Dawes County, Nebraska presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Dawes County by 47.1 points, out of 3,868 votes for president.

Dawes 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	2,812	72.7%
Kamala Harris DEM	992	25.6%
All other candidates	64	1.7%
Total	3,868

Dawes County was R+47.1 against R+20.6 statewide, 26.5 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	2,931	71.1%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic	1,082	26.3%
Jo Jorgensen & Jeremy Cohen (Libertarian)	108	2.6%
Total	4,121

Dawes County was R+44.8 against R+19.2 statewide, 25.7 points more Republican 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	2,632	71.6%
Hillary Clinton Democratic	801	21.8%
Gary Johnson Libertarian	191	5.2%
Jill Stein & Ajamu Baraka (By Petition)	52	1.4%
Total	3,676

Dawes County was R+49.8 against R+25.1 statewide, 24.8 points more Republican 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	2,478	66.8%
Barack Obama Democrat	1,132	30.5%
Gary Johnson (Libertarian)	71	1.9%
Randall A. Terry (By Petition)	30	0.8%
Total	3,711

Dawes County was R+36.3 against R+21.8 statewide, 14.5 points more Republican 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	2,376	62.9%
Barack Obama DEM	1,285	34.0%
All other candidates	114	3.0%
Total	3,775

Dawes County was R+28.9 against R+14.9 statewide, 14.0 points more Republican 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	2,809	70.3%
John Kerry DEM	1,119	28.0%
All other candidates	66	1.7%
Total	3,994

Dawes County was R+42.3 against R+33.2 statewide, 9.1 points more Republican 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	2,549	70.4%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	823	22.7%
All other candidates	249	6.9%
Total	3,621

Dawes County was R+47.7 against R+29.0 statewide, 18.7 points more Republican 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 Dawes County, Nebraska in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Dawes County by 47.1 points, out of 3,868 votes counted for president.

Is Dawes County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 47.1 points; 2020: Republican by 44.8 points; 2016: Republican by 49.8 points; 2012: Republican by 36.3 points; 2008: Republican by 28.9 points; 2004: Republican by 42.3 points; 2000: Republican by 47.7 points.

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

In 2024 it was 26.5 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 47.1 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