Nebraska — 1892 presidential election
Akashicstate1892 presidential electionNebraska · PresidentWeaver44.0%
How it voted
Share of the 1892 vote
| James B. Weaver + others ✓Populist | 44.0% | 88,096 |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin HarrisonRepublican | 43.5% | 87,163 |
| Grover ClevelandDemocratic | 12.5% | 24,926 |
1892presidential margin
D+60R+60
90 counties, each filled by 1892 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Nebraska cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (90 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, NE | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Antelope County, NE | Other / independent | R+31.4 |
| Banner County, NE | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Blaine County, NE | Other / independent | R+24.4 |
| Boone County, NE | Other / independent | R+33.0 |
| Box Butte County, NE | Other / independent | R+16.2 |
| Boyd County, NE | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Brown County, NE | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Buffalo County, NE | Other / independent | R+34.1 |
| Burt County, NE | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Butler County, NE | Other / independent | R+21.7 |
| Cass County, NE | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Cedar County, NE | Other / independent | R+26.1 |
| Chase County, NE | Other / independent | R+29.9 |
| Cherry County, NE | Other / independent | R+30.0 |
| Cheyenne County, NE | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Clay County, NE | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Colfax County, NE | Other / independent | R+1.2 |
| Cuming County, NE | Other / independent | R+10.7 |
| Custer County, NE | Other / independent | R+35.3 |
| Dakota County, NE | Other / independent | R+19.0 |
| Dawes County, NE | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Dawson County, NE | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Deuel County, NE | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Dixon County, NE | Other / independent | R+19.0 |
| Dodge County, NE | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Douglas County, NE | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Dundy County, NE | Other / independent | R+37.3 |
| Fillmore County, NE | Other / independent | R+37.6 |
| Franklin County, NE | Other / independent | R+32.5 |
| Frontier County, NE | Other / independent | R+35.5 |
| Furnas County, NE | Other / independent | R+37.7 |
| Gage County, NE | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Garfield County, NE | Other / independent | R+35.3 |
| Gosper County, NE | Other / independent | R+28.1 |
| Grant County, NE | Other / independent | R+33.9 |
| Greeley County, NE | Other / independent | R+13.7 |
| Hall County, NE | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Hamilton County, NE | Other / independent | R+33.5 |
| Harlan County, NE | Other / independent | R+30.3 |
| Hayes County, NE | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Hitchcock County, NE | Other / independent | R+33.8 |
| Holt County, NE | Other / independent | R+30.5 |
| Hooker County, NE | Other / independent | R+12.0 |
| Howard County, NE | Other / independent | R+11.4 |
| Jefferson County, NE | Other / independent | R+29.3 |
| Johnson County, NE | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Kearney County, NE | Other / independent | R+35.2 |
| Keith County, NE | Other / independent | R+20.2 |
| Keya Paha County, NE | Other / independent | R+18.5 |
| Kimball County, NE | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Knox County, NE | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Lancaster County, NE | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Lincoln County, NE | Other / independent | R+34.1 |
