Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Box Butte County, NE — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Box Butte County, Nebraska voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+56.5 — 1,043 Democratic to 3,827 Republican of 4,931 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 0.5 points toward Democrats. That makes it 36.0 points more Republican than Nebraska overall (R+20.5).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Box Butte County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,043 | 3,827 | 61 | 21.2% | 77.6% | R+56.5 |
| 2020 | 1,051 | 4,002 | 128 | 20.3% | 77.2% | R+57.0 |
| 2016 | 965 | 3,617 | 342 | 19.6% | 73.5% | R+53.9 |
| 2012 | 1,692 | 2,869 | 144 | 36.0% | 61.0% | R+25.0 |
| 2008 | 1,886 | 2,932 | 161 | 37.9% | 58.9% | R+21.0 |
| 2004 | 1,657 | 3,396 | 99 | 32.2% | 65.9% | R+33.8 |
| 2000 | 1,614 | 3,208 | 267 | 31.7% | 63.0% | R+31.3 |
Box Butte County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Box Butte County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Box Butte County, Nebraska in 2024 by R+56.5, with 4,931 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Box Butte County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Box Butte County shifted 0.5 points toward Democrats between 2020 (R+57.0) and 2024 (R+56.5).
Is Box Butte County more Democratic or Republican than Nebraska overall?+
In 2024, Box Butte County went R+56.5 while Nebraska overall went R+20.5 — 36.0 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.