Who won Nebraska in the 1888 presidential election?

Harrison (Republican) carried Nebraska in 1888, winning its 5 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Nebraska have in 1888?

Nebraska cast 5 electoral votes in the 1888 presidential election.

Did Nebraska vote for the national winner in 1888?

Yes. Nebraska backed Benjamin Harrison, who won the presidency that year.

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1888

Nebraska: Harrison carries 5 EV.

Nebraska cast its 5 electoral votes for Harrison (Republican). National winner: Benjamin Harrison (Republican) — Nebraska voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1888 result in Nebraska

Nebraska backed Harrison (Republican) in the 1888 presidential election, casting 5 electoral votes for the ticket. Nebraska ended up on the winning side — Benjamin Harrison captured the White House that year.

It marked the 6th consecutive election in which Nebraska backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1868. The region divided — Iowa, Kansas, and Colorado joined Nebraska for the Republican ticket, while Missouri did not. Across the 40 presidential elections Nebraska has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (31 times). The vote fell within the Gilded Age — Industrialization, narrow margins, and patronage politics.

In the national count, Benjamin Harrison took 233 of the 401 electoral votes, against Grover Cleveland's 168. Though Benjamin Harrison won the Electoral College, Grover Cleveland drew more of the national popular vote — 48.63% to 47.8%.

The 1888 national map

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