Howard County, Nebraska presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Howard County by 62.7 points, out of 3,550 votes for president.

Howard 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	2,868	80.8%
Kamala Harris DEM	642	18.1%
All other candidates	40	1.1%
Total	3,550

Howard County was R+62.7 against R+20.6 statewide, 42.1 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	2,786	79.6%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic	648	18.5%
Jo Jorgensen & Jeremy Cohen (Libertarian)	67	1.9%
Total	3,501

Howard County was R+61.1 against R+19.2 statewide, 42.0 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	2,284	77.2%
Hillary Clinton Democratic	544	18.4%
Gary Johnson Libertarian	108	3.7%
Jill Stein & Ajamu Baraka (By Petition)	22	0.7%
Total	2,958

Howard County was R+58.8 against R+25.1 statewide, 33.8 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	1,890	66.2%
Barack Obama Democrat	914	32.0%
Gary Johnson (Libertarian)	33	1.2%
Randall A. Terry (By Petition)	19	0.7%
Total	2,856

Howard County was R+34.2 against R+21.8 statewide, 12.4 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	1,847	61.6%
Barack Obama DEM	1,083	36.1%
All other candidates	66	2.2%
Total	2,996

Howard County was R+25.5 against R+14.9 statewide, 10.6 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	2,020	67.8%
John Kerry DEM	900	30.2%
All other candidates	59	2.0%
Total	2,979

Howard County was R+37.6 against R+33.2 statewide, 4.4 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	1,760	62.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	955	33.8%
All other candidates	112	4.0%
Total	2,827

Howard County was R+28.5 against R+29.0 statewide, 0.5 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 Howard County, Nebraska in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Howard County by 62.7 points, out of 3,550 votes counted for president.

Is Howard County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 62.7 points; 2020: Republican by 61.1 points; 2016: Republican by 58.8 points; 2012: Republican by 34.2 points; 2008: Republican by 25.5 points; 2004: Republican by 37.6 points; 2000: Republican by 28.5 points.

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

In 2024 it was 42.1 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 62.7 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