Nebraska — 1916 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1916 presidential electionNebraska · PresidentWilsonD+14.3
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
| Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic | 55.3% | 158,827 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles E. HughesRepublican | 41.0% | 117,771 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.7% | 10,717 |
1916presidential margin
D+60R+60
93 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (93 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, NE | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Antelope County, NE | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Arthur County, NE | Democratic | D+32.1 |
| Banner County, NE | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Blaine County, NE | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Boone County, NE | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Box Butte County, NE | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Boyd County, NE | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Brown County, NE | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Buffalo County, NE | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Burt County, NE | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Butler County, NE | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| Cass County, NE | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Cedar County, NE | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Chase County, NE | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Cherry County, NE | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Cheyenne County, NE | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Clay County, NE | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Colfax County, NE | Democratic | D+28.3 |
| Cuming County, NE | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Custer County, NE | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Dakota County, NE | Democratic | D+25.0 |
| Dawes County, NE | Democratic | D+17.7 |
| Dawson County, NE | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Deuel County, NE | Democratic | D+29.2 |
| Dixon County, NE | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Dodge County, NE | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Douglas County, NE | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Dundy County, NE | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| Fillmore County, NE | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Franklin County, NE | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Frontier County, NE | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Furnas County, NE | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Gage County, NE | Democratic | D+0.03 |
| Garden County, NE | Democratic | D+30.5 |
| Garfield County, NE | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Gosper County, NE | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Grant County, NE | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Greeley County, NE | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Hall County, NE | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Hamilton County, NE | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Harlan County, NE | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| Hayes County, NE | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Hitchcock County, NE | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Holt County, NE | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Hooker County, NE | Democratic | D+32.2 |
| Howard County, NE | Democratic | D+40.1 |
| Jefferson County, NE | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Johnson County, NE | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Kearney County, NE | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Keith County, NE | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Keya Paha County, NE | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Kimball County, NE | Democratic | D+25.4 |
| Knox County, NE | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Lancaster County, NE | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Lincoln County, NE | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Logan County, NE | Democratic | D+22.7 |
| Loup County, NE | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Madison County, NE | Republican | R+1.4 |
