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

County record · fips 31135 · Nebraska

PerkinsNE

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

The Long Record

35 elections against the Nebraska and national vote
2024 result
R+73.5
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
7–28
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
20/35
57% of its elections
Closest election
1964
R+2.0
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
1932+82.1 ptsDemocrats
1896+74.1 ptsDemocrats
1904-63.0 ptsRepublicans
1920-61.0 ptsRepublicans
1952-54.5 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
2,821
College (BA+)
26%
Median income
$72,778
2024 dollars
Non-white
10%
Rural
100%
Age 65+
24%

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

Neighbouring counties

Phillips, CO · Sedgwick, CO · Chase, NE · Deuel, NE · Hayes, NE · Keith, NE · Lincoln, NE