United States presidential elections in Nebraska

Presidential elections in Nebraska
Number of elections	39
Voted Democratic	7
Voted Republican	32
Voted other	0
Voted for winning candidate	24
Voted for losing candidate	15

Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Nebraska, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1867, Nebraska has participated in every U.S. presidential election. Since 1992 Nebraska awards two electoral votes based on the statewide vote, and one vote for each of the three congressional districts.^[1]^[2] The only other state to allow for split electoral college votes is Maine.^[3]

Republicans in Nebraska have attempted to switch the state back to the Winner-take-all system without success. Proposals to institute winner-take-all passed the Nebraska Legislature in 1995 and 1997 but were vetoed by Democratic governor Ben Nelson. In 2016, an effort to institute winner-take-all failed after two Republicans switched their vote at the last minute.^[4] A renewed push for winner-take-all, with support from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, was attempted in 2024.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Winners of the state are in bold. The shading refers to the state winner, and not the national winner.

1st congressional district

2nd congressional district

3rd congressional district

Year	Winner (nationally)	Votes	Percent	Runner-up (nationally)	Votes	Percent	Other national candidates^[a]	Votes	Percent	Electoral Votes	Notes
2020^[8]	Joe Biden	374,583	39.36	Donald Trump	556,846	58.51	—			5	Electoral votes split: 4 to Trump, 1 to Biden. (Trump won statewide and in the 1st and 3rd congressional districts; Biden won in the 2nd district.)
2016^[9]	Donald Trump^[b]	495,961	58.75	Hillary Clinton	284,494	33.70	—			5
2012^[10]	Barack Obama	302,081	38.03	Mitt Romney	475,064	59.80	—			5
2008^[11]	Barack Obama	333,319	41.60	John McCain	452,979	56.53	—			5	Electoral votes split: 4 to McCain, 1 to Obama. (McCain won statewide and in the 1st and 3rd congressional districts; Obama won in the 2nd district.)
2004^[12]	George W. Bush	512,814	65.90	John Kerry	254,328	32.68	—			5
2000^[13]	George W. Bush^[b]	433,862	62.25	Al Gore	231,780	33.25	—			5
1996^[14]	Bill Clinton	236,761	34.95	Bob Dole	363,467	53.65	Ross Perot	71,278	10.52	5
1992	Bill Clinton	217,344	29.40	George H. W. Bush	344,346	46.58	Ross Perot	174,687	23.63	5
1988	George H. W. Bush	398,447	60.15	Michael Dukakis	259,646	39.20	—			5
1984	Ronald Reagan	460,054	70.55	Walter Mondale	187,866	28.81	—			5
1980	Ronald Reagan	419,937	65.53	Jimmy Carter	166,851	26.04	John B. Anderson	44,993	7.02	5
1976	Jimmy Carter	233,692	38.46	Gerald Ford	359,705	59.19	—			5
1972	Richard Nixon	406,298	70.50	George McGovern	169,991	29.50	—			5
1968	Richard Nixon	321,163	59.82	Hubert Humphrey	170,784	31.81	George Wallace	44,904	8.36	5
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	307,307	52.61	Barry Goldwater	276,847	47.39	—			5
1960	John F. Kennedy	232,542	37.93	Richard Nixon	380,553	62.07	—			6
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	378,108	65.51	Adlai Stevenson II	199,029	34.49	T. Coleman Andrews/ Unpledged Electors^[c]	—	—	6
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	421,603	69.15	Adlai Stevenson II	188,057	30.85	—			6
1948	Harry S. Truman	224,165	45.85	Thomas E. Dewey	264,774	54.15	Strom Thurmond	—	—	6
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	233,246	41.42	Thomas E. Dewey	329,880	58.58	—			6
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	263,677	42.81	Wendell Willkie	352,201	57.19	—			7
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	347,445	57.14	Alf Landon	247,731	40.74	—			7
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	359,082	62.98	Herbert Hoover	201,177	35.29	—			7
1928	Herbert Hoover	345,745	63.19	Al Smith	197,959	36.18	—			8
1924	Calvin Coolidge	218,585	47.09	John W. Davis	137,289	29.58	Robert M. La Follette	106,701	22.99	8
1920	Warren G. Harding	247,498	64.66	James M. Cox	119,608	31.25	Parley P. Christensen	—	—	8
1916	Woodrow Wilson	158,827	55.28	Charles E. Hughes	117,771	40.99	—			8
1912	Woodrow Wilson	109,008	43.69	Theodore Roosevelt	72,681	29.13	William H. Taft	54,226	21.74	8
1908	William H. Taft	126,997	47.60	William Jennings Bryan	131,099	49.14	—			8
1904	Theodore Roosevelt	138,558	61.38	Alton B. Parker	52,921	23.44	—			8
1900	William McKinley	121,835	50.46	William Jennings Bryan	114,013	47.22	—			8
1896	William McKinley	103,064	46.18	William Jennings Bryan	115,007	51.53	—			8
1892	Grover Cleveland	24,943	12.46	Benjamin Harrison	87,213	43.56	James B. Weaver	83,134	41.53	8
1888	Benjamin Harrison^[b]	108,425	53.51	Grover Cleveland	80,552	39.75	—			5
1884	Grover Cleveland	54,391	40.53	James G. Blaine	76,912	57.31	—			5
1880	James A. Garfield	54,979	62.87	Winfield S. Hancock	28,523	32.62	James B. Weaver	3,950	4.52	3
1876	Rutherford B. Hayes	31,915	64.7	Samuel J. Tilden	17,413	35.3	—			3
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	18,329	70.68	Horace Greeley	7,603	29.32	—			3
1868	Ulysses S. Grant	9,772	63.9	Horatio Seymour	5,519	36.1	—			3