| McPherson County, NE | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Merrick County, NE | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Morrill County, NE | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Nance County, NE | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Nemaha County, NE | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Nuckolls County, NE | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Otoe County, NE | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Pawnee County, NE | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Perkins County, NE | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| Phelps County, NE | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Pierce County, NE | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Platte County, NE | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Polk County, NE | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| Red Willow County, NE | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Richardson County, NE | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Rock County, NE | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Saline County, NE | Democratic | D+28.1 |
| Sarpy County, NE | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| Saunders County, NE | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Scotts Bluff County, NE | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Seward County, NE | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Sheridan County, NE | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Sherman County, NE | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Sioux County, NE | Democratic | D+34.8 |
| Stanton County, NE | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Thayer County, NE | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Thomas County, NE | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Thurston County, NE | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Valley County, NE | Democratic | D+23.8 |
| Washington County, NE | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Wayne County, NE | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Webster County, NE | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Wheeler County, NE | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| York County, NE | Democratic | D+4.5 |
Nebraska results by county
93 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 | Woodrow Wilson+616 | 2,65754.6% | 2,04141.9% | 1703.5% | 4,868 |
| Antelope County | Woodrow Wilson+386 | 1,88154.5% | 1,49543.3% | 742.1% | 3,450 |
| Arthur County | Woodrow Wilson+143 | 28664.3% | 14332.1% | 163.6% | 445 |
| Banner County | Woodrow Wilson+24 | 16650.0% | 14242.8% | 247.2% | 332 |
| Blaine County | Woodrow Wilson+62 | 24654.4% | 18440.7% | 224.9% | 452 |
| Boone County | Woodrow Wilson+780 | 2,00560.6% | 1,22537.0% | 782.4% | 3,308 |
| Box Butte County | Woodrow Wilson+323 | 91458.2% | 59137.6% | 654.1% | 1,570 |
| Boyd County | Woodrow Wilson+43 | 85249.5% | 80947.0% | 613.5% | 1,722 |
| Brown County | Woodrow Wilson+373 | 90159.9% | 52835.1% | 755.0% | 1,504 |
| Buffalo County | Woodrow Wilson+661 | 2,87754.3% | 2,21641.8% | 2104.0% | 5,303 |
| Burt County | Charles E. Hughes+83 | 1,42547.6% | 1,50850.3% | 632.1% | 2,996 |
| Butler County | Woodrow Wilson+1,212 | 2,33266.4% | 1,12031.9% | 591.7% | 3,511 |
| Cass County | Woodrow Wilson+668 | 2,59554.9% | 1,92740.8% | 2024.3% | 4,724 |
| Cedar County | Charles E. Hughes+12 | 1,71549.1% | 1,72749.5% | 491.4% | 3,491 |
| Chase County | Woodrow Wilson+182 | 55155.8% | 36937.4% | 676.8% | 987 |
| Cherry County | Woodrow Wilson+643 | 1,73457.9% | 1,09136.4% | 1695.6% | 2,994 |
| Cheyenne County | Woodrow Wilson+271 | 83456.6% | 56338.2% | 765.2% | 1,473 |
| Clay County | Woodrow Wilson+238 | 1,97551.7% | 1,73745.5% | 1092.9% | 3,821 |
| Colfax County | Woodrow Wilson+731 | 1,62863.1% | 89734.8% | 542.1% | 2,579 |
| Cuming County | Charles E. Hughes+127 | 1,42446.9% | 1,55151.0% | 642.1% | 3,039 |
| Custer County | Woodrow Wilson+1,562 | 3,60960.4% | 2,04734.2% | 3225.4% | 5,978 |
| Dakota County | Woodrow Wilson+420 | 1,03261.5% | 61236.5% | 352.1% | 1,679 |
| Dawes County | Woodrow Wilson+337 | 1,08857.1% | 75139.4% | 663.5% | 1,905 |
| Dawson County | Woodrow Wilson+545 | 1,98956.1% | 1,44440.7% | 1113.1% | 3,544 |
| Deuel County | Woodrow Wilson+159 | 34062.5% | 18133.3% | 234.2% | 544 |
| Dixon County | Woodrow Wilson+142 | 1,35051.6% | 1,20846.2% | 572.2% | 2,615 |
| Dodge County | Woodrow Wilson+198 | 2,64449.8% | 2,44646.1% | 2164.1% | 5,306 |
| Douglas County | Woodrow Wilson+10,239 | 24,79659.8% | 14,55735.1% | 2,0845.0% | 41,437 |
| Dundy County | Woodrow Wilson+223 | 57058.3% | 34735.5% | 606.1% | 977 |
| Fillmore County | Woodrow Wilson+350 | 1,91153.8% | 1,56143.9% | 802.3% | 3,552 |
| Franklin County | Woodrow Wilson+264 | 1,34553.8% | 1,08143.2% | 743.0% | 2,500 |
| Frontier County | Woodrow Wilson+402 | 1,13857.6% | 73637.3% | 1005.1% | 1,974 |
| Furnas County | Woodrow Wilson+444 | 1,60755.9% | 1,16340.5% | 1053.7% | 2,875 |
| Gage County | Woodrow Wilson+2 | 3,38548.7% | 3,38348.7% | 1772.5% | 6,945 |
| Garden County | Woodrow Wilson+292 | 59862.6% | 30632.0% | 525.4% | 956 |
