How Nebraska has voted since 1960
Nebraska has 5 electoral votes in 2028. Since 1960 it has voted Democratic once and Republican 16 times. It has backed the national winner in 10 of 17 elections. Donald Trump carried it in 2024 by 20.5 points, 19.0 points more Republican than the nation. In 2024, 68.6% of its eligible voters cast a ballot, ranking 15th among the 50 states and DC (nationally, 64.3%). It has voted Republican in every election since 1968. Its closest result was in 1964, when Lyndon B. Johnson won it by 5.2 points.
- 1960Nixon+24.1
- 1964Johnson+5.2
- 1968Nixon+28.0
- 1972Nixon+41.0
- 1976Ford+20.8
- 1980Reagan+39.5
- 1984Reagan+41.7
- 1988Bush+21.0
- 1992Bush+17.2
- 1996Dole+18.7
- 2000Bush+29.0
- 2004Bush+33.2
- 2008McCain+14.9
- 2012Romney+21.8
- 2016Trump+25.1
- 2020Trump+19.1
- 2024Trump+20.5
Each box is one election: the winner in Nebraska and the margin in points. Darker boxes were won by 10 points or more, lighter by under 5.
Election night
9 p.m. ET
Polls close at 9 p.m. ET (8 p.m. Central). Polls in the Central and Mountain Time parts of the state close at the same moment.
Also closing at 9 p.m. ET: AZ, CO, IA, LA, MN, NM, NY, WI, WY.
Times from the 2024 general election; states rarely change them, and they will be confirmed for 2028.
2028 ratings
- Safe R Electoral Vote Map Sept. 28, 2026
In Congress
Senate
- Deb Fischer (R) since 2013
- Pete Ricketts (R) since 2023
House: 3 Republicans
All 3 members
- 1 Mike Flood (R)
- 2 Don Bacon (R)
- 3 Adrian Smith (R)
From Congress.gov, as of Sept. 28, 2026. Vacant seats are not listed.
Margin by election
Nebraska margin National popular vote
By county
Donald Trump won 91 of Nebraska's 93 counties in 2024; Kamala Harris won 2.
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Largest counties, 2024
| County | Votes | Margin | Shift from 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas County | 273,403 | D+10.2 | →R 1.2 |
| Lancaster County | 157,633 | D+4.3 | →R 3.5 |
| Sarpy County | 100,735 | R+11.7 | →R 0.4 |
| Buffalo County | 23,759 | R+44.9 | →R 1.3 |
| Hall County | 22,804 | R+37.8 | →R 2.9 |
| Lincoln County | 16,464 | R+55.2 | →R 0.4 |
| Dodge County | 16,443 | R+32.6 | →R 0.4 |
| Cass County | 15,755 | R+37.2 | →R 2.0 |
| Madison County | 15,690 | R+56.0 | →R 2.3 |
| Platte County | 15,658 | R+58.3 | →R 1.4 |
Biggest shifts from 2020 to 2024: toward the Republican, Dakota County (12.4), Colfax County (7.6), Dawson County (5.7); toward the Democrat, Sheridan County (3.0), Deuel County (2.4), Kimball County (2.1) — in points of margin.
County returns from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (official state data), 2000–2024. Margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's, of all votes cast.
Results by year
| Year | Winner | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin | Nation | Turnout | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald TrumpTrump | Harris 38.9%369,995 | Trump 59.3%564,816 | 1.8% | R+20.5 | R+1.5 | 68.6% | 5 |
| 2020 | Donald TrumpTrump lost | Biden 39.2%374,583 | Trump 58.2%556,846 | 2.6% | R+19.1 | D+4.5 | 69.1% | 5 |
| 2016 | Donald TrumpTrump | Clinton 33.7%284,494 | Trump 58.8%495,961 | 7.6% | R+25.1 | D+2.1 | 64.1% | 5 |
| 2012 | Mitt RomneyRomney lost | Obama 38.0%302,081 | Romney 59.8%475,064 | 2.2% | R+21.8 | D+3.9 | 61.2% | 5 |
| 2008 | John McCainMcCain lost | Obama 41.6%333,319 | McCain 56.5%452,979 | 1.9% | R+14.9 | D+7.3 | 63.7% | 5 |
| 2004 | George W. BushBush | Kerry 32.7%254,328 | Bush 65.9%512,814 | 1.4% | R+33.2 | R+2.5 | 64.0% | 5 |
| 2000 | George W. BushBush | Gore 33.3%231,780 | Bush 62.3%433,862 | 4.5% | R+29.0 | D+0.5 | 58.5% | 5 |
| 1996 | Bob DoleDole lost | Clinton 35.0%236,761 | Dole 53.7%363,467 | Perot 10.5% | R+18.7 | D+8.5 | 57.8% | 5 |
| 1992 | George H.W. BushBush lost | Clinton 29.4%216,864 | Bush 46.6%343,678 | Perot 23.6% | R+17.2 | D+5.6 | 64.8% | 5 |
| 1988 | George H.W. BushBush | Dukakis 39.2%259,235 | Bush 60.2%397,956 | 0.7% | R+21.0 | R+7.7 | 60.3% | 5 |
| 1984 | Ronald ReaganReagan | Mondale 28.8%187,866 | Reagan 70.6%460,054 | 0.6% | R+41.7 | R+18.2 | 59.1% | 5 |
| 1980 | Ronald ReaganReagan | Carter 26.0%166,424 | Reagan 65.6%419,214 | Anderson 7.0% | R+39.5 | R+9.7 | 58.4% | 5 |
| 1976 | Gerald FordFord lost | Carter 38.5%233,293 | Ford 59.2%359,219 | 2.4% | R+20.8 | D+2.1 | — | 5 |
