United States presidential elections in Nebraska

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Presidential elections in Nebraska
Nebraska in United States.svg
Number of elections40
Voted Democratic7
Voted Republican33
Voted other0
Voted for winning candidate25
Voted for losing candidate15

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]

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Nebraska is a predominantly Republican state, making it a rare occurrence for a Democrat to win the state in its entirety. Since 1940, the Democratic Party has only secured the full slate of electoral votes once—during the 1964 election, when President Lyndon B. Johnson achieved a landslide victory on the national scale. [8] However, in more recent elections, the Democratic Party has been able to capture a single electoral vote from Nebraska's 2nd congressional district. [9] [10] Democrats have nicknamed the district the blue dot from its depiction on electoral maps surrounded by red states. [11]

Presidential elections

Key for parties
   American Independent Party – (AI)
   Democratic Party – (D)
   Green Party – (G)
   Greenback Party – (GB)
   Independent candidate – (I)
   Liberal Republican Party – (LR)
   Libertarian Party – (LI)
   National Democratic Party – (LI)
   People's Party – (PO)
   Progressive Party (1912) – (PR-1912)
   Progressive Party (1924) – (PR-1924)
   Prohibition Party – (PRO)
   Reform Party – (RE)
   Republican Party – (R)
   Socialist Party of America – (S)
   Union Party – (U)
Note– A double dagger (‡) indicates the national winner.
Presidential elections in Utah from 1896 to present
YearWinnerRunner-upThird-place candidateRefs.
CandidateVotes%EVCandidateVotes%EVCandidateVotes%EV
Ulysses S. Grant ‡(R)9,7723 Horatio Seymour (D)5,5190
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Ulysses S. Grant ‡(R)18,3293 Horace Greeley (LR)7,6030
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Rutherford B. Hayes ‡(R)31,9153 Samuel J. Tilden (D)17,4130
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James A. Garfield ‡(R)54,9793 Winfield S. Hancock (D)28,5230 James B. Weaver (GB)3,9500
James G. Blaine (R)76,9125 Grover Cleveland ‡(D)54,3910 John Pierce St. John (PRO)2,8990
Benjamin Harrison ‡(R)108,4255 Grover Cleveland (D)80,5520 Clinton Bowen Fisk (PRO)9,4290
Benjamin Harrison (R)87,2138 James B. Weaver (PO)83,1340 Grover Cleveland ‡(D)24,9430
William Jennings Bryan (D)115,0078 William McKinley ‡(R)103,0640 John M. Palmer (ND)2,8850
William McKinley ‡(R)121,8358 William Jennings Bryan (D)114,0130 John G. Woolley (PRO)3,6550
Theodore Roosevelt ‡(R)138,5588 Alton B. Parker (D)52,9210 Thomas E. Watson (PO)20,5180
William Jennings Bryan (D)131,0998 William Howard Taft ‡(R)126,9970 Eugene W. Chafin (PRO)5,1790
Woodrow Wilson ‡(D)109,0088 Theodore Roosevelt (PR-1912)72,6810 William Howard Taft (R)54,2260
Woodrow Wilson ‡(D)158,8278 Charles Evans Hughes (R)117,3470 Allan L. Benson (S)7,1410
Warren G. Harding ‡(R)247,4988 James M. Cox (D)119,6080 Eugene V. Debs (S)9,6000
Calvin Coolidge ‡(R)218,5858 John W. Davis (D)137,2890 Robert M. La Follette (PR-1924)1067010
Herbert Hoover ‡(R)345,7458 Al Smith (D)197,9590 Norman Thomas (S)3,4340
Franklin D. Roosevelt ‡(D)347,4457 Herbert Hoover (R)247,7310 Norman Thomas (S)12,8470
Franklin D. Roosevelt ‡(D)347,4457 Alf Landon (R)247,7310 William Lemke (U)12,8470
Wendell Willkie (R)352,2017 Franklin D. Roosevelt ‡(D)263,6770
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Thomas E. Dewey (R)329,8806 Franklin D. Roosevelt ‡(D)233,2460
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Thomas E. Dewey (R)264,7746 Harry S. Truman ‡(D)224,1650Write-in10
Dwight D. Eisenhower ‡(R)421,6036 Adlai Stevenson III (D)188,0570
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Dwight D. Eisenhower ‡(R)378,1086 Adlai Stevenson III (D)199,0290
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Richard Nixon (R)380,5536 John F. Kennedy ‡(D)232,5420
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Lyndon B. Johnson ‡(D)307,3075 Barry Goldwater (R)276,8470
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Richard Nixon ‡(R)321,1635 Hubert Humphrey (D)170,7840 George Wallace (AI)44,9040
Richard Nixon ‡(R)406,2985 George McGovern (D)169,9910
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Gerald Ford (R)359,7055 Jimmy Carter ‡(D)233,6920 Eugene McCarthy (I)9,4090
Ronald Reagan ‡(R)419,9375 Jimmy Carter (D)166,8510 John B. Anderson (I)44,9930
Ronald Reagan ‡(R)460,0545 Walter Mondale (D)187,8660 David Bergland (LI)2,0790
George H. W. Bush ‡(R)398,4475 Michael Dukakis (D)259,6460 Ron Paul (LI)2,5360
George H. W. Bush (R)344,3465 Bill Clinton ‡(D)217,3440 Ross Perot (I)174,6870
Bob Dole (R)363,4675 Bill Clinton ‡(D)236,7610 Ross Perot (RE)71,2780
George W. Bush ‡(R)433,8625 Al Gore (D)231,7800 Ralph Nader (G)24,5400
George W. Bush ‡(R)512,8145 John Kerry (D)254,3280 Ralph Nader (RE)5,6980
John McCain (R)452,9794 Barack Obama ‡(D)333,3191 Ralph Nader (I)5,4060
Mitt Romney (R)475,0645 Barack Obama ‡(D)302,0810 Gary Johnson (LI)11,1090
Donald Trump ‡(R)495,9615 Hillary Clinton (D)284,4940 Gary Johnson (LI)38,9460
Donald Trump (R)556,8464 Joe Biden ‡(D)374,5831 Jo Jorgensen (LI)20,2830
Donald Trump ‡(R)564,8164 Kamala Harris (D)369,9951 Chase Oliver (LI)6,3990

