Douglas County, Nebraska

2024 results by precinct

233 precincts · 275,145 votes cast

Harris · D+10

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+10.1%	148,733	120,919	275,145
2020	D	+11.3%	150,350	119,159	276,540
2016	D	+2.4%	113,798	108,077	240,433
2012	R	−3.0%	106,456	113,220	223,927
2008	D	+4.6%	116,810	106,291	226,701
2004	R	−18.1%	83,330	120,813	207,071
2000	R	−15.1%	73,347	101,025	183,156
1996	R	−12.0%	70,708	92,334	179,721
1992	R	−13.2%	67,097	93,512	200,121
1988	R	−13.2%	76,541	99,916	177,565
1984	R	−31.1%	58,979	112,676	172,658
1980	R	−27.6%	51,668	96,908	163,930
1976	R	−19.7%	61,877	93,204	158,707
1972	R	−35.6%	48,201	101,579	149,780
1968	R	−13.3%	51,617	69,808	137,164
1964	D	+11.4%	77,480	61,613	139,093
1960	R	−5.8%	64,060	72,005	136,065
1956	R	−18.8%	50,110	73,270	123,380
1952	R	−12.5%	55,591	71,457	127,048
1948	D	+2.2%	49,258	47,175	96,433
1944	D	+8.8%	63,762	53,443	117,205
1940	D	+11.2%	66,840	53,325	120,165
1936	D	+32.6%	70,245	35,349	107,076
1932	D	+26.8%	59,347	33,938	94,768
1928	R	−5.8%	42,267	47,551	90,405
1924	R	−16.4%	18,672	29,390	65,340
1920	R	−20.5%	18,439	28,543	49,375
1916	D	+24.7%	24,796	14,557	41,437
1912	D	+23.0%	12,908	6,185	29,282
1908	D	+4.9%	15,583	14,066	30,713
1904	R	−31.9%	6,831	15,248	26,349
1900	R	−3.7%	13,241	14,266	28,037
1896	R	−2.3%	11,755	12,326	24,678
1892	D	+35.2%	10,702	2,904	22,172
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%

Polish

0.5%

African American

8.5%

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: 35.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.9%

1.7%

75–84

2.2%

4.1%

65–74

4.7%

5.5%

55–64

5.7%

5.8%

45–54

5.6%

7.2%

35–44

7.0%

7.4%

25–34

7.3%

4.6%

18–24

4.6%

9.4%

5–17

9.1%

3.5%

3.3%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$80,391

Douglas County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.

Douglas County$80,391

Nebraska$76,475

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.8%

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

Catholic & Orthodox

25.0%

Other Christian

8.4%

Mainline Protestant

7.8%

Baptist

3.7%

Non-Christian

2.9%

Methodist

2.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Douglas County anchors Nebraska's lone Democratic-leaning congressional district and delivered a D+10.2 margin in 2024, making it the dominant counterweight to the state's otherwise heavily Republican rural vote.

The Democratic margin in Douglas County has rarely exceeded thirty-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-six points. 2024 delivered the county to the Democratic candidate by ten points.

Douglas County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 69% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $80,391 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Henry County and Frederick County.

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