Election Results for Polk County, NE -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	110	10.6
Deaths:	227	21.8
Net Migration:	65	6.2
Net Immigration:	10	1.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +263	R +146	D + 3.7%
D +117
2020 vs. 2012	R +401	R +399	R + 6.1%
D +2
2020 vs. 2008	R +469	R +607	R + 16.1%
D -138

2016 vs. 2008	R +206	R +461	R + 19.8%
D -255
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,291	79.4%	Joe Biden (D)	530	18.4%	66 [+]	2.3%	2,887	21	33	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 58 (2.0%);
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	2,028	78.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	413	16.0%	147 [+]	5.7%	2,588	20	32	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 102 (3.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 6 (0.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	60%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,890	76.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	528	21.5%	39 [+]	1.6%	2,457	17	30	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 24 (1.0%);
2008	62%	John McCain (R)	1,822	71.6%	Barack Obama (D)	668	26.3%	53 [+]	2.1%	2,543	15	26	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 13 (0.5%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 7 (0.3%);
2004	65%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,146	78.7%	John Kerry (D)	549	20.1%	32 [+]	1.2%	2,727	13	28	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 21 (0.8%);
2000	62%	George W. Bush (R)	1,925	73.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	610	23.3%	78 [+]	3.0%	2,613	11	26	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 52 (2.0%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 15 (0.6%);
1996	61%	Robert Dole (R)	1,504	58.8%	Bill Clinton* (D)	750	29.3%	302 [+]	11.8%	2,556	5	18	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 268 (10.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 20 (0.8%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	70%	George Bush* (R)	1,437	49.2%	Ross Perot (I)	812	27.8%	669 [+]	22.9%	2,918	3	12	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Bill Clinton (D) 661 (22.7%);
1988	65%	George Bush (R)	1,769	64.9%	Michael Dukakis (D)	944	34.7%	11 [+]	0.4%	2,724	5	12	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 7 (0.3%);
1984	64%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,149	77.4%	Walter Mondale (D)	610	22.0%	17	0.6%	2,776	7	19	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	66%	Ronald Reagan (R)	2,206	75.1%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	538	18.3%	192 [+]	6.5%	2,936	10	24	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 149 (5.1%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 43 (1.5%);
1976	71%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,797	58.9%	Jimmy Carter (D)	1,190	39.0%	66 [+]	2.2%	3,053	0	11	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 43 (1.4%);
1972	67%	Richard Nixon* (R)	2,050	71.3%	George McGovern (D)	827	28.7%	0	0.0%	2,877	1	11	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	67%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,795	66.8%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	690	25.7%	201 [+]	7.5%	2,686	7	23	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 201 (7.5%);
1964	80%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,730	51.8%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,607	48.2%	0	0.0%	3,337	1	10	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	82%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,397	66.9%	John Kennedy (D)	1,184	33.1%	0	0.0%	3,581	5	17	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	76%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,482	68.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,135	31.4%	0	0.0%	3,617	3	11	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	78%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	3,008	76.7%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	916	23.3%	0	0.0%	3,924	8	21	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	67%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,026	59.2%	Harry Truman* (D)	1,396	40.8%	0	0.0%	3,422	5	14	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	73%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,357	60.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,517	39.2%	0	0.0%	3,874	2	15	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	79%	Wendell Willkie (R)	2,653	61.9%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,635	38.1%	0	0.0%	4,288	5	17	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	90%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,519	52.2%	Alf Landon (R)	2,256	46.8%	48 [+]	1.0%	4,823	6	10	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 48 (1.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	81%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	2,939	63.5%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,636	35.4%	53 [+]	1.1%	4,628	0	-4	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 53 (1.1%);
1928	81%	Herbert Hoover (R)	3,096	67.2%	Al Smith (D)	1,494	32.4%	19 [+]	0.4%	4,609	4	9	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 19 (0.4%);
1924	71%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,354	56.5%	John Davis (D)	1,229	29.5%	584 [+]	14.0%	4,167	9	2	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 567 (13.6%);
1920	63%	Warren Harding (R)	2,393	63.8%	James Cox (D)	1,236	33.0%	122 [+]	3.3%	3,751	-1	3	0.98%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 76 (2.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 43 (1.1%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	47%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,600	57.8%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,060	38.3%	108 [+]	3.9%	2,768	-3	-8	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 50 (1.8%); Allan Benson (Soc) 46 (1.7%);
1912	43%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	996	39.9%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	785	31.4%	716 [+]	28.7%	2,497	-2	-4	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 485 (19.4%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 142 (5.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 89 (3.6%);
1908	48%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,264	47.8%	William Taft (R)	1,171	44.3%	208 [+]	7.9%	2,643	-3	-7	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 165 (6.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 43 (1.6%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	43%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,235	51.9%	Thomas Watson (Pop)	690	29.0%	454 [+]	19.1%	2,379	-9	-4	1.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Alton Parker (D) 239 (10.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 179 (7.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 36 (1.5%);
1900	45%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,376	55.5%	William McKinley* (R)	1,023	41.2%	81 [+]	3.3%	2,480	-9	-10	1.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 67 (2.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 3 (0.1%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