Notes

^ For purposes of these lists, other national candidates are defined as those who won at least one electoral vote, or won at least ten percent of the vote in multiple states.
^ ^a ^b ^c Won the electoral college while losing the popular vote
^ Was allied with a slate of unpledged electors in Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina

References

^ "Distribution of Electoral Votes | National Archives". 19 September 2019.
^ 270 to win; Nebraska.
^ "Maine Democrats have likely run out of time to change Electoral College laws if Nebraska GOP acts". NBC News. 2024-09-20. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
^ "Winner-take-all falls short as two Republicans switch". Nebraska Public Media. 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
^ Pengelly, Martin (2024-04-03). "Far-right podcaster prompts Nebraska move to change electoral system". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
^ Kerr, Nicholas (3 April 2024). "Lawmakers skeptical of enacting Trump-backed bill in Nebraska that could give him edge over Biden". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
^ Kamisar, Ben; Bowman, Bridget; Allan, Smith (2024-04-03). "Trump and GOP leaders push to change Nebraska electoral votes to winner-take-all". NBC News. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
^ "Presidential Election Results: Biden Wins". The New York Times. 3 November 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^ 2016 official Federal Election Commission report.
^ 2012 official Federal Election Commission report.
^ 2008 official Federal Election Commission report.
^ "Federal Elections 2004: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). Federal Elections Commission. May 2005.
^ "2000 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
^ "1996 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.

[8] For purposes of these lists, other national candidates are defined as those who won at least one electoral vote, or won at least ten percent of the vote in multiple states.

[PV-11] Won the electoral college while losing the popular vote

[17] Was allied with a slate of unpledged electors in Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina

[1] "Distribution of Electoral Votes | National Archives". 19 September 2019.

[2] 270 to win; Nebraska.

[l012-3] "Maine Democrats have likely run out of time to change Electoral College laws if Nebraska GOP acts". NBC News. 2024-09-20. Retrieved 2024-09-20.

[k403-4] "Winner-take-all falls short as two Republicans switch". Nebraska Public Media. 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2024-09-20.

[5] Pengelly, Martin (2024-04-03). "Far-right podcaster prompts Nebraska move to change electoral system". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-08-24.

[6] Kerr, Nicholas (3 April 2024). "Lawmakers skeptical of enacting Trump-backed bill in Nebraska that could give him edge over Biden". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-08-24.

[7] Kamisar, Ben; Bowman, Bridget; Allan, Smith (2024-04-03). "Trump and GOP leaders push to change Nebraska electoral votes to winner-take-all". NBC News. Retrieved 2024-08-24.

[9] "Presidential Election Results: Biden Wins". The New York Times. 3 November 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

[FEC_2016-10] 2016 official Federal Election Commission report.

[FEC_2012-12] 2012 official Federal Election Commission report.

[FEC_2008-13] 2008 official Federal Election Commission report.

[14] "Federal Elections 2004: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). Federal Elections Commission. May 2005.

[15] "2000 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.

[16] "1996 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.

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