| Logan County, NE | Other / independent | R+35.7 |
| Loup County, NE | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Madison County, NE | Other / independent | R+26.3 |
| McPherson County, NE | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Merrick County, NE | Other / independent | R+36.5 |
| Nance County, NE | Other / independent | R+36.1 |
| Nemaha County, NE | Other / independent | R+27.4 |
| Nuckolls County, NE | Other / independent | R+33.5 |
| Otoe County, NE | Other / independent | R+15.4 |
| Pawnee County, NE | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Perkins County, NE | Other / independent | R+25.9 |
| Phelps County, NE | Other / independent | R+32.7 |
| Pierce County, NE | Other / independent | R+11.8 |
| Platte County, NE | Other / independent | R+8.1 |
| Polk County, NE | Other / independent | R+28.3 |
| Red Willow County, NE | Other / independent | R+34.6 |
| Richardson County, NE | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Rock County, NE | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Saline County, NE | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Sarpy County, NE | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Saunders County, NE | Other / independent | R+20.8 |
| Scotts Bluff County, NE | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Seward County, NE | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Sheridan County, NE | Other / independent | R+26.6 |
| Sherman County, NE | Other / independent | R+26.9 |
| Sioux County, NE | Other / independent | R+11.6 |
| Stanton County, NE | Other / independent | R+13.4 |
| Thayer County, NE | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Thomas County, NE | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Thurston County, NE | Republican | R+52.7 |
| Valley County, NE | Other / independent | R+27.9 |
| Washington County, NE | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Wayne County, NE | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Webster County, NE | Other / independent | R+37.5 |
| Wheeler County, NE | Other / independent | R+30.4 |
| York County, NE | Republican | R+45.6 |
Nebraska results by county
90 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Benjamin Harrison+55 | 1,56544.7% | 1,62046.2% | 3209.1% | 3,505 |
| Antelope County | James B. Weaver + others+244 | 1,06951.7% | 82539.9% | 1758.5% | 2,069 |
| Banner County | Benjamin Harrison+9 | 18845.4% | 19747.6% | 297.0% | 414 |
| Blaine County | James B. Weaver + others+11 | 7246.2% | 6139.1% | 2314.7% | 156 |
| Boone County | James B. Weaver + others+155 | 1,04249.2% | 88741.9% | 1888.9% | 2,117 |
| Box Butte County | James B. Weaver + others+96 | 51244.3% | 41636.0% | 22919.8% | 1,157 |
| Boyd County | Benjamin Harrison+52 | 47640.1% | 52844.4% | 18415.5% | 1,188 |
| Brown County | Benjamin Harrison+25 | 33843.6% | 36346.8% | 749.5% | 775 |
| Buffalo County | James B. Weaver + others+250 | 2,11448.5% | 1,86442.8% | 3778.7% | 4,355 |
| Burt County | Benjamin Harrison+381 | 95138.6% | 1,33254.1% | 1787.2% | 2,461 |
| Butler County | James B. Weaver + others+388 | 1,48749.1% | 1,09936.3% | 44114.6% | 3,027 |
| Cass County | Benjamin Harrison+488 | 1,68536.8% | 2,17347.4% | 72315.8% | 4,581 |
| Cedar County | James B. Weaver + others+206 | 91649.5% | 71038.3% | 22612.2% | 1,852 |
| Chase County | James B. Weaver + others+111 | 46651.5% | 35539.2% | 849.3% | 905 |
| Cherry County | James B. Weaver + others+7 | 50643.7% | 49943.1% | 15213.1% | 1,157 |
| Cheyenne County | Benjamin Harrison+112 | 39135.7% | 50345.9% | 20118.4% | 1,095 |
