Who won Nebraska in the 2012 presidential election?

Romney (Republican) carried Nebraska in 2012, winning its 5 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Nebraska have in 2012?

Nebraska cast 5 electoral votes in the 2012 presidential election.

Did Nebraska vote for the national winner in 2012?

No. Nebraska backed Romney, while Barack Obama won the presidency nationally.

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Nebraska: Romney carries 5 EV.

Nebraska cast its 5 electoral votes for Romney (Republican). National winner: Barack Obama (Democratic) — Nebraska voted against the national winner this cycle.

Nebraska in 2012

The 2012 contest saw Nebraska line up behind Romney, delivering 5 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Barack Obama (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Nebraska among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 12th consecutive election in which Nebraska backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. The region divided — South Dakota, Missouri, Kansas, and Wyoming joined Nebraska for the Republican ticket, while Iowa 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, Barack Obama took 332 of the 538 electoral votes, against Mitt Romney's 206. Barack Obama led the national popular vote with 51.06% of the ballots cast.

The 2012 national map

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