Who won Nebraska in the 1992 presidential election?

Bush (Republican) carried Nebraska in 1992, winning its 5 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Nebraska have in 1992?

Nebraska cast 5 electoral votes in the 1992 presidential election.

Did Nebraska vote for the national winner in 1992?

No. Nebraska backed Bush, while Bill Clinton won the presidency nationally.

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Nebraska: Bush carries 5 EV.

Nebraska cast its 5 electoral votes for Bush (Republican). National winner: Bill Clinton (Democratic) — Nebraska voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Nebraska, 1992

In 1992, Nebraska awarded its 5 electoral votes to Bush of the Republican party. Nationally the result broke the other way — Bill Clinton (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Nebraska among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 7th consecutive election in which Nebraska backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. The region divided — South Dakota, Kansas, and Wyoming joined Nebraska for the Republican ticket, while Iowa, Missouri, and Colorado 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 Modern Polarization — Close elections in a divided country.

In the national count, Bill Clinton took 370 of the 538 electoral votes, against George H. W. Bush's 168. Bill Clinton led the national popular vote with 43.01% of the ballots cast.

The 1992 national map

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