Counties In Nebraska - Ballotpedia

  • Elections
    • 2026
      • Municipal elections, 2026
      • School board elections, 2026
      • Judicial elections, 2026
      • Local measure elections, 2026
      • Recall elections, 2026
    • 2025
      • Municipal elections, 2025
      • School board elections, 2025
      • Judicial elections, 2025
      • Local measure elections, 2025
      • Recall elections, 2025
    • 2024
      • Municipal elections, 2024
      • School board elections, 2024
      • Judicial elections, 2024
      • Local measure elections, 2024
      • Recall elections, 2024
    • 2023
      • Municipal elections, 2023
      • School board elections, 2023
      • Judicial elections, 2023
      • Local measure elections, 2023
      • Recall elections, 2023
    • 2022
      • Municipal elections, 2022
      • School board elections, 2022
      • Judicial elections, 2022
      • Local measure elections, 2022
      • Recall elections, 2022
    • 2021
      • Municipal elections, 2021
      • School board elections, 2021
      • Judicial elections, 2021
      • Local measure elections, 2021
      • Recall elections, 2021
    • 2020
      • Municipal elections, 2020
      • School board elections, 2020
      • Judicial elections, 2020
      • Local measure elections, 2020
      • Recall elections, 2020
    • 2019
      • Municipal elections, 2019
      • School board elections, 2019
      • Judicial elections, 2019
      • Local measure elections, 2019
      • Recall elections, 2019
    • 2018
      • Municipal elections, 2018
      • School board elections, 2018
      • Judicial elections, 2018
      • Local measure elections, 2018
      • Recall elections, 2018
    • 2017
      • Municipal elections, 2017
      • School board elections, 2017
      • Judicial elections, 2017
      • Local measure elections, 2017
      • Recall elections, 2017
    • Past local elections
  • Municipal government
    • Top counties
    • Top 100 cities
    • Top 100 city mayors
    • Top 100 city councils
    • Municipal elections, 2026
    • Mayoral elections, 2026
    • Analysis
      • City spending analysis
      • Partisanship in United States municipal elections
      • Preemption conflicts between state and local governments
      • Sanctuary policy preemption conflicts between the federal and local governments
      • Local government responses to the sharing economy (ridesharing/homesharing)
  • School boards
    • Top 1,000 school districts
    • List of school districts
    • School board elections, 2026
    • State education agencies
    • Analysis
      • School shootings analysis
      • 2022 district and board member characteristics analysis
      • 2025 election data analysis
      • 2024 election data analysis
      • 2023 election data analysis
      • 2022 election data analysis
      • 2021 election data analysis
      • 2020 election data analysis
  • Local courts
    • Trial courts and judges
    • Judicial election methods
    • Judicial elections, 2026
    • Past judicial elections
  • Local measures
    • Local measures by state
    • Local measures by year
    • Local measure elections, 2026
    • Notable local measures on the ballot
    • Ballot law
      • Laws governing ballot measures
      • Laws governing initiatives
      • Laws governing recall
      • Ballot measure lawsuits, 2026
      • Ballot law changes, 2026
  • Recalls
    • Recall elections by state
    • Recall elections by year
    • Recall elections by office
    • Recall elections, 2026
    • Upcoming recall elections
  • Additional coverage
    • Front Page
    • Elections
    • Federal Politics
    • State Politics
    • Public Policy
    • Influencers
    • Fact check
Municipal Government Final.png
Counties by state
Choose your state...AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWashington, D.C.West VirginiaWisconsinWyoming
Municipal government
Top countiesTop 100 cities by population

Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities. Ballotpedia also covers mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in all state capitals.

This page includes the following resources:

  • The county governments covered by Ballotpedia in Nebraska
  • A list and map of counties in Nebraska
  • An overview of local elections in Nebraska
  • An overview of the initiative process in Nebraska

Contents

  • 1 Counties
    • 1.1 County government
    • 1.2 Full list of counties
    • 1.3 Map of counties
  • 2 Elections
    • 2.1 2026
    • 2.2 2025
    • 2.3 2024
    • 2.4 2023
    • 2.5 2022
    • 2.6 2021
    • 2.7 2020
    • 2.8 2019
    • 2.9 2018
    • 2.10 2017
    • 2.11 2016
    • 2.12 2015
  • 3 Initiative process availability
  • 4 See also
  • 5 External links
  • 6 Footnotes

Counties

County government

Click the links below for information about the county governments in Ballotpedia's coverage scope:

  • Government of Douglas County
  • Government of Lancaster County

Full list of counties

According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 93 counties, 878 cities, towns, and villages, and 1,303 special districts.[1]

The following table defaults to displaying only 25 counties at a time. To change the number of counties displayed, use the drop-down menu above the upper left-hand corner of the table. You can also use the search bar above the upper-right corner of the table to look up a specific county.

Map of counties

Counties in blue on the map below are part of Ballotpedia's county coverage scope:

Elections

Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.

