Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Thayer County, NE — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Thayer County, Nebraska voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+60.8 — 544 Democratic to 2,278 Republican of 2,852 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 4.3 points toward Republicans. That makes it 40.3 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 Thayer County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 544 | 2,278 | 30 | 19.1% | 79.9% | R+60.8 |
| 2020 | 624 | 2,308 | 48 | 20.9% | 77.4% | R+56.5 |
| 2016 | 499 | 2,051 | 140 | 18.6% | 76.2% | R+57.7 |
| 2012 | 728 | 1,874 | 57 | 27.4% | 70.5% | R+43.1 |
| 2008 | 860 | 1,749 | 50 | 32.3% | 65.8% | R+33.4 |
| 2004 | 764 | 2,075 | 39 | 26.5% | 72.1% | R+45.6 |
| 2000 | 821 | 2,096 | 89 | 27.3% | 69.7% | R+42.4 |
Thayer County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Thayer County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Thayer County, Nebraska in 2024 by R+60.8, with 2,852 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Thayer County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Thayer County shifted 4.3 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+56.5) and 2024 (R+60.8).
Is Thayer County more Democratic or Republican than Nebraska overall?+
In 2024, Thayer County went R+60.8 while Nebraska overall went R+20.5 — 40.3 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.