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1876–2024
Grant County, Nebraska
Grant County·Nebraska

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

One of the least-populated counties in Nebraska—and among the most lopsided

18762024·38 elections
Grant County, Nebraska · Ammodramus · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+92
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
626
2024 ACS
Most similar
Major County
OK · similarity 1.00
1 precincts · 366 votes cast
Trump · R+92
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−91.8%
15351366
2020R
−88.3%
20375402
2016R
−85.7%
20367405
2012R
−80.4%
30322363
2008R
−75.5%
41318367
2004R
−78.5%
41352396
2000R
−71.4%
49324385
1996R
−43.7%
84258398
1992R
−38.3%
75247449
1988R
−54.1%
89301392
1984R
−77.3%
51406459
1980R
−63.9%
76373465
1976R
−44.4%
116314446
1972R
−69.0%
69376445
1968R
−54.7%
84311415
1964R
−20.9%
199304503
1960R
−52.7%
127410537
1956R
−66.5%
87433520
1952R
−62.3%
105452557
1948R
−32.5%
139273412
1944R
−31.1%
172327499
1940R
−27.0%
243423666
1936D
+9.2%
321267590
1932D
+21.5%
395251671
1928R
−42.4%
160398561
1924R
−12.9%
191260534
1920R
−28.8%
141256399
1916D
+20.6%
241157407
1912D
+4.7%
9382236
1908D
+4.1%
10193195
1904R
−37.9%
49113169
1900R
−20.4%
97148250
1896D
+4.8%
9586189
1892D
+33.9%
4911112
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.
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
Other Christian
25.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
21.6%
Mainline Protestant
19.1%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 34.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With fewer than 750 residents spread across the Sandhills, Grant County has recorded some of the widest presidential margins in the state, reflecting the dominant ranching culture and sparse demographics of Nebraska's interior.

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

Grant County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,147, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 626 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 Major County and Hutchinson County.