Polk County, Nebraska presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Polk County by 63.7 points, out of 2,819 votes for president.

Polk 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	2,296	81.4%
Kamala Harris DEM	501	17.8%
All other candidates	22	0.8%
Total	2,819

Polk County was R+63.6 against R+20.6 statewide, 43.0 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	2,291	79.6%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic	530	18.4%
Jo Jorgensen & Jeremy Cohen (Libertarian)	58	2.0%
Total	2,879

Polk County was R+61.2 against R+19.2 statewide, 42.1 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	2,028	79.6%
Hillary Clinton Democratic	413	16.2%
Gary Johnson Libertarian	102	4.0%
Jill Stein & Ajamu Baraka (By Petition)	6	0.2%
Total	2,549

Polk County was R+63.4 against R+25.1 statewide, 38.4 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	77.1%
Barack Obama Democrat	528	21.5%
Gary Johnson (Libertarian)	24	1.0%
Randall A. Terry (By Petition)	9	0.4%
Total	2,451

Polk County was R+55.6 against R+21.8 statewide, 33.8 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	1,822	71.6%
Barack Obama DEM	668	26.3%
All other candidates	53	2.1%
Total	2,543

Polk County was R+45.3 against R+14.9 statewide, 30.4 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)

2004

Nebraska 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	2,146	78.7%
John Kerry DEM	549	20.1%
All other candidates	32	1.2%
Total	2,727

Polk County was R+58.6 against R+33.2 statewide, 25.4 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	1,925	73.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	610	23.3%
All other candidates	78	3.0%
Total	2,613

Polk County was R+50.4 against R+29.0 statewide, 21.4 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 Polk County, Nebraska in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Polk County by 63.7 points, out of 2,819 votes counted for president.

Is Polk County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 63.6 points; 2020: Republican by 61.2 points; 2016: Republican by 63.4 points; 2012: Republican by 55.6 points; 2008: Republican by 45.3 points; 2004: Republican by 58.6 points; 2000: Republican by 50.4 points.

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

In 2024 it was 43.0 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 63.6 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