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Obama won in the 2nd district.
  2. ↑ Biden won in the 2nd district.
  3. ↑ Harris won in the 2nd district.

References

  1. ↑ "Distribution of Electoral Votes | National Archives". 19 September 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. ↑ 270 to win; Nebraska Archived 2016-11-12 at the Wayback Machine .
  3. ↑ "Maine Democrats have likely run out of time to change Electoral College laws if Nebraska GOP acts". NBC News. 2024-09-20. Archived from the original on 2024-09-20. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  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. Archived from the original on 2024-09-20. 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. Archived from the original on 2024-09-20. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  8. 1 2 Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 790.
  9. 1 2 "Official Results" (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  10. 1 2 "Official Results" (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  11. ↑ "How One Man's Vote in Nebraska Could Change the Presidential Election". The New York Times. 21 September 2024. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
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  13. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 766.
  14. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 95.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Burnham 1955, p. 257.
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  18. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 96.
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  20. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 768.
  21. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 97.
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  23. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 769.
  24. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 98.
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  26. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 770.
  27. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 99.
  28. ↑ Leip, David. "1888 Presidential General Election Results - Nebraska". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  29. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 771.
  30. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 100.
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  32. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 772.
  33. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 101.
  34. ↑ Leip, David. "1896 Presidential General Election Results - Nebraska". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  35. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 773.
  36. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 102.
  37. ↑ Leip, David. "1900 Presidential General Election Results - Nebraska". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  38. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 774.
  39. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 103.
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  41. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 775.
  42. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 104.
  43. ↑ Leip, David. "1908 Presidential General Election Results - Nebraska". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  44. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 776.
  45. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 105.
  46. ↑ Leip, David. "1912 Presidential General Election Results - Nebraska". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  47. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 777.
  48. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 106.
  49. ↑ Leip, David. "1916 Presidential General Election Results - Nebraska". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  50. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 778.
  51. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 107.
  52. ↑ Leip, David. "1920 Presidential General Election Results - Nebraska". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  53. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 779.
  54. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 108.
  55. ↑ Leip, David. "1924 Presidential General Election Results - Nebraska". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  56. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 780.
  57. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 109.
  58. ↑ Leip, David. "1928 Presidential General Election Results - Nebraska". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  59. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 781.
  60. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 110.
  61. ↑ Leip, David. "1932 Presidential General Election Results - Nebraska". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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  63. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 111.
  64. ↑ Leip, David. "1936 Presidential General Election Results - Nebraska". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  65. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 783.
  66. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 112.
  67. ↑ Leip, David. "1940 Presidential General Election Results - Nebraska". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  68. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 784.
  69. ↑ Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 113.
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