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Nebraska

Party timeline · 1868–2024

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Swing timeline · Nebraska
One column per cycle. Height is the state’s electoral votes, colour is the party that carried it, and a diamond marks a flip. 8 flips across 40 cycles.
Rep 1968–2024 · 15 straight1868 · Grant (Republican) · 3 EV1872 · Grant (Republican) · 3 EV1876 · Hayes (Republican) · 3 EV1880 · Garfield (Republican) · 3 EV1884 · Blaine (Republican) · 5 EV1888 · Harrison (Republican) · 5 EV1892 · Harrison (Republican) · 8 EV1896 · Bryan (Democratic) · 8 EV1900 · McKinley (Republican) · 8 EV1904 · Roosevelt (Republican) · 8 EV1908 · Bryan (Democratic) · 8 EV1912 · Wilson (Democratic) · 8 EV1916 · Wilson (Democratic) · 8 EV1920 · Harding (Republican) · 8 EV1924 · Coolidge (Republican) · 8 EV1928 · Hoover (Republican) · 8 EV1932 · Roosevelt (Democratic) · 7 EV1936 · Roosevelt (Democratic) · 7 EV1940 · Willkie (Republican) · 7 EV1944 · Dewey (Republican) · 6 EV1948 · Dewey (Republican) · 6 EV1952 · Eisenhower (Republican) · 6 EV1956 · Eisenhower (Republican) · 6 EV1960 · Nixon (Republican) · 6 EV1964 · Johnson (Democratic) · 5 EV1968 · Nixon (Republican) · 5 EV1972 · Nixon (Republican) · 5 EV1976 · Ford (Republican) · 5 EV1980 · Reagan (Republican) · 5 EV1984 · Reagan (Republican) · 5 EV1988 · Bush (Republican) · 5 EV1992 · Bush (Republican) · 5 EV1996 · Dole (Republican) · 5 EV2000 · Bush (Republican) · 5 EV2004 · Bush (Republican) · 5 EV2008 · McCain (Republican) · 5 EV · McCain 4, Obama 12012 · Romney (Republican) · 5 EV2016 · Trump (Republican) · 5 EV2020 · Trump (Republican) · 5 EV · Trump 4, Biden 12024 · Trump (Republican) · 5 EV · Trump 4, Harris 1188019001920194019601980200020208EV
Electoral votes over time
2468101868 · 3 EV1872 · 3 EV1876 · 3 EV1880 · 3 EV1884 · 5 EV1888 · 5 EV1892 · 8 EV1896 · 8 EV1900 · 8 EV1904 · 8 EV1908 · 8 EV1912 · 8 EV1916 · 8 EV1920 · 8 EV1924 · 8 EV1928 · 8 EV1932 · 7 EV1936 · 7 EV1940 · 7 EV1944 · 6 EV1948 · 6 EV1952 · 6 EV1956 · 6 EV1960 · 6 EV1964 · 5 EV1968 · 5 EV1972 · 5 EV1976 · 5 EV1980 · 5 EV1984 · 5 EV1988 · 5 EV1992 · 5 EV1996 · 5 EV2000 · 5 EV2004 · 5 EV2008 · 5 EV · McCain 4, Obama 12012 · 5 EV2016 · 5 EV2020 · 5 EV · Trump 4, Biden 12024 · 5 EV · Trump 4, Harris 1186819001932196820002024
By party · all cycles
Rep 33
Dem 7

Popular vote · newest first

Swing is how far the gap between the Democratic and Republican shares moved since the state’s previous election with sourced votes: “R +1.6” means 1.6 points toward the Republican.