| Clay County | Benjamin Harrison+106 | 1,51845.0% | 1,62448.1% | 2326.9% | 3,374 |
| Colfax County | James B. Weaver + others+83 | 69536.7% | 61232.3% | 58931.1% | 1,896 |
| Cuming County | James B. Weaver + others+218 | 1,06242.8% | 84434.0% | 57823.3% | 2,484 |
| Custer County | James B. Weaver + others+501 | 2,31152.7% | 1,81041.3% | 2636.0% | 4,384 |
| Dakota County | James B. Weaver + others+218 | 61252.0% | 39433.5% | 17014.5% | 1,176 |
| Dawes County | Benjamin Harrison+60 | 74342.8% | 80346.3% | 19010.9% | 1,736 |
| Dawson County | Benjamin Harrison+95 | 1,09344.4% | 1,18848.2% | 1827.4% | 2,463 |
| Deuel County | Benjamin Harrison+27 | 22338.9% | 25043.6% | 10117.6% | 574 |
| Dixon County | James B. Weaver + others+49 | 71441.6% | 66538.7% | 33919.7% | 1,718 |
| Dodge County | Benjamin Harrison+22 | 1,42337.7% | 1,44538.2% | 91124.1% | 3,779 |
| Douglas County | Benjamin Harrison+2,136 | 8,56638.6% | 10,70248.3% | 2,90413.1% | 22,172 |
| Dundy County | James B. Weaver + others+43 | 40549.3% | 36244.0% | 556.7% | 822 |
| Fillmore County | James B. Weaver + others+7 | 1,54846.0% | 1,54145.8% | 2768.2% | 3,365 |
| Franklin County | James B. Weaver + others+286 | 88356.3% | 59738.1% | 885.6% | 1,568 |
| Frontier County | James B. Weaver + others+250 | 95654.7% | 70640.4% | 854.9% | 1,747 |
| Furnas County | James B. Weaver + others+211 | 1,11652.5% | 90542.6% | 1044.9% | 2,125 |
| Gage County | Benjamin Harrison+1,152 | 2,17134.1% | 3,32352.1% | 88013.8% | 6,374 |
| Garfield County | James B. Weaver + others+46 | 18054.4% | 13440.5% | 175.1% | 331 |
| Gosper County | James B. Weaver + others+172 | 53054.5% | 35836.8% | 858.7% | 973 |
| Grant County | James B. Weaver + others+3 | 5246.4% | 4943.8% | 119.8% | 112 |
| Greeley County | James B. Weaver + others+262 | 56055.1% | 29829.3% | 15915.6% | 1,017 |
| Hall County | Benjamin Harrison+111 | 1,43542.5% | 1,54645.8% | 39211.6% | 3,373 |
| Hamilton County | James B. Weaver + others+131 | 1,33847.6% | 1,20743.0% | 2659.4% | 2,810 |
| Harlan County | James B. Weaver + others+303 | 87156.6% | 56836.9% | 1016.6% | 1,540 |
| Hayes County | Benjamin Harrison+6 | 33944.4% | 34545.2% | 7910.4% | 763 |
| Hitchcock County | James B. Weaver + others+172 | 66753.9% | 49540.0% | 766.1% | 1,238 |
| Holt County | James B. Weaver + others+287 | 1,28951.1% | 1,00239.7% | 2339.2% | 2,524 |
| Hooker County | James B. Weaver + others+23 | 3468.0% | 1122.0% | 510.0% | 50 |
| Howard County | James B. Weaver + others+423 | 96052.6% | 53729.4% | 32918.0% | 1,826 |
| Jefferson County | James B. Weaver + others+64 | 1,10244.8% | 1,03842.2% | 31812.9% | 2,458 |
| Johnson County | Benjamin Harrison+174 | 97641.4% | 1,15048.7% | 2349.9% | 2,360 |
| Kearney County | James B. Weaver + others+208 | 1,02752.1% | 81941.6% | 1256.3% | 1,971 |
| Keith County | James B. Weaver + others+37 | 24744.5% | 21037.8% | 9817.7% | 555 |
| Keya Paha County | James B. Weaver + others+179 | 38257.4% | 20330.5% | 8012.0% | 665 |
| Kimball County | Benjamin Harrison+15 | 9441.4% | 10948.0% | 2410.6% | 227 |
| Knox County | Benjamin Harrison+131 | 82639.2% | 95745.4% | 32615.5% | 2,109 |
| Lancaster County | Benjamin Harrison+1,881 | 3,97735.8% | 5,85852.7% | 1,28311.5% | 11,118 |
| Lincoln County | James B. Weaver + others+240 | 1,20951.5% | 96941.3% | 1687.2% | 2,346 |
| Logan County | James B. Weaver + others+3 | 13045.9% | 12744.9% | 269.2% | 283 |
| Loup County | Benjamin Harrison+4 | 11145.5% | 11547.1% | 187.4% | 244 |
| Madison County | James B. Weaver + others+44 | 1,23043.1% | 1,18641.6% | 43515.3% | 2,851 |
| McPherson County | James B. Weaver + others+0 | 3041.1% | 3041.1% | 1317.8% | 73 |
