Nebraska — 1896 presidential election
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Akashicstate1896 presidential electionNebraska · PresidentBryanD+5.4
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
| William J. Bryan ✓Democratic | 51.5% | 115,007 |
|---|---|---|
| William McKinleyRepublican | 46.2% | 103,064 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.3% | 5,110 |
1896presidential margin
D+60R+60
90 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (90 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, NE | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Antelope County, NE | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Banner County, NE | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Blaine County, NE | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Boone County, NE | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Box Butte County, NE | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Boyd County, NE | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Brown County, NE | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Buffalo County, NE | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Burt County, NE | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Butler County, NE | Democratic | D+27.1 |
| Cass County, NE | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Cedar County, NE | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Chase County, NE | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Cherry County, NE | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Cheyenne County, NE | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Clay County, NE | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Colfax County, NE | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Cuming County, NE | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Custer County, NE | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Dakota County, NE | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Dawes County, NE | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Dawson County, NE | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Deuel County, NE | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Dixon County, NE | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Dodge County, NE | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Douglas County, NE | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Dundy County, NE | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Fillmore County, NE | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Franklin County, NE | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Frontier County, NE | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Furnas County, NE | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Gage County, NE | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Garfield County, NE | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Gosper County, NE | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Grant County, NE | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Greeley County, NE | Democratic | D+32.4 |
| Hall County, NE | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Hamilton County, NE | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Harlan County, NE | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Hayes County, NE | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Hitchcock County, NE | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Holt County, NE | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Hooker County, NE | Democratic | D+57.7 |
| Howard County, NE | Democratic | D+29.4 |
| Jefferson County, NE | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Johnson County, NE | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Kearney County, NE | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Keith County, NE | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Keya Paha County, NE | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Kimball County, NE | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Knox County, NE | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Lancaster County, NE | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Lincoln County, NE | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Logan County, NE | Democratic | D+26.5 |
| Loup County, NE | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Madison County, NE | Republican | R+4.2 |
