Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Dakota County, NE — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Dakota County, Nebraska voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+29.8 — 2,109 Democratic to 3,934 Republican of 6,120 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 12.4 points toward Republicans. That makes it 9.3 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 Dakota County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,109 | 3,934 | 77 | 34.5% | 64.3% | R+29.8 |
| 2020 | 2,744 | 3,926 | 124 | 40.4% | 57.8% | R+17.4 |
| 2016 | 2,314 | 3,616 | 349 | 36.9% | 57.6% | R+20.7 |
| 2012 | 2,922 | 3,094 | 120 | 47.6% | 50.4% | R+2.8 |
| 2008 | 2,994 | 3,292 | 110 | 46.8% | 51.5% | R+4.7 |
| 2004 | 3,027 | 3,526 | 62 | 45.8% | 53.3% | R+7.5 |
| 2000 | 2,695 | 3,119 | 247 | 44.5% | 51.5% | R+7.0 |
Dakota County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Dakota County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Dakota County, Nebraska in 2024 by R+29.8, with 6,120 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Dakota County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Dakota County shifted 12.4 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+17.4) and 2024 (R+29.8).
Is Dakota County more Democratic or Republican than Nebraska overall?+
In 2024, Dakota County went R+29.8 while Nebraska overall went R+20.5 — 9.3 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.