| Merrick County | James B. Weaver + others+94 | 94448.7% | 85043.9% | 1437.4% | 1,937 |
| Nance County | James B. Weaver + others+145 | 75952.0% | 61442.1% | 876.0% | 1,460 |
| Nemaha County | James B. Weaver + others+121 | 1,22645.4% | 1,10541.0% | 36713.6% | 2,698 |
| Nuckolls County | James B. Weaver + others+343 | 1,33353.7% | 99039.9% | 1596.4% | 2,482 |
| Otoe County | James B. Weaver + others+124 | 1,71540.4% | 1,59137.5% | 93722.1% | 4,243 |
| Pawnee County | Benjamin Harrison+424 | 84236.0% | 1,26654.1% | 2319.9% | 2,339 |
| Perkins County | James B. Weaver + others+179 | 50754.9% | 32835.5% | 899.6% | 924 |
| Phelps County | James B. Weaver + others+422 | 1,19057.9% | 76837.4% | 964.7% | 2,054 |
| Pierce County | James B. Weaver + others+126 | 52244.4% | 39633.7% | 25721.9% | 1,175 |
| Platte County | James B. Weaver + others+420 | 1,31745.7% | 89731.2% | 66523.1% | 2,879 |
| Polk County | James B. Weaver + others+554 | 1,28760.0% | 73334.2% | 1265.9% | 2,146 |
| Red Willow County | James B. Weaver + others+98 | 90548.4% | 80743.1% | 1598.5% | 1,871 |
| Richardson County | Benjamin Harrison+195 | 1,73342.7% | 1,92847.5% | 4029.9% | 4,063 |
| Rock County | Benjamin Harrison+113 | 23036.8% | 34354.9% | 528.3% | 625 |
| Saline County | Benjamin Harrison+258 | 1,44639.6% | 1,70446.7% | 50013.7% | 3,650 |
| Sarpy County | Benjamin Harrison+29 | 55337.2% | 58239.2% | 35123.6% | 1,486 |
| Saunders County | James B. Weaver + others+725 | 2,14152.0% | 1,41634.4% | 55913.6% | 4,116 |
| Scotts Bluff County | Benjamin Harrison+38 | 17940.6% | 21749.2% | 4510.2% | 441 |
| Seward County | Benjamin Harrison+99 | 1,23737.1% | 1,33640.0% | 76322.9% | 3,336 |
| Sheridan County | James B. Weaver + others+356 | 1,00055.3% | 64435.6% | 1639.0% | 1,807 |
| Sherman County | James B. Weaver + others+201 | 65453.2% | 45336.9% | 1229.9% | 1,229 |
| Sioux County | James B. Weaver + others+56 | 19546.0% | 13932.8% | 9021.2% | 424 |
| Stanton County | James B. Weaver + others+32 | 41339.9% | 38136.8% | 24223.4% | 1,036 |
| Thayer County | Benjamin Harrison+174 | 1,08740.2% | 1,26146.6% | 35613.2% | 2,704 |
| Thomas County | Grover Cleveland+1 | 2324.5% | 3537.2% | 3638.3% | 94 |
| Thurston County | Benjamin Harrison+274 | 19626.3% | 47063.2% | 7810.5% | 744 |
| Valley County | James B. Weaver + others+250 | 82953.4% | 57937.3% | 1459.3% | 1,553 |
| Washington County | Benjamin Harrison+278 | 79032.6% | 1,06844.0% | 56723.4% | 2,425 |
| Wayne County | Benjamin Harrison+75 | 60138.8% | 67643.7% | 27117.5% | 1,548 |
| Webster County | James B. Weaver + others+60 | 1,08347.6% | 1,02345.0% | 1697.4% | 2,275 |
| Wheeler County | James B. Weaver + others+33 | 15550.7% | 12239.9% | 299.5% | 306 |
| York County | Benjamin Harrison+326 | 1,59142.7% | 1,91751.4% | 2195.9% | 3,727 |
Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · Benjamin Harrison (R) · James B. Weaver (Populist)
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1892 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −31.1% |
| 1896 | +5.4% |
| 1900 | −3.2% |
| 1904 | −37.9% |
| 1908 | +1.5% |
| 1912 | +22.0% |
| 1916 | +14.3% |
| 1920 | −33.4% |
| 1924 | −17.5% |
| 1928 | −27.0% |
| 1932 | +27.7% |
| 1936 | +16.4% |
| 1940 | −14.4% |
| 1944 | −17.2% |
| 1948 | −8.3% |
| 1952 | −38.3% |
| 1956 | −31.0% |
| 1960 | −24.1% |
| 1964 | +5.2% |
| 1968 | −28.0% |
| 1972 | −41.0% |
| 1976 | −20.7% |
| 1980 | −39.5% |
| 1984 | −41.7% |
| 1988 | −21.0% |
| 1992 | −17.2% |
| 1996 | −18.7% |
| 2000 | −29.0% |
| 2004 | −33.2% |
| 2008 | −14.9% |
| 2012 | −21.8% |
| 2016 | −25.0% |
| 2020 | −19.1% |
| 2024 | −20.5% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1892 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.