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Nebraska · 1996 presidential election

Nebraska presidential election results 1996

Robert Dole carried Nebraska by 18.70 points (126,706 votes), winning 5 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
5
Votes counted
677,415
NE result
R+18.7
Compared with the nation
27.2 pts more Republican
Swing since 1992
1.5 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Robert DoleRepublican363,46753.70%5
William J. ClintonDemocratic236,76135.00%—
H. Ross PerotReform71,27810.50%—
Total votes677,415

Nebraska gives two electoral votes to the statewide winner and one to the winner of each congressional district.

Sources: 1996

Questions and answers

Who won Nebraska in 1996?

Robert Dole won Nebraska by 18.70 percentage points (126,706 votes).

How many electoral votes did Nebraska have in 1996?

Nebraska cast 5 electoral votes in 1996.

How many people voted for president in Nebraska in 1996?

677,415 votes were counted for president.

How did Nebraska change from 1992 to 1996?

The margin moved 1.5 points toward the Republican ticket, from Republican by 17.2 points to Republican by 18.7 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data