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1876–2024
Pierce County, Nebraska
Pierce County·Nebraska

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

One of Nebraska's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Pierce County, Nebraska · Ammodramus · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+76
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
7,325
2024 ACS
Most similar
Stanton County
NE · similarity 1.00
5 precincts · 3,910 votes cast
Trump · R+76
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−76.1%
4463,4203,910
2020R
−74.3%
4803,4624,012
2016R
−73.6%
3823,0523,630
2012R
−60.3%
6372,7073,431
2008R
−49.7%
7832,3853,226
2004R
−67.0%
5462,8243,398
2000R
−61.2%
5702,5343,208
1996R
−39.8%
6971,9233,082
1992R
−34.9%
6111,8533,562
1988R
−45.9%
9142,4743,399
1984R
−68.9%
5453,0173,589
1980R
−66.5%
5172,9383,639
1976R
−36.0%
1,0042,1723,244
1972R
−57.9%
6532,4513,104
1968R
−52.9%
6742,4083,279
1964R
−9.3%
1,6311,9653,596
1960R
−45.6%
1,1072,9634,070
1956R
−41.7%
1,1522,8003,952
1952R
−56.1%
9093,2344,143
1948R
−14.9%
1,3831,8663,249
1944R
−42.1%
1,2042,9564,160
1940R
−38.6%
1,4493,2714,720
1936D
+7.6%
2,3572,0164,495
1932D
+44.7%
2,9801,1284,143
1928R
−23.1%
1,5862,5424,137
1924R
−21.9%
7601,5703,706
1920R
−52.6%
7432,4783,299
1916R
−8.6%
1,0301,2282,291
1912D
+11.9%
9486942,134
1908D
+1.3%
1,0951,0672,198
1904R
−26.5%
6161,1221,913
1900R
−0.3%
9139191,855
1896D
+20.2%
9606341,615
1892D
+11.8%
3962571,175
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
49.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
17.7%
Methodist
7.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 24.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pierce County's 2024 presidential margin of R+76.3 places it among the most heavily one-sided counties in the state, reflecting a rural, agriculturally rooted electorate where competitive general elections are exceedingly rare.

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

Pierce County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $72,357, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 7,325 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 Stanton County and Boone County.