Harlan County, Nebraska presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Harlan County by 68.0 points, out of 1,802 votes for president.

Harlan 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	1,506	83.6%
Kamala Harris DEM	280	15.5%
All other candidates	16	0.9%
Total	1,802

Harlan County was R+68.1 against R+20.6 statewide, 47.5 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	1,615	83.8%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic	282	14.6%
Jo Jorgensen & Jeremy Cohen (Libertarian)	31	1.6%
Total	1,928

Harlan County was R+69.2 against R+19.2 statewide, 50.1 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	1,496	82.2%
Hillary Clinton Democratic	254	14.0%
Gary Johnson Libertarian	62	3.4%
Jill Stein & Ajamu Baraka (By Petition)	7	0.4%
Total	1,819

Harlan County was R+68.2 against R+25.1 statewide, 43.2 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	1,395	78.6%
Barack Obama Democrat	354	19.9%
Gary Johnson (Libertarian)	20	1.1%
Randall A. Terry (By Petition)	6	0.3%
Total	1,775

Harlan County was R+58.7 against R+21.8 statewide, 36.9 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	1,329	75.3%
Barack Obama DEM	402	22.8%
All other candidates	35	2.0%
Total	1,766

Harlan County was R+52.5 against R+14.9 statewide, 37.6 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	1,467	77.3%
John Kerry DEM	398	21.0%
All other candidates	32	1.7%
Total	1,897

Harlan County was R+56.3 against R+33.2 statewide, 23.1 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	1,358	73.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	438	23.7%
All other candidates	56	3.0%
Total	1,852

Harlan County was R+49.6 against R+29.0 statewide, 20.6 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 Harlan County, Nebraska in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Harlan County by 68.0 points, out of 1,802 votes counted for president.

Is Harlan County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 68.1 points; 2020: Republican by 69.2 points; 2016: Republican by 68.2 points; 2012: Republican by 58.7 points; 2008: Republican by 52.5 points; 2004: Republican by 56.3 points; 2000: Republican by 49.6 points.

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

In 2024 it was 47.5 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 68.1 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