2026

See also: United States municipal elections, 2026 and School board elections, 2026
  • Douglas County, Nebraska - County assessor/register of deeds, county attorney, county engineer, county sheriff, county treasurer, county commissioners, community college board, community coordinating council board, educational service board, natural resources district board, utilities district board, public power district board, regional transit board, county clerk of the district court, district court judges,district county court judges, separate juvenile court judges, and workers' compensation court judges
  • Lancaster County, Nebraska - County assessor/register of deeds, county attorney, county clerk, county engineer, public defender, county sheriff, county treasurer, county commissioners, community college board, educational service unit board, natural resources board, clerk of district court, district court judges, district county court judges, and workers' compensation court judges
  • Nebraska school board elections

2025

See also: United States municipal elections, 2025 and School board elections, 2025
  • Lincoln, Nebraska - City council and airport authority board of directors
  • Omaha, Nebraska - Mayor and city council
  • Nebraska school board elections

2024

See also: United States municipal elections, 2024 and School board elections, 2024
  • Omaha, Nebraska - Public power district
  • Douglas County, Nebraska - County clerk, county public defender, county commissioner, community college board, educational service unit board, learning community coordinating council board, metropolitan utilities district board, natural resources district board, regional transportation board, county court judges, county district court judges, Nebraska workers’ compensation court judge, and separate juvenile court judges
  • Lancaster County, Nebraska - County commissioners, community college board, educational service unit board, natural resources district boards, county court judges, county district court judges, Nebraska workers’ compensation court judge, and separate juvenile court judges
  • Nebraska school board elections

2023

See also: United States municipal elections, 2023 and School board elections, 2023
  • Lincoln, Nebraska - Mayor, city council, and Lincoln Airport Authority
  • Nebraska school board elections

2022

See also: United States municipal elections, 2022 and School board elections, 2022
  • Omaha, Nebraska - Public power district board
  • Douglas County, Nebraska - Assessor-register of deeds, attorney, engineer, sheriff, treasurer, county commission, community college board, Nebraska educational service unit board, learning community coordinating council board, metropolitan utilities district board, natural resources district board, clerk of the district court, county court judges, district court judges, separate juvenile court judge, and Nebraska workers’ compensation court judge
  • Lancaster County, Nebraska - Assessor/register of deeds, attorney, clerk, engineer, public defender, sheriff, treasurer, county commission, natural resources district board, community college district board, Educational Service Unit No. 6 Board of Directors, clerk of district court, district court judge, district county court judges, juvenile court judges, and Nebraska workers’ compensation court judges
  • Nebraska school board elections

2021

See also: United States municipal elections, 2021 and School board elections, 2021
  • Lincoln, Nebraska - City council and airport authority board
  • Omaha, Nebraska - Mayor and city council
  • Nebraska school board elections

2020

See also: United States municipal elections, 2020 and School board elections, 2020
  • Omaha, Nebraska - Public power district subdivisions
  • Douglas County, Nebraska - Metropolitan College board of governors, county clerk, county commissioners, public defender, Learning Community Coordinating Council seats, Metropolitan Utilities District of Omaha seats, and Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District seats
  • Lancaster County, Nebraska - County commissioners, special districts, and judicial seats
  • Nebraska school board elections
Past elections

2019

See also: United States municipal elections, 2019 and School board elections, 2019
  • Lincoln, Nebraska - Mayor, city council, and airport authority
  • Nebraska school board elections

2018

See also: United States municipal elections, 2018 and School board elections, 2018
  • Douglas County, Nebraska - County commissioner, county assessor, county attorney, county clerk of the district court, county engineer, county sheriff, county treasurer, and special district board members
  • Lancaster County, Nebraska - County commissioner, county assessor, county attorney, county clerk of the district court, county engineer, county sheriff, county treasurer, public defender, county clerk, and special district board members
  • Nebraska school board elections

2017

See also: United States municipal elections, 2017 and School board elections, 2017
  • Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Omaha, Nebraska
  • Nebraska school board elections

2016

See also: United States municipal elections, 2016 and School board elections, 2016
  • Nebraska school board elections

2015

See also: United States municipal elections, 2015 and School board elections, 2015
  • Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Nebraska school board elections

Initiative process availability

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Nebraska

The local units of government in Nebraska that make the initiative process available are:

  • General law cities, all 528 of which have a state mandated initiative and referendum process for ordinances.
  • Charter cities, all two of which have a state mandated initiative and referendum process for charter amendments and must authorize initiative for ordinances in the charter.[2]

See also

Nebraska Municipal government Other local coverage
Seal of Nebraska.png Municipal Government Final.png Local Politics Image.jpg
  • Nebraska
  • Nebraska elections, 2026
  • Public policy in Nebraska
  • Endorsers in Nebraska
  • Top counties
  • 100 largest cities
  • Current mayors
  • Current council officials
  • 2026 municipal elections
  • School board elections, 2026
  • Local ballot measure elections in 2026
  • 2026 local judicial elections

External links

  • Search Google News for this topic
  • Nebraska municipal code library
  • Nebraska state government website

Footnotes

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, "2022 Census of Governments – Organization," accessed October 16, 2023
  2. Ballotpedia, "Types & #s of local government by state," September 2012
v  eLists of counties(parishes in Louisiana; boroughs in Alaska)

AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming

Flag of Nebraska v  eState of NebraskaLincoln (capital)
Elections

What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2026 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

Government

Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy

Tag » How Many Counties Are In Nebraska