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1876–2024
Frontier County, Nebraska
Frontier County·Nebraska

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

One of Nebraska's least-populous counties, with margins to match

18762024·38 elections
Frontier County, Nebraska · Ammodramus · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+73
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
2,569
2024 ACS
Most similar
Deuel County
NE · similarity 1.00
5 precincts · 1,413 votes cast
Trump · R+73
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−72.8%
1851,2131,413
2020R
−71.9%
1891,2291,446
2016R
−71.5%
1611,1101,328
2012R
−56.4%
2711,0071,305
2008R
−48.8%
3491,0341,404
2004R
−60.3%
2751,1601,467
2000R
−61.6%
2441,1021,393
1996R
−42.6%
3109011,387
1992R
−30.7%
3027851,571
1988R
−46.1%
3841,0571,459
1984R
−67.6%
2581,3511,617
1980R
−64.0%
2591,3461,698
1976R
−24.8%
5889941,635
1972R
−60.5%
3241,3151,639
1968R
−49.7%
3451,1831,685
1964R
−12.9%
8411,0901,931
1960R
−47.0%
5821,6152,197
1956R
−43.3%
6341,6022,236
1952R
−54.1%
5891,9802,569
1948R
−21.4%
8461,3072,153
1944R
−42.0%
7581,8552,613
1940R
−32.2%
1,0622,0693,131
1936D
+8.7%
1,8831,5763,509
1932D
+23.2%
2,1881,3533,595
1928R
−44.7%
8792,3353,254
1924R
−31.4%
5991,4972,864
1920R
−41.9%
6731,7502,570
1916D
+20.4%
1,1387361,974
1912D
+21.6%
6572931,686
1908R
−12.2%
8471,0982,054
1904R
−49.8%
1909931,611
1900R
−6.7%
8109301,790
1896D
+13.9%
1,0267731,818
1892D
+35.5%
706851,747
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%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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
Mainline Protestant
23.4%
Methodist
23.4%
Other Christian
8.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.8%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Frontier County's sparse ranching landscape anchors a voter pool that has delivered some of the widest presidential margins in the state, with fewer than 1,500 ballots typically cast in a general election.

The Republican margin in Frontier County reached its widest at seventy-three points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was seventy-three points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Frontier County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,132, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 2,569 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 Deuel County and Stanton County.