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Mike Hilgers, the Republican, is elected Nebraska Attorney General, a Republican hold

Donald Trump carried Nebraska by 20.6 points in 2024; this year's count is a 8.5-point move toward the Democrats.

Nebraska Attorney General: votes counted for each candidate
CandidateVotesShareShare of the vote
Mike HilgersRepublican412,09056.0%
Jocelyn BrasherDemocrat323,41544.0%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 97% counted.

About 97% of the expected vote counted735,505 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:07 PM ESTSource: Nebraska Secretary of State

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What moved most

Scroll through Nebraska, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.

What the count shows

Added together, the 93 counties compared moved 8.5 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 78% as many votes as in 2024, from 85% in Stanton County to 71% in Box Butte County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Democrats (r = 0.22).

Dakota County moved most: R+29.8 for president in 2024, R+6.5 this year

The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.

CountyR+60EvenD+60Move
Dakota County4,946 votes23.4 pts → D
Box Butte County3,491 votes12.8 pts → D
Dawson County6,873 votes12.7 pts → D
Scotts Bluff County11,396 votes12.6 pts → D
Sarpy County77,736 votes11.9 pts → D
Saline County4,393 votes10.8 pts → D
Hall County17,709 votes10.2 pts → D
Dodge County12,592 votes9.7 pts → D
Douglas County214,469 votes9.6 pts → D
Cass County12,087 votes9.5 pts → D

2024 president 2026

Douglas County added 14,567 net votes for Brasher against the 2024 margin, 14% of the statewide change

Across the 93 counties compared, the margin moved by 106,146 votes toward Brasher: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.

  1. Douglas County+14,567 Brasher
  2. Sarpy County+11,964 Brasher
  3. Lancaster County+8,642 Brasher
  4. Hall County+3,731 Brasher
  5. Buffalo County+3,584 Brasher
  6. Platte County+3,263 Brasher
  7. Madison County+3,209 Brasher
  8. Scotts Bluff County+3,173 Brasher

2 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Brasher this year

Striped on the map above. Largest first.

  • Sarpy CountyR+11.7D+0.3
  • Thurston CountyR+6.9D+0.9

What the places that moved have in common

Each of Nebraska’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.

Urban, suburban and rural counties

Urban1 county, 29% of the vote9.6 pts → D
Suburban3 counties, 30% of the vote9.7 pts → D
Rural89 counties, 41% of the vote6.1 pts → D

2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).

Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.

The seat that changed party

U.S. HouseBefore the election R 3–0, now R 2–1

  1. R+3.5Flood
  2. D+15.9Powell
  3. R+51.1Smith

won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.

Every count on this page is the official count published by the Nebraska Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.