1892
Nebraska in 1892
The 1892 contest saw Nebraska line up behind Weaver, delivering 8 electoral votes to the Populist ticket. The presidency went elsewhere: Grover Cleveland (Democratic) won nationally, while Nebraska had backed a different ticket.
The result flipped Nebraska away from the Republican ticket it had backed in each of the previous 6 cycles. The region divided — Kansas and Colorado joined Nebraska for the Populist ticket, while South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, and Wyoming did not. Over its 40 recorded presidential cycles, Nebraska has backed the Republican party more than any other — 31 times in all. The vote fell within the Gilded Age — Industrialization, narrow margins, and patronage politics.
Nationally, Grover Cleveland finished with 277 of the 444 electoral votes to Benjamin Harrison's 145. Grover Cleveland led the national popular vote with 46.02% of the ballots cast.
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