Nebraska — 1948 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1948 presidential electionNebraska · PresidentDeweyR+8.3
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
| Thomas E. Dewey ✓Republican | 54.2% | 264,774 |
|---|---|---|
| Harry S. TrumanDemocratic | 45.8% | 224,165 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1948presidential margin
D+60R+60
93 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (93 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, NE | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Antelope County, NE | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Arthur County, NE | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Banner County, NE | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Blaine County, NE | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Boone County, NE | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Box Butte County, NE | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Boyd County, NE | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Brown County, NE | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Buffalo County, NE | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Burt County, NE | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Butler County, NE | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Cass County, NE | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Cedar County, NE | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Chase County, NE | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Cherry County, NE | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Cheyenne County, NE | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Clay County, NE | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Colfax County, NE | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Cuming County, NE | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Custer County, NE | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Dakota County, NE | Democratic | D+26.5 |
| Dawes County, NE | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Dawson County, NE | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Deuel County, NE | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Dixon County, NE | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Dodge County, NE | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Douglas County, NE | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Dundy County, NE | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Fillmore County, NE | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Franklin County, NE | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Frontier County, NE | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Furnas County, NE | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Gage County, NE | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Garden County, NE | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Garfield County, NE | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Gosper County, NE | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Grant County, NE | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Greeley County, NE | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Hall County, NE | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Hamilton County, NE | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Harlan County, NE | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Hayes County, NE | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Hitchcock County, NE | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Holt County, NE | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Hooker County, NE | Republican | R+48.7 |
| Howard County, NE | Democratic | D+25.1 |
| Jefferson County, NE | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Johnson County, NE | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Kearney County, NE | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Keith County, NE | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Keya Paha County, NE | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Kimball County, NE | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Knox County, NE | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Lancaster County, NE | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Lincoln County, NE | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Logan County, NE | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Loup County, NE | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Madison County, NE | Republican | R+24.8 |