| McPherson County, NE | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Merrick County, NE | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Nance County, NE | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Nemaha County, NE | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Nuckolls County, NE | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Otoe County, NE | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Pawnee County, NE | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Perkins County, NE | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Phelps County, NE | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Pierce County, NE | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Platte County, NE | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Polk County, NE | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Red Willow County, NE | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Richardson County, NE | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Rock County, NE | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Saline County, NE | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Sarpy County, NE | Democratic | D+26.6 |
| Saunders County, NE | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Scotts Bluff County, NE | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Seward County, NE | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Sheridan County, NE | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Sherman County, NE | Democratic | D+32.3 |
| Sioux County, NE | Democratic | D+32.3 |
| Stanton County, NE | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Thayer County, NE | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Thomas County, NE | Democratic | D+38.7 |
| Thurston County, NE | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Valley County, NE | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Washington County, NE | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Wayne County, NE | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Webster County, NE | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Wheeler County, NE | Democratic | D+24.1 |
| York County, NE | Republican | R+2.8 |
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 | William J. Bryan+274 | 2,04252.1% | 1,76845.1% | 1082.8% | 3,918 |
| Antelope County | William J. Bryan+197 | 1,18552.9% | 98844.1% | 673.0% | 2,240 |
| Banner County | William McKinley+43 | 13042.5% | 17356.5% | 31.0% | 306 |
| Blaine County | William McKinley+26 | 6040.5% | 8658.1% | 21.4% | 148 |
| Boone County | William J. Bryan+267 | 1,36654.6% | 1,09944.0% | 351.4% | 2,500 |
| Box Butte County | William J. Bryan+94 | 53553.1% | 44143.8% | 313.1% | 1,007 |
| Boyd County | William J. Bryan+157 | 65754.6% | 50041.5% | 473.9% | 1,204 |
| Brown County | William McKinley+95 | 29042.2% | 38556.0% | 121.7% | 687 |
| Buffalo County | William J. Bryan+598 | 2,43355.6% | 1,83541.9% | 1082.5% | 4,376 |
| Burt County | William McKinley+418 | 1,19041.5% | 1,60856.0% | 722.5% | 2,870 |
| Butler County | William J. Bryan+976 | 2,26162.7% | 1,28535.6% | 601.7% | 3,606 |
| Cass County | William McKinley+185 | 2,45447.2% | 2,63950.7% | 1082.1% | 5,201 |
| Cedar County | William J. Bryan+478 | 1,51958.7% | 1,04140.2% | 281.1% | 2,588 |
| Chase County | William J. Bryan+16 | 26050.6% | 24447.5% | 101.9% | 514 |
| Cherry County | William J. Bryan+80 | 68751.2% | 60745.2% | 483.6% | 1,342 |
| Cheyenne County | William J. Bryan+66 | 50551.9% | 43945.1% | 293.0% | 973 |
| Clay County | William J. Bryan+12 | 1,70349.0% | 1,69148.7% | 792.3% | 3,473 |
| Colfax County | William J. Bryan+515 | 1,42059.6% | 90538.0% | 582.4% | 2,383 |
| Cuming County | William J. Bryan+448 | 1,76056.8% | 1,31242.3% | 270.9% | 3,099 |
| Custer County | William J. Bryan+1,010 | 2,49461.6% | 1,48436.6% | 731.8% | 4,051 |
| Dakota County | William J. Bryan+315 | 93459.0% | 61939.1% | 312.0% | 1,584 |
| Dawes County | William J. Bryan+84 | 91651.0% | 83246.4% | 472.6% | 1,795 |
| Dawson County | William J. Bryan+229 | 1,35753.3% | 1,12844.3% | 622.4% | 2,547 |
| Deuel County | William McKinley+19 | 28247.6% | 30150.8% | 101.7% | 593 |
| Dixon County | William J. Bryan+365 | 1,29956.3% | 93440.5% | 743.2% | 2,307 |
| Dodge County | William McKinley+448 | 2,00543.4% | 2,45353.1% | 1603.5% | 4,618 |
| Douglas County | William McKinley+571 | 11,75547.6% | 12,32649.9% | 5972.4% | 24,678 |
| Dundy County | William J. Bryan+16 | 28849.8% | 27247.1% | 183.1% | 578 |
| Fillmore County | William J. Bryan+65 | 1,73349.6% | 1,66847.7% | 932.7% | 3,494 |
| Franklin County | William J. Bryan+273 | 1,09455.9% | 82141.9% | 432.2% | 1,958 |
| Frontier County | William J. Bryan+253 | 1,02656.4% | 77342.5% | 191.0% | 1,818 |
| Furnas County | William J. Bryan+339 | 1,48755.7% | 1,14843.0% | 361.3% | 2,671 |
| Gage County | William McKinley+923 | 2,71041.6% | 3,63355.8% | 1642.5% | 6,507 |
| Garfield County | William J. Bryan+75 | 22360.1% | 14839.9% | 00.0% | 371 |
