Who won Nebraska in the 2016 presidential election?

Trump (Republican) carried Nebraska in 2016, winning its 5 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Nebraska have in 2016?

Nebraska cast 5 electoral votes in the 2016 presidential election.

Did Nebraska vote for the national winner in 2016?

Yes. Nebraska backed Donald Trump, who won the presidency that year.

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Nebraska: Trump carries 5 EV.

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

What happened in Nebraska, 2016

In 2016, Nebraska awarded its 5 electoral votes to Trump of the Republican party. Nebraska ended up on the winning side — Donald Trump captured the White House that year.

It marked the 13th consecutive election in which Nebraska backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. The region divided — South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and Wyoming joined Nebraska for the Republican ticket, while 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, Donald Trump took 304 of the 538 electoral votes, against Hillary Clinton's 227. Though Donald Trump won the Electoral College, Hillary Clinton drew more of the national popular vote — 48.18% to 46.09%.

The 2016 national map

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