| McPherson County, NE | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Merrick County, NE | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Morrill County, NE | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Nance County, NE | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Nemaha County, NE | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Nuckolls County, NE | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Otoe County, NE | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Pawnee County, NE | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Perkins County, NE | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Phelps County, NE | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Pierce County, NE | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Platte County, NE | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Polk County, NE | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Red Willow County, NE | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Richardson County, NE | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Rock County, NE | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Saline County, NE | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Sarpy County, NE | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Saunders County, NE | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Scotts Bluff County, NE | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Seward County, NE | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Sheridan County, NE | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Sherman County, NE | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Sioux County, NE | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Stanton County, NE | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Thayer County, NE | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Thomas County, NE | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Thurston County, NE | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Valley County, NE | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Washington County, NE | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Wayne County, NE | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Webster County, NE | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Wheeler County, NE | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| York County, NE | Republican | R+30.9 |
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 | Thomas E. Dewey+908 | 5,56054.4% | 4,65245.6% | 00.0% | 10,212 |
| Antelope County | Thomas E. Dewey+995 | 2,86860.5% | 1,87339.5% | 00.0% | 4,741 |
| Arthur County | Thomas E. Dewey+52 | 19957.5% | 14742.5% | 00.0% | 346 |
| Banner County | Thomas E. Dewey+80 | 30957.4% | 22942.6% | 00.0% | 538 |
| Blaine County | Thomas E. Dewey+4 | 25250.4% | 24849.6% | 00.0% | 500 |
| Boone County | Thomas E. Dewey+457 | 2,23555.7% | 1,77844.3% | 00.0% | 4,013 |
| Box Butte County | Thomas E. Dewey+328 | 2,35153.7% | 2,02346.3% | 00.0% | 4,374 |
| Boyd County | Thomas E. Dewey+25 | 1,06050.6% | 1,03549.4% | 00.0% | 2,095 |
| Brown County | Thomas E. Dewey+474 | 1,17462.6% | 70037.4% | 00.0% | 1,874 |
| Buffalo County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,146 | 4,86256.7% | 3,71643.3% | 00.0% | 8,578 |
| Burt County | Thomas E. Dewey+756 | 2,65658.3% | 1,90041.7% | 00.0% | 4,556 |
| Butler County | Harry S. Truman+500 | 2,10544.7% | 2,60555.3% | 00.0% | 4,710 |
| Cass County | Thomas E. Dewey+486 | 3,52753.7% | 3,04146.3% | 00.0% | 6,568 |
| Cedar County | Thomas E. Dewey+38 | 2,61650.4% | 2,57849.6% | 00.0% | 5,194 |
| Chase County | Thomas E. Dewey+358 | 1,09459.8% | 73640.2% | 00.0% | 1,830 |
| Cherry County | Thomas E. Dewey+649 | 2,14158.9% | 1,49241.1% | 00.0% | 3,633 |
| Cheyenne County | Thomas E. Dewey+22 | 2,16150.3% | 2,13949.7% | 00.0% | 4,300 |
| Clay County | Thomas E. Dewey+922 | 2,51161.2% | 1,58938.8% | 00.0% | 4,100 |
| Colfax County | Thomas E. Dewey+31 | 1,92850.4% | 1,89749.6% | 00.0% | 3,825 |
| Cuming County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,273 | 2,93063.9% | 1,65736.1% | 00.0% | 4,587 |
| Custer County | Thomas E. Dewey+701 | 4,05754.7% | 3,35645.3% | 00.0% | 7,413 |
| Dakota County | Harry S. Truman+993 | 1,37936.8% | 2,37263.2% | 00.0% | 3,751 |
| Dawes County | Thomas E. Dewey+900 | 2,39961.5% | 1,49938.5% | 00.0% | 3,898 |
| Dawson County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,600 | 4,20361.8% | 2,60338.2% | 00.0% | 6,806 |
| Deuel County | Thomas E. Dewey+631 | 1,04371.7% | 41228.3% | 00.0% | 1,455 |
| Dixon County | Thomas E. Dewey+177 | 1,89952.4% | 1,72247.6% | 00.0% | 3,621 |
| Dodge County | Thomas E. Dewey+978 | 5,84854.6% | 4,87045.4% | 00.0% | 10,718 |
| Douglas County | Harry S. Truman+2,083 | 47,17548.9% | 49,25851.1% | 00.0% | 96,433 |
| Dundy County | Thomas E. Dewey+289 | 93559.1% | 64640.9% | 00.0% | 1,581 |
| Fillmore County | Thomas E. Dewey+781 | 2,67758.5% | 1,89641.5% | 00.0% | 4,573 |
| Franklin County | Thomas E. Dewey+215 | 1,55553.7% | 1,34046.3% | 00.0% | 2,895 |
| Frontier County | Thomas E. Dewey+461 | 1,30760.7% | 84639.3% | 00.0% | 2,153 |
| Furnas County | Thomas E. Dewey+764 | 2,25860.2% | 1,49439.8% | 00.0% | 3,752 |
| Gage County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,187 | 5,31156.3% | 4,12443.7% | 00.0% | 9,435 |
| Garden County | Thomas E. Dewey+404 | 92364.0% | 51936.0% | 00.0% | 1,442 |
| Garfield County | Thomas E. Dewey+160 | 70256.4% | 54243.6% | 00.0% | 1,244 |
| Gosper County | Thomas E. Dewey+49 | 62152.1% | 57247.9% | 00.0% | 1,193 |
