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United States presidential elections in Nebraska
 | |
| Number of elections | 40 |
|---|---|
| Voted Democratic | 7 |
| Voted Republican | 33 |
| Voted other | 0 |
| Voted for winning candidate | 25 |
| Voted for losing candidate | 15 |
Since its admission to statehood in 1867, Nebraska has participated in every U.S. presidential election. Since 1992 Nebraska awards two electoral votes based on the statewide vote, and one vote for each of the three congressional districts.[1][2] The only other state to allow for split electoral college votes is Maine.[3] Republicans in Nebraska have attempted to switch the state back to the Winner-take-all system without success. Proposals to institute winner-take-all passed the Nebraska Legislature in 1995 and 1997 but were vetoed by Democratic governor Ben Nelson. In 2016, an effort to institute winner-take-all failed after two Republicans switched their vote at the last minute.[4] A renewed push for winner-take-all, with support from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, was attempted in 2024.[5][6][7]
Nebraska is a predominantly Republican state, making it a rare occurrence for a Democrat to win the state in its entirety. Since 1940, the Democratic Party has only secured the full slate of electoral votes once—during the 1964 election, when President Lyndon B. Johnson achieved a landslide victory on the national scale.[8] However, in more recent elections, the Democratic Party has been able to capture a single electoral vote from Nebraska's 2nd congressional district.[9][10] Democrats have nicknamed the district the blue dot from its depiction on electoral maps surrounded by red states.[11]
- ^ "Distribution of Electoral Votes | National Archives". 19 September 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ 270 to win; Nebraska Archived 2016-11-12 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Maine Democrats have likely run out of time to change Electoral College laws if Nebraska GOP acts". NBC News. 2024-09-20. Archived from the original on 2024-09-20. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ "Winner-take-all falls short as two Republicans switch". Nebraska Public Media. 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ Pengelly, Martin (2024-04-03). "Far-right podcaster prompts Nebraska move to change electoral system". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ Kerr, Nicholas (3 April 2024). "Lawmakers skeptical of enacting Trump-backed bill in Nebraska that could give him edge over Biden". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2024-09-20. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ Kamisar, Ben; Bowman, Bridget; Allan, Smith (2024-04-03). "Trump and GOP leaders push to change Nebraska electoral votes to winner-take-all". NBC News. Archived from the original on 2024-09-20. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 790.
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:2020was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "How One Man's Vote in Nebraska Could Change the Presidential Election". The New York Times. 21 September 2024. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
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