Boone County, NE

Designated Market Area: Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney, NE-KS
USDA County Type (2025): Farming
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Aging Farmlands

Places in Boone County, NE     [Sort places by name]

Albion city (pop. 1,641) St. Edward city (pop. 596) Cedar Rapids village (pop. 585) Petersburg village (pop. 433) Primrose village (pop. 50)  

Tracts in Boone County, NE

Census Tract 9601, Boone County, Nebraska     Census Tract 9602, Boone County, Nebraska        

2024 population: 5,354   ( 20 from 2020)
Land area: 686.5 square miles
Population density: 7.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	4,980	93.01%	2.6%
Black:	27	0.50%	10.0%
Indian:	14	0.26%	16.7%
Asian:	21	0.39%	90.9%
2+ races:	45	0.84%	45.2%
Hispanic:	267	4.99%	52.6%
Total non-White:	374	6.99%	44.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	271	12.6
Deaths:	316	14.7
Net Migration:	6	0.3
Net Immigration:	22	1.0

Change in White population:	-135	-2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	115	2.1

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2024	75%	Donald Trump (R)	2,499	82.2%	Kamala Harris (D)	496	16.3%	45 [+]	1.5%	3,040	23	33	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Chase Oliver (Lbt) 21 (0.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 6 (0.2%); Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 0 (0.0%);
2020	79%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,653	82.2%	Joe Biden (D)	499	15.5%	74 [+]	2.3%	3,226	24	35	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 65 (2.0%);
2016	71%	Donald Trump (R)	2,299	78.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	414	14.2%	209 [+]	7.2%	2,922	20	33	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 137 (4.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 17 (0.6%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	67%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,138	76.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	615	21.9%	53 [+]	1.9%	2,806	16	29	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 31 (1.1%);
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	2,042	72.0%	Barack Obama (D)	742	26.2%	52 [+]	1.8%	2,836	15	26	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 17 (0.6%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 5 (0.2%);
2004	67%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,309	79.8%	John Kerry (D)	546	18.9%	40 [+]	1.4%	2,895	14	29	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 20 (0.7%);
2000	64%	George W. Bush (R)	2,196	76.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	575	20.1%	91 [+]	3.2%	2,862	14	29	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 65 (2.3%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 22 (0.8%);
1996	65%	Robert Dole (R)	1,695	57.6%	Bill Clinton* (D)	806	27.4%	440 [+]	15.0%	2,941	4	17	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 424 (14.4%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 7 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	68%	George Bush* (R)	1,589	50.2%	Ross Perot (I)	958	30.3%	618 [+]	19.5%	3,165	4	13	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Bill Clinton (D) 604 (19.1%);
1988	65%	George Bush (R)	2,160	68.6%	Michael Dukakis (D)	976	31.0%	14 [+]	0.4%	3,150	8	15	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 8 (0.3%);
1984	64%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,508	78.0%	Walter Mondale (D)	690	21.5%	17	0.5%	3,215	7	19	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	69%	Ronald Reagan (R)	2,598	72.1%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	769	21.3%	236 [+]	6.6%	3,603	7	21	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 176 (4.9%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 60 (1.7%);
1976	66%	Gerald Ford* (R)	2,035	59.2%	Jimmy Carter (D)	1,329	38.7%	73 [+]	2.1%	3,437	0	11	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 57 (1.7%);
1972	61%	Richard Nixon* (R)	2,406	73.2%	George McGovern (D)	883	26.8%	0	0.0%	3,289	3	12	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	67%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,179	64.0%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	934	27.4%	291 [+]	8.5%	3,404	4	21	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 291 (8.5%);
1964	72%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,905	50.2%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,893	49.8%	0	0.0%	3,798	2	11	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	79%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,809	64.5%	John Kennedy (D)	1,547	35.5%	0	0.0%	4,356	2	15	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	70%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,021	70.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,277	29.7%	0	0.0%	4,298	5	13	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	72%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	3,453	72.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,283	27.1%	0	0.0%	4,736	4	18	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	59%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,235	55.7%	Harry Truman* (D)	1,778	44.3%	0	0.0%	4,013	2	11	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	63%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,865	63.2%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,665	36.8%	0	0.0%	4,530	5	17	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	71%	Wendell Willkie (R)	3,334	62.3%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,014	37.7%	0	0.0%	5,348	5	18	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	79%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,095	51.4%	Alf Landon (R)	2,728	45.3%	202 [+]	3.4%	6,025	5	9	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 202 (3.4%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	77%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,360	69.3%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,862	29.6%	69 [+]	1.1%	6,291	-6	-10	1.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 69 (1.1%);
1928	75%	Herbert Hoover (R)	3,816	62.6%	Al Smith (D)	2,260	37.1%	23 [+]	0.4%	6,099	-1	4	1.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 23 (0.4%);
1924	69%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,013	36.4%	John Davis (D)	1,782	32.2%	1,742 [+]	31.5%	5,537	-11	-18	1.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 1,717 (31.0%);
1920	60%	Warren Harding (R)	3,108	66.0%	James Cox (D)	1,461	31.0%	142 [+]	3.0%	4,711	1	6	1.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 82 (1.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 60 (1.3%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	44%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,005	60.6%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,225	37.0%	78 [+]	2.4%	3,308	-4	-9	1.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 36 (1.1%); Allan Benson (Soc) 35 (1.1%);
1912	40%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,360	46.0%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	942	31.9%	654 [+]	22.1%	2,956	-2	-4	1.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 570 (19.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 48 (1.6%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 36 (1.2%);
1908	48%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,583	49.2%	William Taft (R)	1,580	49.1%	52 [+]	1.6%	3,215	2	-2	1.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 40 (1.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 12 (0.4%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	45%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,823	63.7%	Alton Parker (D)	471	16.5%	567 [+]	19.8%	2,861	2	7	1.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 428 (15.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 124 (4.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 15 (0.5%);
1900	48%	William McKinley* (R)	1,524	52.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,336	45.8%	55 [+]	1.9%	2,915	2	1	1.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 39 (1.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 3 (0.1%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Boone County, NE

