2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 55 | 369 | 427 | |
| 2020 | R | 59 | 376 | 442 | |
| 2016 | R | 40 | 355 | 417 | |
| 2012 | R | 59 | 330 | 395 | |
| 2008 | R | 75 | 355 | 438 | |
| 2004 | R | 64 | 392 | 461 | |
| 2000 | R | 74 | 317 | 409 | |
| 1996 | R | 115 | 308 | 514 | |
| 1992 | R | 70 | 283 | 455 | |
| 1988 | R | 91 | 378 | 471 | |
| 1984 | R | 55 | 433 | 493 | |
| 1980 | R | 63 | 386 | 472 | |
| 1976 | R | 98 | 326 | 427 | |
| 1972 | R | 52 | 394 | 446 | |
| 1968 | R | 36 | 350 | 398 | |
| 1964 | R | 137 | 335 | 472 | |
| 1960 | R | 71 | 443 | 514 | |
| 1956 | R | 64 | 368 | 432 | |
| 1952 | R | 72 | 411 | 483 | |
| 1948 | R | 86 | 249 | 335 | |
| 1944 | R | 103 | 330 | 433 | |
| 1940 | R | 147 | 403 | 550 | |
| 1936 | R | 191 | 288 | 482 | |
| 1932 | D | 342 | 162 | 511 | |
| 1928 | R | 110 | 355 | 467 | |
| 1924 | R | 111 | 176 | 440 | |
| 1920 | R | 117 | 230 | 362 | |
| 1916 | D | 218 | 109 | 338 | |
| 1912 | D | 121 | 103 | 301 | |
| 1908 | R | 91 | 100 | 197 | |
| 1904 | R | 22 | 72 | 104 | |
| 1900 | D | 43 | 37 | 83 | |
| 1896 | D | 40 | 10 | 52 | |
| 1892 | D | 11 | 5 | 50 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
1.2%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$49,464
Hooker County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Hooker County$49,464
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
6.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 180.0%
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
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 0.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Hooker County's 783 residents are spread across 721 square miles of Nebraska Sandhills ranching country, and its 2024 presidential margin of R+73.5 points ranks among the most lopsided in the state.
The Republican margin in Hooker County reached its widest at seventy-nine points in 1968. The margin in 2024 was seventy-four points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Hooker County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $49,464, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 647 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 Smith County and Rock County.
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