Saline County, Nebraska presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Saline County by 33.2 points, out of 5,655 votes for president.

Saline 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	3,734	66.0%
Kamala Harris DEM	1,855	32.8%
All other candidates	66	1.2%
Total	5,655

Saline County was R+33.2 against R+20.6 statewide, 12.6 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	3,631	62.9%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic	1,986	34.4%
Jo Jorgensen & Jeremy Cohen (Libertarian)	153	2.7%
Total	5,770

Saline County was R+28.5 against R+19.2 statewide, 9.4 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	3,004	59.2%
Hillary Clinton Democratic	1,733	34.2%
Gary Johnson Libertarian	284	5.6%
Jill Stein & Ajamu Baraka (By Petition)	52	1.0%
Total	5,073

Saline County was R+25.0 against R+25.1 statewide, 0.0 points more Democratic 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	2,557	51.9%
Barack Obama Democrat	2,289	46.4%
Gary Johnson (Libertarian)	64	1.3%
Randall A. Terry (By Petition)	18	0.4%
Total	4,928

Saline County was R+5.5 against R+21.8 statewide, 16.3 points more Democratic 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
Barack Obama DEM	2,674	50.9%
John McCain REP	2,434	46.4%
All other candidates	143	2.7%
Total	5,251

Saline County was D+4.5 against R+14.9 statewide, 19.4 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)

2004

Nebraska 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	3,071	55.2%
John Kerry DEM	2,420	43.5%
All other candidates	75	1.3%
Total	5,566

Saline County was R+11.7 against R+33.2 statewide, 21.5 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)

2000

Nebraska 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	2,581	50.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	2,321	45.1%
All other candidates	243	4.7%
Total	5,145

Saline County was R+5.1 against R+29.0 statewide, 23.9 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 Saline County, Nebraska in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Saline County by 33.2 points, out of 5,655 votes counted for president.

Is Saline County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 33.2 points; 2020: Republican by 28.5 points; 2016: Republican by 25.0 points; 2012: Republican by 5.5 points; 2008: Democratic by 4.5 points; 2004: Republican by 11.7 points; 2000: Republican by 5.1 points.

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

In 2024 it was 12.6 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 33.2 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