Demographics
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 93.6% |
| Black | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0.8% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $42,188 |
| Poverty rate | 19.0% |
| Median age | 44.1 |
| Age 18–29 | 15.5% |
| Age 65 and older | 26.1% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 19.9% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 3.9% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the Dundy County county page and the NE state page.