Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Pawnee County, NE — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Pawnee County, Nebraska voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+58.1 — 284 Democratic to 1,085 Republican of 1,379 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 5.7 points toward Republicans. That makes it 37.6 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 Pawnee County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 284 | 1,085 | 10 | 20.6% | 78.7% | R+58.1 |
| 2020 | 322 | 1,071 | 36 | 22.5% | 74.9% | R+52.4 |
| 2016 | 279 | 974 | 74 | 21.0% | 73.4% | R+52.4 |
| 2012 | 400 | 899 | 42 | 29.8% | 67.0% | R+37.2 |
| 2008 | 483 | 859 | 42 | 34.9% | 62.1% | R+27.2 |
| 2004 | 481 | 986 | 16 | 32.4% | 66.5% | R+34.1 |
| 2000 | 522 | 937 | 60 | 34.4% | 61.7% | R+27.3 |
Pawnee County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Pawnee County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Pawnee County, Nebraska in 2024 by R+58.1, with 1,379 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Pawnee County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Pawnee County shifted 5.7 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+52.4) and 2024 (R+58.1).
Is Pawnee County more Democratic or Republican than Nebraska overall?+
In 2024, Pawnee County went R+58.1 while Nebraska overall went R+20.5 — 37.6 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.