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Nebraska in every presidential election: who carried it, popular vote, margin and swing
YearCarried byDemRepOthers namedMarginSwing
2024Rep Trump
Trump 4, Harris 1 (2nd congressional district)
Harris
369,995
38.9%
Trump
564,816
59.3%
None
194,821
20.5 pts
R +1.4
since 2020
2020Rep Trump
Trump 4, Biden 1 (2nd congressional district)
Biden
374,583
39.2%
Trump
556,846
58.2%
Jo Jorgensen 20,283 · 2.1%
182,263
19.1 pts
D +6.0
since 2016
20161Rep Trump
Clinton
284,494
33.7%
Trump
495,961
58.7%
Gary Johnson 38,946 · 4.6%
Jill Stein 8,775 · 1.0%
211,467
25.0 pts
R +3.3
since 2012
2012Rep Romney
Obama
302,081
38.0%
Romney
475,064
59.8%
Gary Johnson 11,109 · 1.4%
172,983
21.8 pts
R +6.8
since 2008
2008Rep McCain
McCain 4, Obama 1 (2nd congressional district)
Obama
333,319
41.6%
McCain
452,979
56.5%
None
119,660
14.9 pts
D +18.3
since 2004
2004Rep Bush
Kerry
254,328
32.7%
Bush
512,814
65.9%
None
258,486
33.2 pts
R +4.2
since 2000
2000Rep Bush
Gore
231,780
33.3%
Bush
433,862
62.2%
Ralph Nader 24,540 · 3.5%
202,082
29.0 pts
R +10.3
since 1996
1996Rep Dole
Clinton
236,761
35.0%
Dole
363,467
53.7%
Ross Perot 71,278 · 10.5%
126,706
18.7 pts
R +1.5
since 1992
1992Rep Bush
Clinton
216,864
29.4%
Bush
343,678
46.6%
Ross Perot 174,104 · 23.6%
126,814
17.2 pts
D +3.8
since 1988
1988Rep Bush
Dukakis
259,235
39.2%
Bush
397,956
60.2%
None
138,721
21.0 pts
D +20.8
since 1984
1984Rep Reagan
Mondale
187,866
28.8%
Reagan
460,054
70.6%
None
272,188
41.7 pts
R +2.2
since 1980
1980Rep Reagan
Carter
166,424
26.0%
Reagan
419,214
65.6%
John B. Anderson 44,854 · 7.0%
Ed Clark 9,041 · 1.4%
252,790
39.5 pts
R +18.8
since 1976
1976Rep Ford
Carter
233,293
38.4%
Ford
359,219
59.2%
Eugene McCarthy 9,383 · 1.5%
125,926
20.8 pts
D +20.3
since 1972
1972Rep Nixon
McGovern
169,991
29.5%
Nixon
406,298
70.5%
None
236,307
41.0 pts
R +13.0
since 1968
1968Rep Nixon
Humphrey
170,784
31.8%
Nixon
321,163
59.8%
George Wallace 44,904 · 8.4%
150,379
28.0 pts
R +33.2
since 1964
1964Dem Johnson
Johnson
307,307
52.6%
Goldwater
276,847
47.4%
None
30,460
5.2 pts
D +29.4
since 1960
1960Rep Nixon
Kennedy
232,542
37.9%
Nixon
380,553
62.1%
None
148,011
24.1 pts
D +6.9
since 1956
1956Rep Eisenhower
Stevenson
199,029
34.5%
Eisenhower
378,108
65.5%
None
179,079
31.0 pts
D +7.3
since 1952
1952Rep Eisenhower
Stevenson
188,057
30.8%
Eisenhower
421,603
69.2%
None
233,546
38.3 pts
R +30.0
since 1948
1948Rep Dewey
Truman
224,165
45.8%
Dewey
264,774
54.2%
None
40,609
8.3 pts
D +8.9
since 1944
1944Rep Dewey
Roosevelt
233,246
41.4%
Dewey
329,880
58.6%
None
96,634
17.2 pts
