Nebraska — 1984 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1984 presidential electionNebraska · PresidentReaganR+41.7
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 70.6% | 460,054 |
|---|---|---|
| Walter MondaleDemocratic | 28.8% | 187,866 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.6% | 4,170 |
1984presidential margin
D+60R+60
93 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska cast 5 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (93 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, NE | Republican | R+50.9 |
| Antelope County, NE | Republican | R+64.1 |
| Arthur County, NE | Republican | R+76.5 |
| Banner County, NE | Republican | R+76.4 |
| Blaine County, NE | Republican | R+76.6 |
| Boone County, NE | Republican | R+56.5 |
| Box Butte County, NE | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Boyd County, NE | Republican | R+58.0 |
| Brown County, NE | Republican | R+65.6 |
| Buffalo County, NE | Republican | R+56.9 |
| Burt County, NE | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Butler County, NE | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Cass County, NE | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Cedar County, NE | Republican | R+46.2 |
| Chase County, NE | Republican | R+63.4 |
| Cherry County, NE | Republican | R+70.6 |
| Cheyenne County, NE | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Clay County, NE | Republican | R+56.2 |
| Colfax County, NE | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Cuming County, NE | Republican | R+66.5 |
| Custer County, NE | Republican | R+62.4 |
| Dakota County, NE | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Dawes County, NE | Republican | R+58.2 |
| Dawson County, NE | Republican | R+64.2 |
| Deuel County, NE | Republican | R+65.5 |
| Dixon County, NE | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Dodge County, NE | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Douglas County, NE | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Dundy County, NE | Republican | R+62.6 |
| Fillmore County, NE | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Franklin County, NE | Republican | R+50.5 |
| Frontier County, NE | Republican | R+67.6 |
| Furnas County, NE | Republican | R+60.1 |
| Gage County, NE | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Garden County, NE | Republican | R+72.4 |
| Garfield County, NE | Republican | R+63.7 |
| Gosper County, NE | Republican | R+59.4 |
| Grant County, NE | Republican | R+77.3 |
| Greeley County, NE | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Hall County, NE | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Hamilton County, NE | Republican | R+60.1 |
| Harlan County, NE | Republican | R+54.4 |
| Hayes County, NE | Republican | R+70.9 |
| Hitchcock County, NE | Republican | R+60.4 |
| Holt County, NE | Republican | R+67.1 |
| Hooker County, NE | Republican | R+76.7 |
| Howard County, NE | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Jefferson County, NE | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Johnson County, NE | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Kearney County, NE | Republican | R+54.6 |
| Keith County, NE | Republican | R+68.6 |
| Keya Paha County, NE | Republican | R+59.7 |
| Kimball County, NE | Republican | R+66.8 |
| Knox County, NE | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Lancaster County, NE | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Lincoln County, NE | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Logan County, NE | Republican | R+73.7 |
| Loup County, NE | Republican | R+60.4 |
| Madison County, NE | Republican | R+69.3 |
| McPherson County, NE | Republican | R+66.9 |
| Merrick County, NE | Republican | R+53.1 |
| Morrill County, NE | Republican | R+60.2 |