530

18.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,291

79.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.0%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

2,887

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 33

2016 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

413

16.0%

Donald Trump (R)

2,028

78.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

102

3.9%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.2%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

2,588

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 32

2012 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

528

21.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,890

76.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,457

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 30

2008 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

668

26.3%

John McCain (R)

1,822

71.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

2,543

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 26

2004 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,146

78.7%

John Kerry (D)

549

20.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

2,727

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 28

2000 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,925

73.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

610

23.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.0%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

2,613

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 26

1996 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

750

29.3%

Robert Dole (R)

1,504

58.8%

Ross Perot (Ref)

268

10.5%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,556

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 18

1992 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

661

22.7%

George Bush* (R)

1,437

49.2%

Ross Perot (I)

812

27.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

2,918

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 12

1988 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

1,769

64.9%

Michael Dukakis (D)

944

34.7%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

2,724

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 12

1984 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

2,149

77.4%

Walter Mondale (D)

610

22.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,776

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 19

1980 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

2,206

75.1%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

538

18.3%

John Anderson (I)

149

5.1%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

1.5%

TOTAL

2,936

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 24

1976 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

1,190

39.0%

Gerald Ford* (R)

1,797

58.9%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

1.4%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

3,053

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

2,050

71.3%

George McGovern (D)

827

28.7%

TOTAL

2,877

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 11

1968 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

1,795

66.8%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

690

25.7%

George Wallace (AIP)

201

7.5%

TOTAL

2,686

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 23

1964 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

1,730

51.8%

Barry Goldwater (R)

1,607

48.2%

TOTAL

3,337

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 10

1956 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

2,482

68.6%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

1,135

31.4%

TOTAL

3,617

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 11

1952 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

3,008

76.7%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

916

23.3%

TOTAL

3,924

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 21

1948 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

1,396

40.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

2,026

59.2%

TOTAL

3,422

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 14

1936 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

2,519

52.2%

Alf Landon (R)

2,256

46.8%

William Lemke (Union)

1.0%

TOTAL

4,823

Turnout: 90%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 10

1932 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

2,939

63.5%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

1,636

35.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1.1%

TOTAL

4,628

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -4

1928 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

3,096

67.2%

Al Smith (D)

1,494

32.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.4%

TOTAL

4,609

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 9

1924 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

2,354

56.5%

John Davis (D)

1,229

29.5%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

567

13.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

4,167

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 2

1920 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

2,393

63.8%

James Cox (D)

1,236

33.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1.1%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

2.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,751

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 3

1916 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

1,600

57.8%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

1,060

38.3%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1.7%

James Hanly (Proh)

1.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

2,768

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -8

1912 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

996

39.9%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

785

31.4%

William Taft* (R)

485

19.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

3.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

142

5.7%

TOTAL

2,497

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -4

1908 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,171

44.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,264

47.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

165

6.2%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1.6%

TOTAL

2,643

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -7

1904 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

1,235

51.9%

Alton Parker (D)

239

10.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1.5%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

179

7.5%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

690

29.0%

TOTAL

2,379

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -4

1900 President, Polk County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,023

41.2%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,376

55.5%

John Woolley (Proh)

2.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

2,480

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Polk County, NE

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	52%	Jim Pillen (R)	1,658	80.8%	Carol Blood (D)	321	15.6%	73 [+]	3.6%	2,052	21	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Zimmerman (Libertarian) 73 (3.6%);
2020	S2	71%	Ben Sasse* (R)	2,276	81.0%	Chris Janicek (D)	355	12.6%	180 [+]	6.4%	2,811	18	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Gene Siadek (Libertarian) 131 (4.7%); Preston Love (D (write-in)) 39 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.4%);