R +2.8
since 1940
1940Rep Willkie
Roosevelt
263,677
42.8%
Willkie
352,201
57.2%
None
88,524
14.4 pts
R +30.8
since 1936
1936Dem Roosevelt
Roosevelt
347,454
57.1%
Landon
247,731
40.7%
William Lemke 12,847 · 2.1%
99,723
16.4 pts
R +11.3
since 1932
1932Dem Roosevelt
Roosevelt
359,082
63.0%
Hoover
201,177
35.3%
Norman Thomas 9,876 · 1.7%
157,905
27.7 pts
D +54.7
since 1928
1928Rep Hoover
Smith
197,959
36.2%
Hoover
345,745
63.2%
None
147,786
27.0 pts
R +9.5
since 1924
1924Rep Coolidge
Davis
137,289
29.6%
Coolidge
218,585
47.1%
Robert M. La Follette 106,701 · 23.0%
81,296
17.5 pts
D +15.9
since 1920
19202Rep Harding
Cox
119,6082
31.3%
Harding
247,4982
64.7%
Eugene V. Debs 9,600 · 2.5%2
Aaron S. Watkins 5,947 · 1.6%2
127,890
33.4 pts
R +47.8
since 1916
1916Dem Wilson
Wilson
159,027
55.4%
Hughes
117,771
41.1%
Allan L. Benson 7,141 · 2.5%
J. Frank Hanly 2,897 · 1.0%
41,256
14.4 pts
R +7.6
since 1912
1912Dem Wilson
Wilson
109,008
43.7%
Taft
54,216
21.7%
Theodore Roosevelt 72,689 · 29.1%
Eugene V. Debs 10,185 · 4.1%
Eugene W. Chafin 3,383 · 1.4%
36,319
14.6 pts
D +20.4
since 1908
1908Dem Bryan
Bryan
131,099
49.1%
Taft
126,997
47.6%
Eugene W. Chafin 5,179 · 1.9%
Eugene V. Debs 3,524 · 1.3%
4,102
1.5 pts
D +40.1
since 1904
1904Rep Roosevelt
Parker
51,876
23.1%
Roosevelt
138,558
61.7%
Thomas E. Watson 20,518 · 9.1%
Eugene V. Debs 7,412 · 3.3%
Silas C. Swallow 6,338 · 2.8%
86,682
38.6 pts
R +35.3
since 1900
19003Rep McKinley
Bryan
114,0133
47.2%
McKinley
121,8353
50.5%
John G. Woolley 3,655 · 1.5%3
7,822
3.2 pts
R +9.3
since 1896
18964Dem Bryan
Bryan
115,7624
51.9%
McKinley
102,2924
45.9%
John M. Palmer 2,798 · 1.3%4
13,470
6.0 pts
D +37.2
since 1892
18925Rep Harrison
Cleveland
24,9435
12.5%
Harrison
87,2275
43.6%
James B. Weaver 83,134 · 41.5%5
John Bidwell 4,902 · 2.4%5
4,093
2.0 pts
R +17.4
since 1888
18886Rep Harrison
Cleveland
80,5526
39.7%
Harrison
108,4256
53.5%
Clinton B. Fisk 9,429 · 4.7%6
Alson J. Streeter 4,226 · 2.1%6
27,873
13.8 pts
D +3.0
since 1884
18847,8Rep Blaine
Cleveland
54,3917
40.5%
Blaine
76,9037
57.3%
John P. St. John 2,899 · 2.2%7
22,512
16.8 pts
D +13.5
since 1880
18809Rep Garfield
Hancock
28,5239
32.7%
Garfield
54,9799
62.9%
James B. Weaver 3,853 · 4.4%9
26,456
30.3 pts
R +3.4
since 1876
187610Rep Hayes
Tilden
17,55410
32.9%
Hayes
31,91610
59.8%
Peter Cooper 2,320 · 4.3%10
Green Clay Smith 1,599 · 3.0%10
14,362
26.9 pts
D +13.7
since 1872
187211,12Rep Grant
Greeley
7,70511
29.7%
Grant
18,24511
70.3%
None
10,540
40.6 pts
R +12.3
since 1868
186813Rep Grant
Seymour
5,43913
35.9%
Grant
9,72913
64.1%
None
4,290
28.3 pts
First sourced year

