The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Sherman County. Darker red areas have relatively more Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats compared to other counties in Nebraska, and areas in paler shades are where the vote tends to be split more evenly between parties.
Sherman County tends to be republican based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Sherman County has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Sherman County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Sherman County, 20.01% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Sherman County women make up 49.28% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for Republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support Democrats. The median age in Sherman County is 49.0, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Sherman County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Sherman County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 0% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and Nebraska elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
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