| Grant County | Thomas E. Dewey+134 | 27366.3% | 13933.7% | 00.0% | 412 |
| Greeley County | Harry S. Truman+436 | 82939.6% | 1,26560.4% | 00.0% | 2,094 |
| Hall County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,104 | 5,69455.4% | 4,59044.6% | 00.0% | 10,284 |
| Hamilton County | Thomas E. Dewey+897 | 2,40661.5% | 1,50938.5% | 00.0% | 3,915 |
| Harlan County | Thomas E. Dewey+270 | 1,49055.0% | 1,22045.0% | 00.0% | 2,710 |
| Hayes County | Thomas E. Dewey+111 | 52955.9% | 41844.1% | 00.0% | 947 |
| Hitchcock County | Thomas E. Dewey+285 | 1,20856.7% | 92343.3% | 00.0% | 2,131 |
| Holt County | Thomas E. Dewey+525 | 3,14754.6% | 2,62245.4% | 00.0% | 5,769 |
| Hooker County | Thomas E. Dewey+163 | 24974.3% | 8625.7% | 00.0% | 335 |
| Howard County | Harry S. Truman+760 | 1,13337.4% | 1,89362.6% | 00.0% | 3,026 |
| Jefferson County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,144 | 3,35260.3% | 2,20839.7% | 00.0% | 5,560 |
| Johnson County | Thomas E. Dewey+526 | 1,81758.5% | 1,29141.5% | 00.0% | 3,108 |
| Kearney County | Thomas E. Dewey+40 | 1,44050.7% | 1,40049.3% | 00.0% | 2,840 |
| Keith County | Thomas E. Dewey+491 | 1,60059.1% | 1,10940.9% | 00.0% | 2,709 |
| Keya Paha County | Thomas E. Dewey+141 | 53857.5% | 39742.5% | 00.0% | 935 |
| Kimball County | Thomas E. Dewey+352 | 1,02460.4% | 67239.6% | 00.0% | 1,696 |
| Knox County | Thomas E. Dewey+181 | 2,77851.7% | 2,59748.3% | 00.0% | 5,375 |
| Lancaster County | Thomas E. Dewey+5,282 | 23,62056.3% | 18,33843.7% | 00.0% | 41,958 |
| Lincoln County | Thomas E. Dewey+288 | 4,41951.7% | 4,13148.3% | 00.0% | 8,550 |
| Logan County | Thomas E. Dewey+21 | 25452.2% | 23347.8% | 00.0% | 487 |
| Loup County | Thomas E. Dewey+31 | 29452.8% | 26347.2% | 00.0% | 557 |
| Madison County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,182 | 5,48662.4% | 3,30437.6% | 00.0% | 8,790 |
| McPherson County | Thomas E. Dewey+111 | 20968.1% | 9831.9% | 00.0% | 307 |
| Merrick County | Thomas E. Dewey+807 | 2,07462.1% | 1,26737.9% | 00.0% | 3,341 |
| Morrill County | Thomas E. Dewey+158 | 1,47852.8% | 1,32047.2% | 00.0% | 2,798 |
| Nance County | Thomas E. Dewey+320 | 1,33956.8% | 1,01943.2% | 00.0% | 2,358 |
| Nemaha County | Thomas E. Dewey+726 | 2,41358.9% | 1,68741.1% | 00.0% | 4,100 |
| Nuckolls County | Thomas E. Dewey+209 | 2,03652.7% | 1,82747.3% | 00.0% | 3,863 |
| Otoe County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,545 | 4,06061.7% | 2,51538.3% | 00.0% | 6,575 |
| Pawnee County | Thomas E. Dewey+454 | 1,72557.6% | 1,27142.4% | 00.0% | 2,996 |
| Perkins County | Thomas E. Dewey+41 | 90451.2% | 86348.8% | 00.0% | 1,767 |
| Phelps County | Thomas E. Dewey+674 | 2,48957.8% | 1,81542.2% | 00.0% | 4,304 |
| Pierce County | Thomas E. Dewey+483 | 1,86657.4% | 1,38342.6% | 00.0% | 3,249 |
| Platte County | Thomas E. Dewey+495 | 3,81253.5% | 3,31746.5% | 00.0% | 7,129 |
| Polk County | Thomas E. Dewey+630 | 2,02659.2% | 1,39640.8% | 00.0% | 3,422 |
| Red Willow County | Thomas E. Dewey+372 | 2,61053.8% | 2,23846.2% | 00.0% | 4,848 |
| Richardson County | Thomas E. Dewey+259 | 3,77851.8% | 3,51948.2% | 00.0% | 7,297 |
| Rock County | Thomas E. Dewey+354 | 80964.0% | 45536.0% | 00.0% | 1,264 |
| Saline County | Harry S. Truman+957 | 2,64142.3% | 3,59857.7% | 00.0% | 6,239 |
| Sarpy County | Harry S. Truman+268 | 2,36747.3% | 2,63552.7% | 00.0% | 5,002 |
| Saunders County | Harry S. Truman+319 | 3,66047.9% | 3,97952.1% | 00.0% | 7,639 |
| Scotts Bluff County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,023 | 5,40955.2% | 4,38644.8% | 00.0% | 9,795 |
| Seward County | Thomas E. Dewey+642 | 2,91656.2% | 2,27443.8% | 00.0% | 5,190 |
| Sheridan County | Thomas E. Dewey+999 | 2,18064.9% | 1,18135.1% | 00.0% | 3,361 |
| Sherman County | Harry S. Truman+605 | 1,00338.4% | 1,60861.6% | 00.0% | 2,611 |
| Sioux County | Thomas E. Dewey+137 | 65755.8% | 52044.2% | 00.0% | 1,177 |
| Stanton County | Thomas E. Dewey+270 | 1,25956.0% | 98944.0% | 00.0% | 2,248 |
| Thayer County | Thomas E. Dewey+670 | 2,60157.4% | 1,93142.6% | 00.0% | 4,532 |
| Thomas County | Thomas E. Dewey+74 | 31256.7% | 23843.3% | 00.0% | 550 |
| Thurston County | Harry S. Truman+741 | 1,14937.8% | 1,89062.2% | 00.0% | 3,039 |
| Valley County | Thomas E. Dewey+285 | 1,67054.7% | 1,38545.3% | 00.0% | 3,055 |
| Washington County | Thomas E. Dewey+494 | 2,40055.7% | 1,90644.3% | 00.0% | 4,306 |
| Wayne County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,165 | 2,32366.7% | 1,15833.3% | 00.0% | 3,481 |
| Webster County | Thomas E. Dewey+599 | 1,96459.0% | 1,36541.0% | 00.0% | 3,329 |
| Wheeler County | Harry S. Truman+63 | 26444.7% | 32755.3% | 00.0% | 591 |
| York County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,869 | 3,96065.4% | 2,09134.6% | 00.0% | 6,051 |
Nominees: Harry S. Truman (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R) · Strom Thurmond (States' Rights Democratic)
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 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 — 1948 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.