2018	S1	52%	Deb Fischer* (R)	1,574	75.2%	Jane Raybould (D)	448	21.4%	71 [+]	3.4%	2,093	18	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jim Schultz (Libertarian) 71 (3.4%);
2018	G	52%	Pete Ricketts* (R)	1,650	79.0%	Bob Krist (D)	438	21.0%	0	0.0%	2,088	20	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2014	S2	44%	Ben Sasse (R)	1,384	78.2%	Dave Domina (D)	318	18.0%	67 [+]	3.8%	1,769	14	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Jenkins (I) 52 (2.9%); Todd Watson (I) 14 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	43%	Pete Ricketts (R)	1,197	67.9%	Chuck Hassebrook (D)	509	28.9%	56 [+]	3.2%	1,762	11	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mark Elworth (Libertarian) 55 (3.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2012	S1	60%	Deb Fischer (R)	1,820	74.7%	Bob Kerrey (D)	618	25.3%	0	0.0%	2,438	17	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2012:
2010	G	38%	Dave Heineman* (R)	1,319	83.8%	Mike Meister (D)	255	16.2%	0	0.0%	1,574	10	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:

2008	S2	62%	Mike Johanns (R)	1,579	62.2%	Scott Kleeb (D)	932	36.7%	28 [+]	1.1%	2,539	5	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Kelly Rosberg (Nebraska Party) 21 (0.8%); Steven Larrick (Green) 7 (0.3%);
2006	S1	55%	Ben Nelson* (D)	1,433	62.9%	Pete Ricketts (R)	844	37.1%	0	0.0%	2,277	1	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2006:
2006	G	56%	Dave Heineman* (R)	1,923	82.8%	David Hahn (D)	372	16.0%	28 [+]	1.2%	2,323	9	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Barry Richards (Nebraska) 17 (0.7%); Mort Sullivan (I) 11 (0.5%);
2002	S2	48%	Chuck Hagel* (R)	1,780	87.6%	Charlie Matulka (D)	221	10.9%	31 [+]	1.5%	2,032	5	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Jack Graziano (Libertarian) 16 (0.8%); Phil Chase (I) 15 (0.7%);
2002	G	49%	Mike Johanns* (R)	1,487	72.7%	Stormy Dean (D)	475	23.2%	82 [+]	4.0%	2,044	4	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Paul Rosberg (Nebraska Party) 82 (4.0%);
2000	S1	61%	Don Stenberg (R)	1,468	56.8%	Ben Nelson (D)	1,115	43.2%	0	0.0%	2,583	8	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2000:

1998	G	54%	Mike Johanns (R)	1,268	56.4%	Bill Hoppner (D)	982	43.6%	0	0.0%	2,250	2	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1998:
1996	S2	59%	Chuck Hagel (R)	1,526	61.4%	Ben Nelson (D)	908	36.5%	53 [+]	2.1%	2,487	5	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: John DeCamp (Libertarian) 39 (1.6%); Bill Dunn (Natural Law) 12 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
1994	S1	58%	Bob Kerrey* (D)	1,382	56.8%	Jan Stoney (R)	1,048	43.1%	1 [+]	0.0%	2,431	-2	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1994	G	59%	Ben Nelson* (D)	1,809	73.2%	Gene Spence (R)	654	26.5%	9 [+]	0.4%	2,472	1	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Other (Write-in) 7 (0.3%); Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
1990	S2	63%	James Exon* (D)	1,632	62.8%	Hal Daub (R)	963	37.1%	4 [+]	0.2%	2,599	-4	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.2%);
1990	G	62%	Kay Orr* (R)	1,355	52.9%	Ben Nelson (D)	1,166	45.5%	42 [+]	1.6%	2,563	4	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Other (Write-in) 31 (1.2%); Mort Sullivan (Write-in) 11 (0.4%);

1988	S1	66%	Bob Kerrey (D)	1,578	57.1%	David Karnes* (R)	1,164	42.1%	22 [+]	0.8%	2,764	0	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ernie Chambers (New Alliance) 21 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1986	G	62%	Kay Orr (R)	1,345	50.5%	Helen Boosalis (D)	1,310	49.2%	8 [+]	0.3%	2,663	-2	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Other (Write-in) 8 (0.3%);
1984	S2	65%	James Exon* (D)	1,479	52.8%	Nancy Hoch (R)	1,320	47.2%	0	0.0%	2,799	-1	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1982	S1	60%	Edward Zorinsky* (D)	1,840	69.7%	Jim Keck (R)	707	26.8%	91 [+]	3.4%	2,638	-2	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Virginia Walsh (I) 89 (3.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
1982	G	61%	Charles Thone* (R)	1,360	51.0%	Bob Kerrey (D)	1,309	49.0%	0	0.0%	2,669	2	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:

