Nebraska presidential election results and history

Nebraska has voted in 40 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 26 of the 40 with a recorded winner (65%).

Current members of Congress from Nebraska (5)

Deb Fischer Senator · Republican
Pete Ricketts Senator · Republican
Mike Flood District 1 · Republican
Don Bacon District 2 · Republican
Adrian Smith District 3 · Republican

Latest (2024): Donald J. Trump20.6 pts
Electoral votes: 5
Republican wins: 33
Democratic wins: 7

Nebraska, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Nebraska

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Donald J. Trump	59.6%	Kamala Harris	20.6	2	947,159	Donald J. Trump ✓
2020	Donald J. Trump	58.5%	Joseph R. Biden	19.2	2	951,712	Joseph R. Biden ✗
2016	Donald J. Trump	58.7%	Hillary Clinton	25.1	2	844,227	Donald J. Trump ✓
2012	Mitt Romney	59.8%	Barack Obama	21.8	5	794,379	Barack Obama ✗
2008	John McCain	56.5%	Barack Obama	14.9	5	801,281	Barack Obama ✗
2004	George W. Bush	65.9%	John Kerry	33.2	5	778,186	George W. Bush ✓
2000	George W. Bush	62.2%	Albert Gore, Jr.	29.0	5	697,019	George W. Bush ✓
1996	Robert Dole	53.7%	William J. Clinton	18.7	5	677,415	William J. Clinton ✗
1992	George H. W. Bush	46.6%	William J. Clinton	17.2	5	737,546	William J. Clinton ✗
1988	George H. W. Bush	60.2%	Michael Dukakis	21.0	5	661,465	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	70.6%	Walter Mondale	41.7	5	652,090	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	65.5%	Jimmy Carter	39.5	5	640,854	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Gerald R. Ford	59.2%	Jimmy Carter	20.7	5	607,668	Jimmy Carter ✗
1972	Richard M. Nixon	70.5%	George McGovern	41.0	5	576,289	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Richard M. Nixon	59.8%	Hubert Humphrey	28.0	5	536,851	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	52.6%	Barry Goldwater	5.2	5	584,154	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	Richard M. Nixon	62.1%	John F. Kennedy	24.1	6	613,095	John F. Kennedy ✗
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	65.5%	Adlai Stevenson	31.0	6	577,137	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	69.2%	Adlai Stevenson	38.3	6	609,660	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Thomas E. Dewey	54.2%	Harry S Truman	8.3	6	488,940	Harry S Truman ✗
1944	Thomas E. Dewey	58.6%	Franklin D. Roosevelt	17.2	6	563,126	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✗
1940	Wendell L. Willkie	57.2%	Franklin D. Roosevelt	14.4	7	615,878	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✗
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	57.1%	Alfred M. Landon	16.4	7	608,023	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	63.0%	Herbert Hoover	27.7	7	570,135	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Herbert Hoover	63.2%	Alfred E. Smith	27.0	8	547,128	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	Calvin Coolidge	47.2%	John W. Davis	17.6	8	463,559	Calvin Coolidge ✓
1920	Warren G. Harding	64.7%	James M. Cox	33.4	8	382,743	Warren G. Harding ✓
1916	Woodrow Wilson	55.3%	Charles E. Hughes	14.3	8	287,315	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1912	Woodrow Wilson	43.7%	Theodore Roosevelt	14.6	8	249,483	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Jennings Bryan	49.1%	William Howard Taft	1.5	8	266,799	William Howard Taft ✗
1904	Theodore Roosevelt	61.4%	Alton B. Parker	37.9	8	225,732	Theodore Roosevelt ✓
1900	William McKinley	50.5%	William Jennings Bryan	3.2	8	241,430	William McKinley ✓
1896	William Jennings Bryan	51.5%	William McKinley	5.4	8	223,181	William McKinley ✗
1892	Benjamin Harrison	43.6%	James B. Weaver	2.0	8	200,205	Grover Cleveland ✗
1888	Benjamin Harrison	53.5%	Grover Cleveland	13.8	5	202,630	Benjamin Harrison ✓
1884	James G. Blaine	57.3%	Grover Cleveland	16.8	5	134,202	Grover Cleveland ✗
1880	James A. Garfield	62.9%	Winfield S. Hancock	30.3	3	87,355	James A. Garfield ✓
1876	Rutherford B. Hayes	64.8%	Samuel Tilden	29.6	3	49,258	Rutherford B. Hayes ✓
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	70.7%	Horace Greeley	41.4	3	25,932	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1868	Ulysses S. Grant	63.9%	Horatio Seymour	27.8	3	15,291	Ulysses S. Grant ✓

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Questions and answers

How has Nebraska voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Donald J. Trump by 20.6 points; 2020: Donald J. Trump by 19.2 points; 2016: Donald J. Trump by 25.1 points; 2012: Mitt Romney by 21.8 points; 2008: John McCain by 14.9 points.

When did Nebraska last vote Democratic for president?

In 1964, for Lyndon B. Johnson.

When did Nebraska last vote Republican for president?

In 2024, for Donald J. Trump.

How often does Nebraska vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Nebraska backed the national winner in 26 of 40 elections in this record (65%).

Is Nebraska a swing state?

No. It has been safely one-sided: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Republican by 21.8 points, Republican by 25.1 points, Republican by 19.2 points and Republican by 20.6 points.

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