| Gosper County | William J. Bryan+262 | 68160.1% | 41937.0% | 332.9% | 1,133 |
| Grant County | William J. Bryan+9 | 9550.3% | 8645.5% | 84.2% | 189 |
| Greeley County | William J. Bryan+381 | 77766.1% | 39633.7% | 30.3% | 1,176 |
| Hall County | William McKinley+72 | 1,84547.9% | 1,91749.8% | 912.4% | 3,853 |
| Hamilton County | William J. Bryan+182 | 1,56252.0% | 1,38045.9% | 642.1% | 3,006 |
| Harlan County | William J. Bryan+315 | 1,15156.1% | 83640.8% | 633.1% | 2,050 |
| Hayes County | William McKinley+18 | 28446.8% | 30249.8% | 213.5% | 607 |
| Hitchcock County | William J. Bryan+66 | 48753.1% | 42145.9% | 101.1% | 918 |
| Holt County | William J. Bryan+552 | 1,42860.2% | 87636.9% | 682.9% | 2,372 |
| Hooker County | William J. Bryan+30 | 4076.9% | 1019.2% | 23.8% | 52 |
| Howard County | William J. Bryan+592 | 1,28563.8% | 69334.4% | 361.8% | 2,014 |
| Jefferson County | William McKinley+144 | 1,51746.8% | 1,66151.3% | 621.9% | 3,240 |
| Johnson County | William McKinley+162 | 1,24645.7% | 1,40851.6% | 742.7% | 2,728 |
| Kearney County | William J. Bryan+205 | 1,16053.6% | 95544.1% | 492.3% | 2,164 |
| Keith County | William J. Bryan+91 | 26959.9% | 17839.6% | 20.4% | 449 |
| Keya Paha County | William J. Bryan+89 | 27856.9% | 18938.7% | 224.5% | 489 |
| Kimball County | William McKinley+35 | 6237.6% | 9758.8% | 63.6% | 165 |
| Knox County | William J. Bryan+549 | 1,59258.4% | 1,04338.3% | 903.3% | 2,725 |
| Lancaster County | William McKinley+826 | 5,68745.6% | 6,51352.2% | 2842.3% | 12,484 |
| Lincoln County | William J. Bryan+280 | 1,35854.3% | 1,07843.1% | 672.7% | 2,503 |
| Logan County | William J. Bryan+54 | 12862.7% | 7436.3% | 21.0% | 204 |
| Loup County | William J. Bryan+17 | 13352.0% | 11645.3% | 72.7% | 256 |
| Madison County | William McKinley+152 | 1,71546.9% | 1,86751.1% | 711.9% | 3,653 |
| McPherson County | William J. Bryan+6 | 4353.8% | 3746.3% | 00.0% | 80 |
| Merrick County | William J. Bryan+41 | 1,02049.6% | 97947.6% | 592.9% | 2,058 |
| Nance County | William J. Bryan+208 | 95155.5% | 74343.4% | 181.1% | 1,712 |
| Nemaha County | William J. Bryan+481 | 1,93056.4% | 1,44942.3% | 441.3% | 3,423 |
| Nuckolls County | William J. Bryan+218 | 1,35553.0% | 1,13744.5% | 652.5% | 2,557 |
| Otoe County | William McKinley+54 | 2,38447.8% | 2,43848.9% | 1663.3% | 4,988 |
| Pawnee County | William McKinley+323 | 1,16342.7% | 1,48654.6% | 752.8% | 2,724 |
| Perkins County | William J. Bryan+67 | 23357.1% | 16640.7% | 92.2% | 408 |
| Phelps County | William J. Bryan+174 | 1,14752.7% | 97344.7% | 582.7% | 2,178 |
| Pierce County | William J. Bryan+326 | 96059.4% | 63439.3% | 211.3% | 1,615 |
| Platte County | William J. Bryan+722 | 2,09959.0% | 1,37738.7% | 822.3% | 3,558 |
| Polk County | William J. Bryan+591 | 1,43261.7% | 84136.2% | 492.1% | 2,322 |
| Red Willow County | William J. Bryan+32 | 1,00150.0% | 96948.4% | 331.6% | 2,003 |
| Richardson County | William J. Bryan+249 | 2,54051.4% | 2,29146.3% | 1152.3% | 4,946 |
| Rock County | William McKinley+123 | 22437.7% | 34758.4% | 233.9% | 594 |
| Saline County | William McKinley+64 | 2,00448.0% | 2,06849.5% | 1062.5% | 4,178 |
| Sarpy County | William J. Bryan+509 | 1,18361.7% | 67435.2% | 593.1% | 1,916 |
| Saunders County | William J. Bryan+607 | 2,72855.1% | 2,12142.8% | 1012.0% | 4,950 |
| Scotts Bluff County | William J. Bryan+14 | 24450.9% | 23048.0% | 51.0% | 479 |
| Seward County | William J. Bryan+188 | 1,87651.6% | 1,68846.4% | 742.0% | 3,638 |
| Sheridan County | William J. Bryan+321 | 85759.6% | 53637.2% | 463.2% | 1,439 |
| Sherman County | William J. Bryan+427 | 85965.1% | 43232.7% | 292.2% | 1,320 |
| Sioux County | William J. Bryan+151 | 30665.5% | 15533.2% | 61.3% | 467 |
| Stanton County | William J. Bryan+175 | 83354.3% | 65842.9% | 442.9% | 1,535 |
| Thayer County | William McKinley+241 | 1,31544.7% | 1,55652.9% | 722.4% | 2,943 |
| Thomas County | William J. Bryan+43 | 7668.5% | 3329.7% | 21.8% | 111 |
| Thurston County | William J. Bryan+209 | 71758.2% | 50841.3% | 60.5% | 1,231 |
| Valley County | William J. Bryan+194 | 88655.1% | 69243.0% | 301.9% | 1,608 |
| Washington County | William McKinley+206 | 1,39145.4% | 1,59752.1% | 762.5% | 3,064 |
| Wayne County | William J. Bryan+115 | 1,11052.5% | 99547.0% | 100.5% | 2,115 |
| Webster County | William J. Bryan+191 | 1,32852.6% | 1,13745.0% | 612.4% | 2,526 |
| Wheeler County | William J. Bryan+64 | 16160.5% | 9736.5% | 83.0% | 266 |
| York County | William McKinley+108 | 1,81147.7% | 1,91950.6% | 641.7% | 3,794 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 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 — 1896 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.