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RECONSTRUCTION & THE GILDED AGETHE SYSTEM OF 1896THE NEW DEAL ORDERTHE LONG REALIGNMENTPOLARIZED ERA1868RRRRD1888RDRRR1908RDDRR1928RDDDD1948DRRDD1968RRDRR1988RDDRR2008DDRD2024R

County record · fips 31085 · Nebraska

HayesNE

Republican ×22 since 1940reported 1888–2024 · 35 elections

The Long Record

35 elections against the Nebraska and national vote
2024 result
R+92.3
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
4–31
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
23/35
66% of its elections
Closest election
1896
R+3.1
this countyNebraskanational (official)dot colour = two-party winner · hollow = tie or unknown total · click a dot to open that election

The Biggest Swings

Cycle-over-cycle change in the two-party margin, in points
ElectionSwingToward
1920-69.5 ptsRepublicans
1932+66.2 ptsDemocrats
1896+59.7 ptsDemocrats
1980-55.3 ptsRepublicans
1952-50.1 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
843
College (BA+)
20%
Median income
$69,250
2024 dollars
Non-white
6%
Rural
100%
Age 65+
26%

Interpolated between Census/ACS anchors; income CPI-deflated to 2024. Demographics begin in 2000 — earlier cycles have returns only.

Neighbouring counties

Chase, NE · Dundy, NE · Frontier, NE · Hitchcock, NE · Lincoln, NE · Perkins, NE