Shares are of the state’s total vote for president. Margin is the leader’s lead over the second-placed candidate. “Others named” lists every other candidate the figures give a line of their own.

Notes on the figures

  1. 2016 The source reports 16,051 write-in votes on one line with no candidate name, so the people they went to cannot be shown separately; they are counted in 'Other candidates'.
  2. 1920 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  3. 1900 The official table's state total (241,433) is 3 more than the tickets it lists; the difference is counted under other candidates.
  4. 1896 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  5. 1892 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  6. 1888 The official table's state total (202,653) is 21 more than the tickets it lists; the difference is counted under other candidates.
  7. 1884 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  8. 1884 The official table notes: * Fusion of the Democrats and Greenbackers on one electoral ticket (the Cleveland figure is the fusion ticket's vote).
  9. 1880 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  10. 1876 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  11. 1872 Horace Greeley was the Liberal Republican nominee and was also endorsed by the Democratic Party; he is listed under the Democratic column, where the county file records his votes.
  12. 1872 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  13. 1868 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.

SourcesMIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 (CC0 1.0, retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1924 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1920 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1917 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1914 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1910 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1905 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1901 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1897 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1894 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac 1891 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac 1886 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1878 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac for 1873 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

Results · oldest → newest

Reconstruction
1868
Grant
Republican · 3 EV
National: Ulysses S. Grant · Rep
Reconstruction
1872
Grant
Republican · 3 EV
National: Ulysses S. Grant · Rep
Gilded Age
1876
Hayes
Republican · 3 EV
National: Rutherford B. Hayes · Rep
Gilded Age
1880
Garfield
Republican · 3 EV
National: James A. Garfield · Rep
Gilded Age
1884
Blaine
Republican · 5 EV
National: Grover Cleveland · Dem
Gilded Age
1888
Harrison
Republican · 5 EV
National: Benjamin Harrison · Rep
Gilded Age
1892
Harrison
Republican · 8 EV
National: Grover Cleveland · Dem
Progressive Era
1896
Bryan
Democratic · 8 EV
National: William McKinley · Rep
Progressive Era
1900
McKinley
Republican · 8 EV
National: William McKinley · Rep
Progressive Era
1904
Roosevelt
Republican · 8 EV
National: Theodore Roosevelt · Rep
Progressive Era
1908
Bryan
Democratic · 8 EV
National: William Howard Taft · Rep
Progressive Era
1912
Wilson
Democratic · 8 EV
National: Woodrow Wilson · Dem
Progressive Era
1916
Wilson
Democratic · 8 EV
National: Woodrow Wilson · Dem
Roaring Twenties
1920
Harding
Republican · 8 EV
National: Warren G. Harding · Rep
Roaring Twenties
1924
Coolidge
Republican · 8 EV
National: Calvin Coolidge · Rep
Roaring Twenties
1928
Hoover
Republican · 8 EV
National: Herbert Hoover · Rep
New Deal Coalition
1932
Roosevelt
Democratic · 7 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1936
Roosevelt
Democratic · 7 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1940
Willkie
Republican · 7 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1944
Dewey
Republican · 6 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1948
Dewey
Republican · 6 EV
National: Harry S. Truman · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1952
Eisenhower
Republican · 6 EV
National: Dwight D. Eisenhower · Rep
New Deal Coalition
1956
Eisenhower
Republican · 6 EV
National: Dwight D. Eisenhower · Rep
New Deal Coalition
1960
Nixon
Republican · 6 EV
National: John F. Kennedy · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1964
Johnson
Democratic · 5 EV
National: Lyndon B. Johnson · Dem
Cold War Realignment
1968
Nixon
Republican · 5 EV
National: Richard Nixon · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1972
Nixon
Republican · 5 EV
National: Richard Nixon · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1976
Ford
Republican · 5 EV
National: Jimmy Carter · Dem
Cold War Realignment
1980
Reagan
Republican · 5 EV
National: Ronald Reagan · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1984
Reagan
Republican · 5 EV
National: Ronald Reagan · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1988
Bush
Republican · 5 EV
National: George H. W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization
1992
Bush
Republican · 5 EV
National: Bill Clinton · Dem
Modern Polarization
1996
Dole
Republican · 5 EV
National: Bill Clinton · Dem
Modern Polarization
2000
Bush
Republican · 5 EV
National: George W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization
2004
Bush
Republican · 5 EV
National: George W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization
2008
McCain
Republican · 5 EV · McCain 4, Obama 1
National: Barack Obama · Dem
Modern Polarization
2012
Romney
Republican · 5 EV
National: Barack Obama · Dem
Modern Polarization
2016
Trump
Republican · 5 EV
National: Donald Trump · Rep
Modern Polarization
2020
Trump
Republican · 5 EV · Trump 4, Biden 1
National: Joe Biden · Dem
Modern Polarization
2024
Trump
Republican · 5 EV · Trump 4, Harris 1
National: Donald Trump · Rep

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