| Nance County, NE | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Nemaha County, NE | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Nuckolls County, NE | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Otoe County, NE | Republican | R+42.6 |
| Pawnee County, NE | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Perkins County, NE | Republican | R+64.1 |
| Phelps County, NE | Republican | R+66.7 |
| Pierce County, NE | Republican | R+68.9 |
| Platte County, NE | Republican | R+65.5 |
| Polk County, NE | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Red Willow County, NE | Republican | R+59.9 |
| Richardson County, NE | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Rock County, NE | Republican | R+71.0 |
| Saline County, NE | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Sarpy County, NE | Republican | R+49.2 |
| Saunders County, NE | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Scotts Bluff County, NE | Republican | R+55.0 |
| Seward County, NE | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Sheridan County, NE | Republican | R+74.6 |
| Sherman County, NE | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Sioux County, NE | Republican | R+71.0 |
| Stanton County, NE | Republican | R+66.6 |
| Thayer County, NE | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Thomas County, NE | Republican | R+60.2 |
| Thurston County, NE | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Valley County, NE | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Washington County, NE | Republican | R+53.4 |
| Wayne County, NE | Republican | R+57.0 |
| Webster County, NE | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Wheeler County, NE | Republican | R+57.6 |
| York County, NE | Republican | R+64.2 |
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 | Reagan, Ronald+6,182 | 9,12775.1% | 2,94524.2% | 830.7% | 12,155 |
| Antelope County | Reagan, Ronald+2,525 | 3,22281.8% | 69717.7% | 200.5% | 3,939 |
| Arthur County | Reagan, Ronald+215 | 24888.3% | 3311.7% | 00.0% | 281 |
| Banner County | Reagan, Ronald+399 | 45787.5% | 5811.1% | 71.3% | 522 |
| Blaine County | Reagan, Ronald+315 | 36388.3% | 4811.7% | 00.0% | 411 |
| Boone County | Reagan, Ronald+1,818 | 2,50878.0% | 69021.5% | 170.5% | 3,215 |
| Box Butte County | Reagan, Ronald+2,540 | 4,01172.6% | 1,47126.6% | 430.8% | 5,525 |
| Boyd County | Reagan, Ronald+867 | 1,17578.5% | 30820.6% | 130.9% | 1,496 |
| Brown County | Reagan, Ronald+1,202 | 1,51482.6% | 31217.0% | 70.4% | 1,833 |
| Buffalo County | Reagan, Ronald+8,279 | 11,36578.1% | 3,08621.2% | 990.7% | 14,550 |
| Burt County | Reagan, Ronald+1,591 | 2,64571.1% | 1,05428.3% | 220.6% | 3,721 |
| Butler County | Reagan, Ronald+1,364 | 2,55767.6% | 1,19331.5% | 350.9% | 3,785 |
| Cass County | Reagan, Ronald+2,962 | 5,46168.0% | 2,49931.1% | 660.8% | 8,026 |
| Cedar County | Reagan, Ronald+2,097 | 3,29872.7% | 1,20126.5% | 370.8% | 4,536 |
| Chase County | Reagan, Ronald+1,329 | 1,69780.9% | 36817.5% | 321.5% | 2,097 |
| Cherry County | Reagan, Ronald+2,257 | 2,72085.1% | 46314.5% | 150.5% | 3,198 |
| Cheyenne County | Reagan, Ronald+2,302 | 3,15977.7% | 85721.1% | 481.2% | 4,064 |
| Clay County | Reagan, Ronald+2,109 | 2,92077.7% | 81121.6% | 250.7% | 3,756 |
| Colfax County | Reagan, Ronald+2,018 | 2,99974.7% | 98124.4% | 360.9% | 4,016 |
| Cuming County | Reagan, Ronald+3,152 | 3,93182.9% | 77916.4% | 300.6% | 4,740 |
| Custer County | Reagan, Ronald+3,659 | 4,74980.9% | 1,09018.6% | 280.5% | 5,867 |
| Dakota County | Reagan, Ronald+957 | 3,46757.8% | 2,51041.8% | 250.4% | 6,002 |
| Dawes County | Reagan, Ronald+2,461 | 3,32678.6% | 86520.4% | 411.0% | 4,232 |
| Dawson County | Reagan, Ronald+5,400 | 6,88781.9% | 1,48717.7% | 330.4% | 8,407 |
| Deuel County | Reagan, Ronald+764 | 96282.4% | 19817.0% | 70.6% | 1,167 |
| Dixon County | Reagan, Ronald+1,169 | 2,15568.1% | 98631.2% | 230.7% | 3,164 |
| Dodge County | Reagan, Ronald+5,935 | 10,20170.2% | 4,26629.3% | 740.5% | 14,541 |
| Douglas County | Reagan, Ronald+53,697 | 112,67665.3% | 58,97934.2% | 1,0030.6% | 172,658 |
