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Platte County, Nebraska presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Platte County by 58.3 points, out of 15,658 votes for president.

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D+70R+70D+35R+352000: R+56.420002004: R+60.620042008: R+41.520082012: R+51.520122016: R+58.720162020: R+57.020202024: R+58.32024
Platte County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Nebraska 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP12,32678.7%
Kamala Harris DEM3,19120.4%
All other candidates1410.9%
Total15,658

Platte County was R+58.3 against R+20.6 statewide, 37.7 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
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump Republican12,18677.8%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic3,26020.8%
Jo Jorgensen & Jeremy Cohen (Libertarian)2271.4%
Total15,673

Platte County was R+57.0 against R+19.2 statewide, 37.9 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
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump Republican10,96577.3%
Hillary Clinton Democratic2,64618.6%
Gary Johnson Libertarian4953.5%
Jill Stein & Ajamu Baraka (By Petition)860.6%
Total14,192

Platte County was R+58.7 against R+25.1 statewide, 33.7 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
TicketVotesShareBar
Mitt Romney Republican10,06175.0%
Barack Obama Democrat3,14823.5%
Gary Johnson (Libertarian)1391.0%
Randall A. Terry (By Petition)610.5%
Total13,409

Platte County was R+51.5 against R+21.8 statewide, 29.7 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
TicketVotesShareBar
John McCain REP9,37369.8%
Barack Obama DEM3,79628.3%
All other candidates2511.9%
Total13,420

Platte County was R+41.5 against R+14.9 statewide, 26.6 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
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP11,13079.6%
John Kerry DEM2,65719.0%
All other candidates2001.4%
Total13,987

Platte County was R+60.6 against R+33.2 statewide, 27.4 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
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP9,86176.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM2,61220.3%
All other candidates3863.0%
Total12,859

Platte County was R+56.4 against R+29.0 statewide, 27.4 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Platte County, Nebraska in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Platte County by 58.3 points, out of 15,658 votes counted for president.

Is Platte County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 58.3 points; 2020: Republican by 57.0 points; 2016: Republican by 58.7 points; 2012: Republican by 51.5 points; 2008: Republican by 41.5 points; 2004: Republican by 60.6 points; 2000: Republican by 56.4 points.

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

In 2024 it was 37.7 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 58.3 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