Pawnee County, Nebraska presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Pawnee County by 58.1 points, out of 1,379 votes for president.

Pawnee 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	1,085	78.7%
Kamala Harris DEM	284	20.6%
All other candidates	10	0.7%
Total	1,379

Pawnee County was R+58.1 against R+20.6 statewide, 37.5 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	1,071	74.9%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic	322	22.5%
Jo Jorgensen & Jeremy Cohen (Libertarian)	36	2.5%
Total	1,429

Pawnee County was R+52.4 against R+19.2 statewide, 33.3 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	974	73.9%
Hillary Clinton Democratic	279	21.2%
Gary Johnson Libertarian	55	4.2%
Jill Stein & Ajamu Baraka (By Petition)	10	0.8%
Total	1,318

Pawnee County was R+52.7 against R+25.1 statewide, 27.7 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	899	67.2%
Barack Obama Democrat	400	29.9%
Gary Johnson (Libertarian)	26	1.9%
Randall A. Terry (By Petition)	12	0.9%
Total	1,337

Pawnee County was R+37.3 against R+21.8 statewide, 15.5 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	859	62.1%
Barack Obama DEM	483	34.9%
All other candidates	42	3.0%
Total	1,384

Pawnee County was R+27.2 against R+14.9 statewide, 12.3 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	986	66.5%
John Kerry DEM	481	32.4%
All other candidates	16	1.1%
Total	1,483

Pawnee County was R+34.1 against R+33.2 statewide, 0.9 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	937	61.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	522	34.4%
All other candidates	60	3.9%
Total	1,519

Pawnee County was R+27.3 against R+29.0 statewide, 1.7 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Pawnee County, Nebraska in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Pawnee County by 58.1 points, out of 1,379 votes counted for president.

Is Pawnee County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 58.1 points; 2020: Republican by 52.4 points; 2016: Republican by 52.7 points; 2012: Republican by 37.3 points; 2008: Republican by 27.2 points; 2004: Republican by 34.1 points; 2000: Republican by 27.3 points.

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

In 2024 it was 37.5 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 58.1 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