| 1972 | Richard NixonNixon | McGovern 29.5% | Nixon 70.5% | 0.0% | R+41.0 | R+23.2 | — | 5 |
| 1968 | Richard NixonNixon | Humphrey 31.8% | Nixon 59.8% | Wallace 8.4% | R+28.0 | R+0.7 | — | 5 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. JohnsonJohnson | Johnson 52.6% | Goldwater 47.4% | 0.0% | D+5.2 | D+22.6 | — | 5 |
| 1960 | Richard NixonNixon lost | Kennedy 37.9% | Nixon 62.1% | 0.0% | R+24.1 | D+0.2 | — | 6 |
Margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's, in percentage points; Nation is the same for the national popular vote. "Other" is everyone else combined, or the leading third-party candidate where one took 5% or more. Vote counts from 1976. Turnout is ballots cast as a share of eligible voters, from 1980 (UF Election Lab; the newest year is preliminary).
Congressional districts
Nebraska gives two electoral votes to the statewide winner and one to the winner of each congressional district. The statewide results are above; here is how each district voted.
| Year | Nebraska 1st District | Nebraska 2nd District | Nebraska 3rd District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump R+13.0 | Harris D+4.6 | Trump R+53.6 |
| 2020 | Trump R+14.9 | Biden D+6.6 | Trump R+53.2 |
| 2016 | Trump R+20.7 | Trump R+2.2 | Trump R+54.2 |
| 2012 | Romney R+16.6 | Romney R+7.2 | Romney R+42.4 |
| 2008 | McCain R+9.8 | Obama D+1.3 | McCain R+39.0 |
| 2004 | Bush R+27.0 | Bush R+22.0 | Bush R+51.0 |
| 2000 | Bush R+23.0 | Bush R+18.4 | Bush R+46.4 |
| 1996 | Dole R+12.0 | Dole R+15.0 | Dole R+30.0 |
| 1992 | Bush R+10.7 | Bush R+15.1 | Bush R+26.2 |
Electoral votes
Electoral votes change after each census, when House seats are reapportioned.
- 619601950 census
- 51964–19681960 census
- 51972–19801970 census
- 51984–19881980 census
- 51992–20001990 census
- 52004–20082000 census
- 52012–20202010 census
- 52024–20282020 census
- 52032–2040projected
Projected: Nebraska's share of House seats after the 2030 census if each state's population keeps changing at its pace since 2020, from the Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey population estimates (July 1, 2024). If the count were taken today it would have 5. An estimate, not a forecast.
Before 1960
Nebraska cast electoral votes in 23 presidential elections before 1960, the first in 1868. It backed the eventual president in 16 of them.
| Year | Carried by | Electors | Margin | Backed winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican | 6 | +31.0 | ✓ |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican | 6 | +38.3 | ✓ |
| 1948 | Thomas E. Dewey Republican | 6 | +8.3 | – |
| 1944 | Thomas E. Dewey Republican | 6 | +17.2 | – |
| 1940 | Wendell Willkie Republican | 7 | +14.4 | – |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic | 7 | +16.8 | ✓ |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic | 7 | +28.2 | ✓ |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover Republican | 8 | +27.2 | ✓ |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge Republican | 8 | +17.6 | ✓ |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding Republican | 8 | +34.8 | ✓ |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson Democratic | 8 | +14.8 | ✓ |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson Democratic | 8 | +14.8 | ✓ |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan Democratic | 8 | +1.6 | – |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt Republican | 8 | +44.7 | ✓ |
| 1900 | William McKinley Republican | 8 | +3.3 | ✓ |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan Democratic-Populist | 8 | +5.5 | – |
| 1892 | Benjamin Harrison Republican | 8 | +2.1 | – |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison Republican | 5 | +14.7 | ✓ |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine Republican | 5 | +17.2 | – |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield Republican | 3 | +31.7 | ✓ |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes Republican | 3 | +29.6 | ✓ |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant Republican | 3 | +41.4 | ✓ |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant Republican | 3 | +27.8 | ✓ |
Margin: the winner's lead over the runner-up in the state's popular vote, in points. A dash means the legislature chose the electors (common before the 1830s) or no popular vote is on record. Each year links to that election's map and full results.