Dakota County, Nebraska presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Dakota County by 29.8 points, out of 6,120 votes for president.

Dakota County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Nebraska 2024

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump REP	3,934	64.3%
Kamala Harris DEM	2,109	34.5%
All other candidates	77	1.3%
Total	6,120

Dakota County was R+29.8 against R+20.6 statewide, 9.2 points more Republican than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

2020

Nebraska 2020

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump Republican	3,926	57.8%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic	2,744	40.4%
Jo Jorgensen & Jeremy Cohen (Libertarian)	124	1.8%
Total	6,794

Dakota County was R+17.4 against R+19.2 statewide, 1.8 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: Nebraska Secretary of State, Official Results of Nebraska General Election November 3, 2020 (General Election Canvass Book, 87 pages): President and Vice President of the United States by county (pages 11-12)

2016

Nebraska 2016

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump Republican	3,616	58.2%
Hillary Clinton Democratic	2,314	37.3%
Gary Johnson Libertarian	229	3.7%
Jill Stein & Ajamu Baraka (By Petition)	50	0.8%
Total	6,209

Dakota County was R+20.9 against R+25.1 statewide, 4.1 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: Nebraska Secretary of State, Official Results of Nebraska General Election November 8, 2016 (canvass book, 59 pages): President and Vice President of the United States by county (pages 9-10)

2012

Nebraska 2012

Ticket	Votes	Share
Mitt Romney Republican	3,094	50.6%
Barack Obama Democrat	2,922	47.8%
Gary Johnson (Libertarian)	82	1.3%
Randall A. Terry (By Petition)	18	0.3%
Total	6,116

Dakota County was R+2.8 against R+21.8 statewide, 19.0 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: Nebraska Secretary of State, Official Results of Nebraska General Election - November 6, 2012 (59 pages): For President of the United States by county (pages 8-9)

2008

Nebraska 2008

Ticket	Votes	Share
John McCain REP	3,292	51.5%
Barack Obama DEM	2,994	46.8%
All other candidates	110	1.7%
Total	6,396

Dakota County was R+4.7 against R+14.9 statewide, 10.2 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2004

Nebraska 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	3,526	53.3%
John Kerry DEM	3,027	45.8%
All other candidates	62	0.9%
Total	6,615

Dakota County was R+7.5 against R+33.2 statewide, 25.7 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2000

Nebraska 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	3,119	51.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	2,695	44.5%
All other candidates	247	4.1%
Total	6,061

Dakota County was R+7.0 against R+29.0 statewide, 22.0 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Dakota County, Nebraska in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Dakota County by 29.8 points, out of 6,120 votes counted for president.

Is Dakota County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 29.8 points; 2020: Republican by 17.4 points; 2016: Republican by 20.9 points; 2012: Republican by 2.8 points; 2008: Republican by 4.7 points; 2004: Republican by 7.5 points; 2000: Republican by 7.0 points.

How does Dakota County vote compared with the rest of Nebraska?

In 2024 it was 9.2 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 29.8 points against Republican by 20.6 points statewide).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data