1978	S2	63%	James Exon (D)	1,875	69.7%	Donald Shasteen (R)	815	30.3%	0	0.0%	2,690	-2	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1978:
1978	G	63%	Charles Thone (R)	1,479	55.6%	Gerald Whelan (D)	1,182	44.4%	0	0.0%	2,661	0	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1978:
1976	S1	71%	Edward Zorinsky (D)	1,549	51.1%	John McCollister (R)	1,481	48.9%	0	0.0%	3,030	1	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1976:
1974	G	60%	James Exon* (D)	1,587	62.2%	Richard Marvel (R)	900	35.3%	65 [+]	2.5%	2,552	0	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Ernie Chambers (I) 65 (2.5%);
1972	S2	67%	Carl Curtis* (R)	1,567	54.4%	Terry Carpenter (D)	1,311	45.5%	3 [+]	0.1%	2,881	1	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
1970	S1	62%	Roman Hruska* (R)	1,336	53.2%	Frank Morrison (D)	1,174	46.7%	2 [+]	0.1%	2,512	1	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
1970	G	62%	James Exon (D)	1,376	55.0%	Norbert Tiemann* (R)	1,069	42.8%	55 [+]	2.2%	2,500	-1	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Albert Walsh (American) 54 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);

1966	S2	69%	Carl Curtis* (R)	1,822	64.6%	Frank Morrison (D)	993	35.2%	6 [+]	0.2%	2,821	4	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Other (Write-in) 6 (0.2%);
1966	G	69%	Norbert Tiemann (R)	1,857	65.9%	Philip Sorensen (D)	961	34.1%	2 [+]	0.1%	2,820	4	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
1964	S1	78%	Roman Hruska* (R)	2,098	64.5%	Raymond Arndt (D)	1,156	35.5%	0	0.0%	3,254	3	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1964	G	81%	Frank Morrison* (D)	2,190	65.2%	Dwight Burney (R)	1,171	34.8%	0	0.0%	3,361	-5	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	G	63%	Frank Morrison* (D)	1,420	52.7%	Fred Seaton (R)	1,276	47.3%	0	0.0%	2,696	0	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	81%	Carl Curtis* (R)	2,240	63.4%	Robert Conrad (D)	1,294	36.6%	0	0.0%	3,534	4	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1960	G	81%	Frank Morrison (D)	1,824	51.9%	John Cooper (R)	1,689	48.1%	0	0.0%	3,513	0	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Polk County, NE

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Voter Registration Data for Polk County, NE

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	3,570	2,526	70.8%	513	14.4%	531	14.9%	Rep +2,013	Rep +56.4%	90%
2022	3,582	2,533	70.7%	530	14.8%	519	14.5%	Rep +2,003	Rep +55.9%	90%
2020	3,662	2,521	68.8%	611	16.7%	530	14.5%	Rep +1,910	Rep +52.2%	92%
2018	3,550	2,377	67.0%	666	18.8%	507	14.3%	Rep +1,711	Rep +48.2%	89%
2016	3,541	2,315	65.4%	728	20.6%	498	14.1%	Rep +1,587	Rep +44.8%	88%
2014	3,442	2,227	64.7%	765	22.2%	450	13.1%	Rep +1,462	Rep +42.5%	85%
2012	3,477	2,188	62.9%	840	24.2%	449	12.9%	Rep +1,348	Rep +38.8%	86%
2010	3,508	2,192	62.5%	908	25.9%	408	11.6%	Rep +1,284	Rep +36.6%	86%
2008	3,690	2,269	61.5%	978	26.5%	443	12.0%	Rep +1,291	Rep +35.0%	90%
2006	3,716	2,321	62.5%	961	25.9%	434	11.7%	Rep +1,360	Rep +36.6%	90%
2004	3,838	2,336	60.9%	1,051	27.4%	451	11.8%	Rep +1,285	Rep +33.5%	92%
2002	3,764	2,280	60.6%	1,074	28.5%	410	10.9%	Rep +1,206	Rep +32.0%	90%
2000	3,863	2,303	59.6%	1,163	30.1%	397	10.3%	Rep +1,140	Rep +29.5%	91%
1998	3,805	2,229	58.6%	1,215	31.9%	361	9.5%	Rep +1,014	Rep +26.6%	91%
1996	3,838	2,207	57.5%	1,293	33.7%	338	8.8%	Rep +914	Rep +23.8%	92%
1994	3,586	2,085	58.1%	1,234	34.4%	267	7.4%	Rep +851	Rep +23.7%	86%
1992	3,652	2,023	55.4%	1,362	37.3%	267	7.3%	Rep +661	Rep +18.1%	88%
1990	3,585	2,014	56.2%	1,361	38.0%	210	5.9%	Rep +653	Rep +18.2%	87%
1986	3,718	2,053	55.2%	1,476	39.7%	189	5.1%	Rep +577	Rep +15.5%	87%

