Nebraska · 2020 presidential election
Nebraska presidential election results 2020
Donald J. Trump carried Nebraska by 19.15 points (182,263 votes), winning 2 of its 5 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 5
- Votes counted
- 951,712
- NE result
- R+19.2
- Compared with the nation
- 23.6 pts more Republican
- Swing since 2016
- 5.9 pts to D
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump | Republican | 556,846 | 58.51% | 2 | |
| Joseph R. Biden | Democratic | 374,583 | 39.36% | — | |
| Others | Others | 20,283 | 2.13% | — | |
| Total votes | 951,712 | ||||
Nebraska CD-1
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump | Republican | 180,290 | 56.01% | 1 | |
| Joseph R. Biden | Democratic | 132,261 | 41.09% | — | |
| Others | Others | 9,335 | 2.90% | — | |
| Total votes | 321,886 | ||||
Nebraska CD-2
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph R. Biden | Democratic | 176,468 | 51.95% | 1 | |
| Donald J. Trump | Republican | 154,377 | 45.45% | — | |
| Others | Others | 8,821 | 2.60% | — | |
| Total votes | 339,666 | ||||
Nebraska CD-3
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump | Republican | 222,179 | 75.36% | 1 | |
| Joseph R. Biden | Democratic | 65,854 | 22.34% | — | |
| Others | Others | 6,798 | 2.31% | — | |
| Total votes | 294,831 | ||||
Nebraska gives two electoral votes to the statewide winner and one to the winner of each congressional district.
Sources: ne-2020.pdf · 2020
County resultsCertified
Download CSVAll 3 tickets as printed in the document
| Ticket (as printed) | Code | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump & Michael R. Pence (Republican) | Republican | 556,846 | 58.51% |
| Joseph R. Biden & Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) | Democratic | 374,583 | 39.36% |
| Jo Jorgensen & Jeremy Cohen (Libertarian) | Libertarian | 20,283 | 2.13% |
| Write-in / scattering | 4,671 | ||
| County | Donald J. Trump | Joseph R. Biden | Jo Jorgensen & Jeremy Cohen | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 10,085 | 4,213 | 304 | 14,602 | 40.2 |
| Antelope | 3,093 | 452 | 38 | 3,583 | 73.7 |
| Arthur | 260 | 21 | 3 | 284 | 84.2 |
| Banner | 362 | 43 | 5 | 410 | 77.8 |
| Blaine | 280 | 35 | 2 | 317 | 77.3 |
| Boone | 2,653 | 499 | 65 | 3,217 | 67.0 |
| Box Butte | 4,002 | 1,051 | 128 | 5,181 | 57.0 |
| Boyd | 1,010 | 135 | 8 | 1,153 | 75.9 |
| Brown | 1,470 | 191 | 18 | 1,679 | 76.2 |
| Buffalo | 16,640 | 6,350 | 599 | 23,589 | 43.6 |
| Burt | 2,580 | 1,063 | 88 | 3,731 | 40.7 |
| Butler | 3,542 | 873 | 83 | 4,498 | 59.3 |
| Cass | 10,121 | 4,737 | 426 | 15,284 | 35.2 |
| Cedar | 4,174 | 725 | 97 | 4,996 | 69.0 |
| Chase | 1,740 | 226 | 27 | 1,993 | 76.0 |
| Cherry | 2,844 | 373 | 48 | 3,265 | 75.7 |
| Cheyenne | 3,813 | 855 | 97 | 4,765 | 62.1 |
