Thayer County, Nebraska presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Thayer County by 60.8 points, out of 2,852 votes for president.

Thayer 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	2,278	79.9%
Kamala Harris DEM	544	19.1%
All other candidates	30	1.1%
Total	2,852

Thayer County was R+60.8 against R+20.6 statewide, 40.2 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	2,308	77.4%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic	624	20.9%
Jo Jorgensen & Jeremy Cohen (Libertarian)	48	1.6%
Total	2,980

Thayer County was R+56.5 against R+19.2 statewide, 37.4 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	2,051	76.4%
Hillary Clinton Democratic	499	18.6%
Gary Johnson Libertarian	124	4.6%
Jill Stein & Ajamu Baraka (By Petition)	10	0.4%
Total	2,684

Thayer County was R+57.8 against R+25.1 statewide, 32.8 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	1,874	70.7%
Barack Obama Democrat	728	27.5%
Gary Johnson (Libertarian)	41	1.5%
Randall A. Terry (By Petition)	9	0.3%
Total	2,652

Thayer County was R+43.2 against R+21.8 statewide, 21.4 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	1,749	65.8%
Barack Obama DEM	860	32.3%
All other candidates	50	1.9%
Total	2,659

Thayer County was R+33.5 against R+14.9 statewide, 18.6 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

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	2,075	72.1%
John Kerry DEM	764	26.5%
All other candidates	39	1.4%
Total	2,878

Thayer County was R+45.6 against R+33.2 statewide, 12.4 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	2,096	69.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	821	27.3%
All other candidates	89	3.0%
Total	3,006

Thayer County was R+42.4 against R+29.0 statewide, 13.4 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 Thayer County, Nebraska in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Thayer County by 60.8 points, out of 2,852 votes counted for president.

Is Thayer County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 60.8 points; 2020: Republican by 56.5 points; 2016: Republican by 57.8 points; 2012: Republican by 43.2 points; 2008: Republican by 33.5 points; 2004: Republican by 45.6 points; 2000: Republican by 42.4 points.

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

In 2024 it was 40.2 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 60.8 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