Hayes County, Nebraska presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Hayes County by 91.7 points, out of 494 votes for president.

Hayes 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	472	95.5%
Kamala Harris DEM	19	3.8%
All other candidates	3	0.6%
Total	494

Hayes County was R+91.7 against R+20.6 statewide, 71.1 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	494	92.5%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic	34	6.4%
Jo Jorgensen & Jeremy Cohen (Libertarian)	6	1.1%
Total	534

Hayes County was R+86.1 against R+19.2 statewide, 67.0 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	472	92.4%
Hillary Clinton Democratic	30	5.9%
Gary Johnson Libertarian	8	1.6%
Jill Stein & Ajamu Baraka (By Petition)	1	0.2%
Total	511

Hayes County was R+86.5 against R+25.1 statewide, 61.5 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	476	88.3%
Barack Obama Democrat	51	9.5%
Gary Johnson (Libertarian)	11	2.0%
Randall A. Terry (By Petition)	1	0.2%
Total	539

Hayes County was R+78.8 against R+21.8 statewide, 57.0 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	461	83.4%
Barack Obama DEM	85	15.4%
All other candidates	7	1.3%
Total	553

Hayes County was R+68.0 against R+14.9 statewide, 53.1 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)

2004

Nebraska 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	524	87.6%
John Kerry DEM	66	11.0%
All other candidates	8	1.3%
Total	598

Hayes County was R+76.6 against R+33.2 statewide, 43.4 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	486	85.1%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	66	11.6%
All other candidates	19	3.3%
Total	571

Hayes County was R+73.5 against R+29.0 statewide, 44.5 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 Hayes County, Nebraska in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Hayes County by 91.7 points, out of 494 votes counted for president.

Is Hayes County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 91.7 points; 2020: Republican by 86.1 points; 2016: Republican by 86.5 points; 2012: Republican by 78.8 points; 2008: Republican by 68.0 points; 2004: Republican by 76.6 points; 2000: Republican by 73.5 points.

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

In 2024 it was 71.1 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 91.7 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