2022 Census data
White:	4,698	90.94%	9.4%
Black:	18	0.35%	200.0%
Indian:	21	0.41%	110.0%
Asian:	16	0.31%	100.0%
2+ races:	71	1.37%	77.5%
Hispanic:	342	6.62%	119.2%

Total non-White:	468	9.06%	112.7%

Change in White population:	-488	-9.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	248	4.6

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	NE01	Mike Flood* (R)	768	80.4%	Patty Brooks (D)	187	19.6%	0	0.0%	955
2022-11-08	NE03	Adrian Smith* (R)	891	84.2%	David Else (D)	134	12.7%	33	3.1%	1,058
County Total for 2022-11-08:										2,013

2022-06-28 sp	NE01	Mike Flood (R)	387	82.5%	Patty Brooks (D)	82	17.5%	0	0.0%	469
County Total for 2022-06-28:										469

2020-11-03	NE01	Jeff Fortenberry* (R)	2,295	80.5%	Kate Bolz (D)	493	17.3%	62	2.2%	2,850
County Total for 2020-11-03:										2,850

2018-11-06	NE01	Jeff Fortenberry* (R)	1,711	82.2%	Jessica McClure (D)	371	17.8%	0	0.0%	2,082
County Total for 2018-11-06:										2,082

2016-11-08	NE01	Jeff Fortenberry* (R)	2,138	86.0%	Daniel Wik (D)	349	14.0%	0	0.0%	2,487
County Total for 2016-11-08:										2,487

2014-11-04	NE01	Jeff Fortenberry* (R)	1,455	83.6%	Dennis Crawford (D)	286	16.4%	0	0.0%	1,741
County Total for 2014-11-04:										1,741

2012-11-06	NE01	Jeff Fortenberry* (R)	1,960	83.3%	Korey Reiman (D)	394	16.7%	0	0.0%	2,354
County Total for 2012-11-06:										2,354

2010-11-02	NE03	Adrian Smith* (R)	1,217	78.5%	Rebekah Davis (D)	256	16.5%	77	5.0%	1,550
County Total for 2010-11-02:										1,550

2008-11-04	NE03	Adrian Smith* (R)	1,925	79.0%	Jay Stoddard (D)	512	21.0%	0	0.0%	2,437
County Total for 2008-11-04:										2,437

2006-11-07	NE03	Adrian Smith (R)	1,252	54.7%	Scott Kleeb (D)	1,037	45.3%	0	0.0%	2,289
County Total for 2006-11-07:										2,289

2004-11-02	NE03	Tom Osborne* (R)	2,259	84.9%	Donna Anderson (D)	355	13.3%	46	1.7%	2,660
County Total for 2004-11-02:										2,660

2002-11-05	NE03	Tom Osborne* (R)	1,902	94.3%	Jerry Hickman (Libertarian)	115	5.7%	0	0.0%	2,017
County Total for 2002-11-05:										2,017

2000-11-07	NE03	Tom Osborne (R)	2,083	82.1%	Roland Reynolds (D)	412	16.2%	42	1.7%	2,537
County Total for 2000-11-07:										2,537

1998-11-03	NE03	Bill Barrett* (R)	1,786	88.2%	Jerry Hickman (Libertarian)	237	11.7%	3	0.1%	2,026
County Total for 1998-11-03:										2,026

1996-11-05	NE03	Bill Barrett* (R)	1,891	77.9%	John Webster (D)	534	22.0%	1	0.0%	2,426
County Total for 1996-11-05:										2,426

1994-11-08	NE03	Bill Barrett* (R)	1,817	76.1%	Gil Chapin (D)	570	23.9%	0	0.0%	2,387
County Total for 1994-11-08:										2,387

1992-11-03	NE03	Bill Barrett* (R)	2,032	72.9%	Lowell Fisher (D)	751	26.9%	4	0.1%	2,787
County Total for 1992-11-03:										2,787

Polk County, NE

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