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2024	S2	74%	Pete Ricketts* (R)	2,274	75.7%	Preston Love (D)	727	24.2%	4 [+]	0.1%	3,005	13	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2024	S1	74%	Deb Fischer* (R)	2,569	85.9%	Dan Osborn (I)	423	14.1%	0	0.0%	2,992	33	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2024:
2022	G	63%	Jim Pillen (R)	2,026	78.6%	Carol Blood (D)	393	15.3%	157 [+]	6.1%	2,576	19	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Zimmerman (Libertarian) 157 (6.1%);
2020	S2	74%	Ben Sasse* (R)	2,402	79.5%	Chris Janicek (D)	351	11.6%	268 [+]	8.9%	3,021	17	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Gene Siadek (Libertarian) 178 (5.9%); Preston Love (D (write-in)) 54 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 36 (1.2%);
2018	S1	55%	Deb Fischer* (R)	1,757	76.8%	Jane Raybould (D)	457	20.0%	74 [+]	3.2%	2,288	19	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jim Schultz (Libertarian) 74 (3.2%);
2018	G	56%	Pete Ricketts* (R)	1,872	81.0%	Bob Krist (D)	440	19.0%	0	0.0%	2,312	22	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2014	S2	53%	Ben Sasse (R)	1,643	74.5%	Dave Domina (D)	466	21.1%	96 [+]	4.4%	2,205	10	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Jenkins (I) 80 (3.6%); Todd Watson (I) 15 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	G	52%	Pete Ricketts (R)	1,342	61.8%	Chuck Hassebrook (D)	764	35.2%	65 [+]	3.0%	2,171	5	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mark Elworth (Libertarian) 63 (2.9%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2012	S1	67%	Deb Fischer (R)	2,139	76.3%	Bob Kerrey (D)	664	23.7%	0	0.0%	2,803	19	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2012:
2010	G	43%	Dave Heineman* (R)	1,487	82.6%	Mike Meister (D)	314	17.4%	0	0.0%	1,801	9	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:
2008	S2	67%	Mike Johanns (R)	1,706	60.1%	Scott Kleeb (D)	1,085	38.2%	47 [+]	1.7%	2,838	3	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Kelly Rosberg (Nebraska Party) 38 (1.3%); Steven Larrick (Green) 9 (0.3%);
2006	S1	59%	Ben Nelson* (D)	1,667	65.3%	Pete Ricketts (R)	887	34.7%	0	0.0%	2,554	-1	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2006:
2006	G	60%	Dave Heineman* (R)	2,202	85.9%	David Hahn (D)	329	12.8%	32 [+]	1.2%	2,563	13	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Barry Richards (Nebraska) 22 (0.9%); Mort Sullivan (I) 10 (0.4%);
2002	S2	62%	Chuck Hagel* (R)	2,417	89.4%	Charlie Matulka (D)	228	8.4%	58 [+]	2.1%	2,703	7	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Phil Chase (I) 33 (1.2%); Jack Graziano (Libertarian) 25 (0.9%);
2002	G	62%	Mike Johanns* (R)	1,987	73.1%	Stormy Dean (D)	567	20.9%	165 [+]	6.1%	2,719	4	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Paul Rosberg (Nebraska Party) 165 (6.1%);
2000	S1	65%	Don Stenberg (R)	1,685	58.7%	Ben Nelson (D)	1,185	41.3%	0	0.0%	2,870	10	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2000:
1998	G	61%	Bill Hoppner (D)	1,430	52.3%	Mike Johanns (R)	1,302	47.7%	0	0.0%	2,732	-6	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1998:
1996	S2	63%	Chuck Hagel (R)	1,742	60.3%	Ben Nelson (D)	1,063	36.8%	82 [+]	2.8%	2,887	4	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: John DeCamp (Libertarian) 63 (2.2%); Bill Dunn (Natural Law) 19 (0.7%);
1994	S1	62%	Bob Kerrey* (D)	1,499	52.8%	Jan Stoney (R)	1,340	47.2%	0	0.0%	2,839	2	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1994:
