Seward County, Nebraska presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Seward County by 46.6 points, out of 9,184 votes for president.

Seward 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	6,667	72.6%
Kamala Harris DEM	2,388	26.0%
All other candidates	129	1.4%
Total	9,184

Seward County was R+46.6 against R+20.6 statewide, 26.0 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	6,490	71.0%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic	2,438	26.7%
Jo Jorgensen & Jeremy Cohen (Libertarian)	214	2.3%
Total	9,142

Seward County was R+44.3 against R+19.2 statewide, 25.2 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	5,454	70.4%
Hillary Clinton Democratic	1,875	24.2%
Gary Johnson Libertarian	337	4.3%
Jill Stein & Ajamu Baraka (By Petition)	84	1.1%
Total	7,750

Seward County was R+46.2 against R+25.1 statewide, 21.2 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	5,003	66.5%
Barack Obama Democrat	2,386	31.7%
Gary Johnson (Libertarian)	110	1.5%
Randall A. Terry (By Petition)	29	0.4%
Total	7,528

Seward County was R+34.8 against R+21.8 statewide, 13.0 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	4,647	61.7%
Barack Obama DEM	2,703	35.9%
All other candidates	179	2.4%
Total	7,529

Seward County was R+25.8 against R+14.9 statewide, 10.9 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)

2004

Nebraska 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	5,353	70.8%
John Kerry DEM	2,114	27.9%
All other candidates	98	1.3%
Total	7,565

Seward County was R+42.9 against R+33.2 statewide, 9.7 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	4,457	63.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	2,250	32.1%
All other candidates	309	4.4%
Total	7,016

Seward County was R+31.4 against R+29.0 statewide, 2.4 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 Seward County, Nebraska in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Seward County by 46.6 points, out of 9,184 votes counted for president.

Is Seward County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 46.6 points; 2020: Republican by 44.3 points; 2016: Republican by 46.2 points; 2012: Republican by 34.8 points; 2008: Republican by 25.8 points; 2004: Republican by 42.9 points; 2000: Republican by 31.4 points.

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

In 2024 it was 26.0 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 46.6 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