| Clay | 2,848 | 632 | 78 | 3,558 | 62.3 |
| Colfax | 2,636 | 1,025 | 56 | 3,717 | 43.3 |
| Cuming | 3,507 | 870 | 74 | 4,451 | 59.2 |
| Custer | 5,090 | 786 | 117 | 5,993 | 71.8 |
| Dakota | 3,926 | 2,744 | 124 | 6,794 | 17.4 |
| Dawes | 2,931 | 1,082 | 108 | 4,121 | 44.9 |
| Dawson | 6,524 | 2,497 | 157 | 9,178 | 43.9 |
| Deuel | 871 | 141 | 20 | 1,032 | 70.7 |
| Dixon | 2,335 | 651 | 97 | 3,083 | 54.6 |
| Dodge | 10,984 | 5,544 | 348 | 16,876 | 32.2 |
| Douglas | 119,159 | 150,350 | 5,442 | 274,951 | 11.3 |
| Dundy | 883 | 105 | 11 | 999 | 77.9 |
| Fillmore | 2,359 | 693 | 82 | 3,134 | 53.2 |
| Franklin | 1,437 | 276 | 11 | 1,724 | 67.3 |
| Frontier | 1,229 | 189 | 22 | 1,440 | 72.2 |
| Furnas | 2,163 | 399 | 39 | 2,601 | 67.8 |
| Gage | 7,445 | 3,385 | 238 | 11,068 | 36.7 |
| Garden | 1,016 | 161 | 18 | 1,195 | 71.5 |
| Garfield | 933 | 133 | 9 | 1,075 | 74.4 |
| Gosper | 893 | 215 | 10 | 1,118 | 60.6 |
| Grant | 375 | 20 | 7 | 402 | 88.3 |
| Greeley | 1,016 | 229 | 13 | 1,258 | 62.6 |
| Hall | 16,189 | 7,681 | 504 | 24,374 | 34.9 |
| Hamilton | 4,309 | 1,118 | 106 | 5,533 | 57.7 |
| Harlan | 1,615 | 282 | 31 | 1,928 | 69.1 |
| Hayes | 494 | 34 | 6 | 534 | 86.1 |
| Hitchcock | 1,264 | 175 | 30 | 1,469 | 74.1 |
| Holt | 4,769 | 686 | 82 | 5,537 | 73.7 |
| Hooker | 376 | 59 | 7 | 442 | 71.7 |
| Howard | 2,786 | 648 | 67 | 3,501 | 61.1 |
| Jefferson | 2,616 | 1,016 | 84 | 3,716 | 43.1 |
| Johnson | 1,518 | 647 | 64 | 2,229 | 39.1 |
| Kearney | 2,822 | 701 | 81 | 3,604 | 58.9 |
| Keith | 3,544 | 763 | 57 | 4,364 | 63.7 |
| Keya Paha | 476 | 49 | 4 | 529 | 80.7 |
| Kimball | 1,563 | 268 | 43 | 1,874 | 69.1 |
| Knox | 3,721 | 905 | 71 | 4,697 | 60.0 |
| Lancaster | 70,092 | 82,293 | 3,706 | 156,091 | 7.8 |
| Lincoln | 13,071 | 3,692 | 344 | 17,107 | 54.8 |
| Logan | 407 | 38 | 5 | 450 | 82.0 |
| Loup | 370 | 75 | 9 | 454 | 65.0 |
| Madison | 11,940 | 3,478 | 347 | 15,765 | 53.7 |
| McPherson | 275 | 17 | 10 | 302 | 85.4 |
| Merrick | 3,419 | 743 | 95 | 4,257 | 62.9 |
| Morrill | 2,113 | 386 | 58 | 2,557 | 67.5 |
| Nance | 1,437 | 359 | 32 | 1,828 | 59.0 |
| Nemaha | 2,428 | 921 | 74 | 3,423 | 44.0 |
| Nuckolls | 1,857 | 409 | 37 | 2,303 | 62.9 |
| Otoe | 5,649 | 2,490 | 176 | 8,315 | 38.0 |
| Pawnee | 1,071 | 322 | 36 | 1,429 | 52.4 |
| Perkins | 1,321 | 199 | 24 | 1,544 | 72.7 |
| Phelps | 4,157 | 752 | 100 | 5,009 | 68.0 |
| Pierce | 3,462 | 480 | 64 | 4,006 | 74.4 |
| Platte | 12,186 | 3,260 | 227 | 15,673 | 57.0 |
| Polk | 2,291 | 530 | 58 | 2,879 | 61.2 |
| Red Willow | 4,525 | 811 | 116 | 5,452 | 68.1 |
| Richardson | 3,073 | 996 | 57 | 4,126 | 50.3 |
| Rock | 744 | 84 | 13 | 841 | 78.5 |
| Saline | 3,631 | 1,986 | 153 | 5,770 | 28.5 |
| Sarpy | 51,979 | 41,206 | 2,488 | 95,673 | 11.3 |
| Saunders | 9,108 | 3,331 | 296 | 12,735 | 45.4 |