| Garfield County | Woodrow Wilson+124 | 42652.8% | 30237.4% | 799.8% | 807 |
| Gosper County | Woodrow Wilson+183 | 61756.9% | 43440.0% | 343.1% | 1,085 |
| Grant County | Woodrow Wilson+84 | 24159.2% | 15738.6% | 92.2% | 407 |
| Greeley County | Woodrow Wilson+662 | 1,28965.0% | 62731.6% | 683.4% | 1,984 |
| Hall County | Charles E. Hughes+72 | 2,48347.2% | 2,55548.5% | 2264.3% | 5,264 |
| Hamilton County | Woodrow Wilson+372 | 1,81654.3% | 1,44443.2% | 862.6% | 3,346 |
| Harlan County | Woodrow Wilson+433 | 1,26756.9% | 83437.5% | 1245.6% | 2,225 |
| Hayes County | Woodrow Wilson+163 | 38258.1% | 21933.3% | 568.5% | 657 |
| Hitchcock County | Woodrow Wilson+298 | 73360.9% | 43536.2% | 352.9% | 1,203 |
| Holt County | Woodrow Wilson+645 | 2,21356.7% | 1,56840.2% | 1203.1% | 3,901 |
| Hooker County | Woodrow Wilson+109 | 21864.5% | 10932.2% | 113.3% | 338 |
| Howard County | Woodrow Wilson+997 | 1,69568.2% | 69828.1% | 933.7% | 2,486 |
| Jefferson County | Woodrow Wilson+28 | 1,84147.6% | 1,81346.8% | 2165.6% | 3,870 |
| Johnson County | Charles E. Hughes+256 | 1,11744.3% | 1,37354.4% | 341.3% | 2,524 |
| Kearney County | Woodrow Wilson+636 | 1,39662.8% | 76034.2% | 663.0% | 2,222 |
| Keith County | Woodrow Wilson+155 | 54454.6% | 38939.1% | 636.3% | 996 |
| Keya Paha County | Woodrow Wilson+85 | 40150.4% | 31639.7% | 789.8% | 795 |
| Kimball County | Woodrow Wilson+165 | 38859.8% | 22334.4% | 385.9% | 649 |
| Knox County | Woodrow Wilson+419 | 2,32953.8% | 1,91044.1% | 912.1% | 4,330 |
| Lancaster County | Woodrow Wilson+2,051 | 9,09354.5% | 7,04242.2% | 5533.3% | 16,688 |
| Lincoln County | Woodrow Wilson+883 | 2,19258.0% | 1,30934.6% | 2817.4% | 3,782 |
| Logan County | Woodrow Wilson+111 | 28357.8% | 17235.1% | 357.1% | 490 |
| Loup County | Woodrow Wilson+55 | 21950.8% | 16438.1% | 4811.1% | 431 |
| Madison County | Charles E. Hughes+70 | 2,35848.2% | 2,42849.6% | 1112.3% | 4,897 |
| McPherson County | Woodrow Wilson+78 | 18457.9% | 10633.3% | 288.8% | 318 |
| Merrick County | Woodrow Wilson+171 | 1,34951.3% | 1,17844.8% | 1013.8% | 2,628 |
| Morrill County | Woodrow Wilson+418 | 88862.2% | 47032.9% | 704.9% | 1,428 |
| Nance County | Woodrow Wilson+235 | 1,16554.6% | 93043.6% | 401.9% | 2,135 |
| Nemaha County | Woodrow Wilson+220 | 1,65852.2% | 1,43845.2% | 832.6% | 3,179 |
| Nuckolls County | Woodrow Wilson+321 | 1,73253.4% | 1,41143.5% | 1003.1% | 3,243 |
| Otoe County | Woodrow Wilson+223 | 2,34451.3% | 2,12146.5% | 1012.2% | 4,566 |
| Pawnee County | Charles E. Hughes+57 | 1,17147.4% | 1,22849.7% | 743.0% | 2,473 |
| Perkins County | Woodrow Wilson+187 | 39760.6% | 21032.1% | 487.3% | 655 |
| Phelps County | Woodrow Wilson+454 | 1,42556.7% | 97138.6% | 1194.7% | 2,515 |
| Pierce County | Charles E. Hughes+198 | 1,03045.0% | 1,22853.6% | 331.4% | 2,291 |
| Platte County | Woodrow Wilson+494 | 2,41254.8% | 1,91843.5% | 751.7% | 4,405 |
| Polk County | Woodrow Wilson+540 | 1,60057.8% | 1,06038.3% | 1083.9% | 2,768 |
| Red Willow County | Woodrow Wilson+441 | 1,41855.2% | 97738.0% | 1746.8% | 2,569 |
| Richardson County | Woodrow Wilson+611 | 2,65055.0% | 2,03942.3% | 1312.7% | 4,820 |
| Rock County | Woodrow Wilson+74 | 44951.1% | 37542.7% | 556.3% | 879 |
| Saline County | Woodrow Wilson+1,177 | 2,64663.2% | 1,46935.1% | 701.7% | 4,185 |
| Sarpy County | Woodrow Wilson+435 | 1,32058.5% | 88539.2% | 532.3% | 2,258 |
| Saunders County | Woodrow Wilson+714 | 2,67155.7% | 1,95740.8% | 1653.4% | 4,793 |
| Scotts Bluff County | Woodrow Wilson+443 | 1,58754.1% | 1,14439.0% | 2047.0% | 2,935 |
| Seward County | Charles E. Hughes+58 | 1,79748.5% | 1,85550.1% | 501.4% | 3,702 |
| Sheridan County | Woodrow Wilson+554 | 1,15862.0% | 60432.4% | 1055.6% | 1,867 |
| Sherman County | Woodrow Wilson+502 | 1,20859.6% | 70634.8% | 1145.6% | 2,028 |
| Sioux County | Woodrow Wilson+393 | 73765.3% | 34430.5% | 474.2% | 1,128 |
| Stanton County | Woodrow Wilson+163 | 89953.6% | 73643.9% | 412.4% | 1,676 |
| Thayer County | Charles E. Hughes+191 | 1,58145.7% | 1,77251.3% | 1043.0% | 3,457 |
| Thomas County | Woodrow Wilson+17 | 26149.0% | 24445.8% | 285.3% | 533 |
| Thurston County | Woodrow Wilson+538 | 1,25562.5% | 71735.7% | 371.8% | 2,009 |
| Valley County | Woodrow Wilson+548 | 1,38860.2% | 84036.4% | 773.3% | 2,305 |
| Washington County | Woodrow Wilson+258 | 1,55552.7% | 1,29744.0% | 983.3% | 2,950 |
| Wayne County | Charles E. Hughes+202 | 1,00644.4% | 1,20853.3% | 542.4% | 2,268 |
| Webster County | Woodrow Wilson+278 | 1,46953.0% | 1,19143.0% | 1114.0% | 2,771 |
| Wheeler County | Woodrow Wilson+107 | 27054.7% | 16333.0% | 6112.3% | 494 |
| York County | Woodrow Wilson+195 | 2,20650.7% | 2,01146.2% | 1343.1% | 4,351 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 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 — 1916 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.