1994	G	62%	Ben Nelson* (D)	2,084	72.6%	Gene Spence (R)	781	27.2%	6 [+]	0.2%	2,871	2	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Other (Write-in) 6 (0.2%); Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
1990	S2	59%	James Exon* (D)	1,625	58.0%	Hal Daub (R)	1,176	42.0%	0	0.0%	2,801	1	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1990	G	58%	Kay Orr* (R)	1,487	54.3%	Ben Nelson (D)	1,221	44.6%	28 [+]	1.0%	2,736	5	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Mort Sullivan (Write-in) 28 (1.0%);
1988	S1	67%	David Karnes* (R)	1,636	51.0%	Bob Kerrey (D)	1,545	48.2%	27 [+]	0.8%	3,208	9	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ernie Chambers (New Alliance) 27 (0.8%);
1986	G	62%	Kay Orr (R)	1,719	56.6%	Helen Boosalis (D)	1,318	43.4%	0	0.0%	3,037	4	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	65%	James Exon* (D)	1,708	52.5%	Nancy Hoch (R)	1,543	47.5%	0	0.0%	3,251	-1	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1982	S1	63%	Edward Zorinsky* (D)	2,167	66.7%	Jim Keck (R)	959	29.5%	121 [+]	3.7%	3,247	1	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Virginia Walsh (I) 121 (3.7%);
1982	G	64%	Charles Thone* (R)	1,742	53.3%	Bob Kerrey (D)	1,526	46.7%	0	0.0%	3,268	4	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
1978	S2	63%	James Exon (D)	2,189	69.0%	Donald Shasteen (R)	984	31.0%	0	0.0%	3,173	-1	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1978:
1978	G	62%	Charles Thone (R)	1,615	51.1%	Gerald Whelan (D)	1,543	48.9%	0	0.0%	3,158	-5	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1978:
1976	S1	66%	John McCollister (R)	1,847	53.8%	Edward Zorinsky (D)	1,587	46.2%	0	0.0%	3,434	6	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1976:
1974	G	57%	James Exon* (D)	1,827	60.4%	Richard Marvel (R)	1,131	37.4%	66 [+]	2.2%	3,024	2	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Ernie Chambers (D) 66 (2.2%);
1972	S2	61%	Carl Curtis* (R)	1,971	59.9%	Terry Carpenter (D)	1,320	40.1%	0	0.0%	3,291	7	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1972:
1970	S1	59%	Roman Hruska* (R)	1,566	51.2%	Frank Morrison (D)	1,491	48.8%	0	0.0%	3,057	-1	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1970	G	60%	James Exon (D)	2,095	67.9%	Norbert Tiemann* (R)	921	29.9%	68 [+]	2.2%	3,084	-14	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Albert Walsh (American) 68 (2.2%);
1966	S2	59%	Carl Curtis* (R)	1,968	64.1%	Frank Morrison (D)	1,075	35.0%	25 [+]	0.8%	3,068	3	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Other (Write-in) 25 (0.8%);
1966	G	59%	Norbert Tiemann (R)	1,887	61.6%	Philip Sorensen (D)	1,178	38.4%	0	0.0%	3,065	0	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1964	S1	69%	Roman Hruska* (R)	2,478	67.9%	Raymond Arndt (D)	1,169	32.1%	0	0.0%	3,647	7	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1964	G	72%	Frank Morrison* (D)	2,070	54.5%	Dwight Burney (R)	1,725	45.5%	0	0.0%	3,795	5	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	G	61%	Frank Morrison* (D)	1,754	52.9%	Fred Seaton (R)	1,560	47.1%	0	0.0%	3,314	-1	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	78%	Carl Curtis* (R)	2,847	66.7%	Robert Conrad (D)	1,421	33.3%	0	0.0%	4,268	8	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1960	G	77%	John Cooper (R)	2,332	55.2%	Frank Morrison (D)	1,889	44.8%	0	0.0%	4,221	7	0.70%
[-] 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 Boone County, NE

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Voter Registration Data for Boone County, NE