| Scotts Bluff | 10,952 | 4,196 | 321 | 15,469 | 43.7 |
| Seward | 6,490 | 2,438 | 214 | 9,142 | 44.3 |
| Sheridan | 2,292 | 340 | 40 | 2,672 | 73.1 |
| Sherman | 1,322 | 343 | 33 | 1,698 | 57.7 |
| Sioux | 642 | 72 | 15 | 729 | 78.2 |
| Stanton | 2,561 | 532 | 68 | 3,161 | 64.2 |
| Thayer | 2,308 | 624 | 48 | 2,980 | 56.5 |
| Thomas | 377 | 45 | 5 | 427 | 77.8 |
| Thurston | 1,180 | 1,122 | 23 | 2,325 | 2.5 |
| Valley | 1,901 | 412 | 27 | 2,340 | 63.6 |
| Washington | 8,583 | 3,554 | 276 | 12,413 | 40.5 |
| Wayne | 3,055 | 1,022 | 123 | 4,200 | 48.4 |
| Webster | 1,511 | 335 | 30 | 1,876 | 62.7 |
| Wheeler | 438 | 59 | 5 | 502 | 75.5 |
| York | 5,337 | 1,630 | 176 | 7,143 | 51.9 |
Candidate votes as printed in the document. “Total” is the document’s total where it prints one, otherwise the sum of the candidate columns. Margin is the leading ticket’s lead in points over the second.
Congressional district resultsCertified
Download CSV| Congressional district | Donald J. Trump & Michael R. Pence | Joseph R. Biden & Kamala D. Harris | Jo Jorgensen & Jeremy Cohen | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cd-1 | 180,290 | 132,261 | 7,495 | 320,046 | 15.0 |
| Cd-2 | 154,377 | 176,468 | 6,909 | 337,754 | 6.5 |
| Cd-3 | 222,179 | 65,854 | 5,879 | 293,912 | 53.2 |
Candidate votes as printed in the document. “Total” is the document’s total where it prints one, otherwise the sum of the candidate columns. Margin is the leading ticket’s lead in points over the second.
Notes on how this document was read
- One row per congressional district (the district's Total line); the county rows under each district are in the document.
Method: text layer: words grouped by baseline (pdfplumber), numeric tokens taken as the row's values under the spec's column labels; each row's digits matched against PyMuPDF's words (second extraction)
Certificate of Ascertainment
The governor’s certificate naming Nebraska’s electors was signed on the 30th day of November 2020. Open the certificate (PDF, 2 pages)
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Questions and answers
Who won Nebraska in 2020?
Donald J. Trump won Nebraska by 19.15 percentage points (182,263 votes).
How many electoral votes did Nebraska have in 2020?
Nebraska cast 5 electoral votes in 2020, split between candidates by congressional district.
How many people voted for president in Nebraska in 2020?
951,712 votes were counted for president.
How many counties did each candidate win in Nebraska in 2020?
Donald J. Trump 91, Joseph R. Biden 2 (out of 93 counties with results).
How did Nebraska change from 2016 to 2020?
The margin moved 5.9 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 25.1 points to Republican by 19.2 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data