| Dundy County | Reagan, Ronald+767 | 99281.0% | 22518.4% | 80.7% | 1,225 |
| Fillmore County | Reagan, Ronald+1,465 | 2,47470.5% | 1,00928.7% | 280.8% | 3,511 |
| Franklin County | Reagan, Ronald+1,075 | 1,59775.1% | 52224.5% | 80.4% | 2,127 |
| Frontier County | Reagan, Ronald+1,093 | 1,35183.5% | 25816.0% | 80.5% | 1,617 |
| Furnas County | Reagan, Ronald+1,784 | 2,36379.7% | 57919.5% | 240.8% | 2,966 |
| Gage County | Reagan, Ronald+3,407 | 6,11668.8% | 2,70930.5% | 670.8% | 8,892 |
| Garden County | Reagan, Ronald+978 | 1,15885.7% | 18013.3% | 131.0% | 1,351 |
| Garfield County | Reagan, Ronald+703 | 89981.4% | 19617.8% | 90.8% | 1,104 |
| Gosper County | Reagan, Ronald+601 | 80279.3% | 20119.9% | 80.8% | 1,011 |
| Grant County | Reagan, Ronald+355 | 40688.5% | 5111.1% | 20.4% | 459 |
| Greeley County | Reagan, Ronald+463 | 94865.7% | 48533.6% | 90.6% | 1,442 |
| Hall County | Reagan, Ronald+8,538 | 13,19373.5% | 4,65525.9% | 1080.6% | 17,956 |
| Hamilton County | Reagan, Ronald+2,576 | 3,41879.8% | 84219.6% | 250.6% | 4,285 |
| Harlan County | Reagan, Ronald+1,199 | 1,69276.8% | 49322.4% | 180.8% | 2,203 |
| Hayes County | Reagan, Ronald+492 | 59385.4% | 10114.6% | 00.0% | 694 |
| Hitchcock County | Reagan, Ronald+1,050 | 1,39180.0% | 34119.6% | 70.4% | 1,739 |
| Holt County | Reagan, Ronald+3,720 | 4,61383.2% | 89316.1% | 390.7% | 5,545 |
| Hooker County | Reagan, Ronald+378 | 43387.8% | 5511.2% | 51.0% | 493 |
| Howard County | Reagan, Ronald+1,012 | 1,89967.7% | 88731.6% | 200.7% | 2,806 |
| Jefferson County | Reagan, Ronald+1,749 | 3,11668.9% | 1,36730.2% | 400.9% | 4,523 |
| Johnson County | Reagan, Ronald+721 | 1,54264.4% | 82134.3% | 331.4% | 2,396 |
| Kearney County | Reagan, Ronald+1,782 | 2,50876.9% | 72622.3% | 280.9% | 3,262 |
| Keith County | Reagan, Ronald+2,802 | 3,43384.1% | 63115.5% | 180.4% | 4,082 |
| Keya Paha County | Reagan, Ronald+379 | 50779.8% | 12820.2% | 00.0% | 635 |
| Kimball County | Reagan, Ronald+1,395 | 1,73483.1% | 33916.2% | 140.7% | 2,087 |
| Knox County | Reagan, Ronald+2,215 | 3,36473.8% | 1,14925.2% | 471.0% | 4,560 |
| Lancaster County | Reagan, Ronald+15,880 | 48,77859.3% | 32,89840.0% | 5690.7% | 82,245 |
| Lincoln County | Reagan, Ronald+6,208 | 10,71770.0% | 4,50929.5% | 810.5% | 15,307 |
| Logan County | Reagan, Ronald+379 | 44686.8% | 6713.0% | 10.2% | 514 |
| Loup County | Reagan, Ronald+244 | 32380.0% | 7919.6% | 20.5% | 404 |
| Madison County | Reagan, Ronald+8,033 | 9,79084.5% | 1,75715.2% | 420.4% | 11,589 |
| McPherson County | Reagan, Ronald+238 | 29582.9% | 5716.0% | 41.1% | 356 |
| Merrick County | Reagan, Ronald+1,882 | 2,70076.1% | 81823.1% | 280.8% | 3,546 |
| Morrill County | Reagan, Ronald+1,424 | 1,88879.8% | 46419.6% | 140.6% | 2,366 |
| Nance County | Reagan, Ronald+868 | 1,39372.1% | 52527.2% | 130.7% | 1,931 |
| Nemaha County | Reagan, Ronald+1,748 | 2,75272.6% | 1,00426.5% | 371.0% | 3,793 |
| Nuckolls County | Reagan, Ronald+1,185 | 2,13268.8% | 94730.6% | 190.6% | 3,098 |
| Otoe County | Reagan, Ronald+2,810 | 4,67970.9% | 1,86928.3% | 480.7% | 6,596 |
| Pawnee County | Reagan, Ronald+754 | 1,30669.3% | 55229.3% | 261.4% | 1,884 |
| Perkins County | Reagan, Ronald+1,113 | 1,42081.8% | 30717.7% | 90.5% | 1,736 |
| Phelps County | Reagan, Ronald+3,001 | 3,74183.1% | 74016.4% | 200.4% | 4,501 |
| Pierce County | Reagan, Ronald+2,472 | 3,01784.1% | 54515.2% | 270.8% | 3,589 |
| Platte County | Reagan, Ronald+8,008 | 10,06982.4% | 2,06116.9% | 920.8% | 12,222 |
| Polk County | Reagan, Ronald+1,539 | 2,14977.4% | 61022.0% | 170.6% | 2,776 |
| Red Willow County | Reagan, Ronald+3,105 | 4,13179.7% | 1,02619.8% | 270.5% | 5,184 |
| Richardson County | Reagan, Ronald+2,212 | 3,63471.3% | 1,42227.9% | 420.8% | 5,098 |
| Rock County | Reagan, Ronald+726 | 87385.3% | 14714.4% | 30.3% | 1,023 |
| Saline County | Reagan, Ronald+557 | 2,94254.5% | 2,38544.2% | 671.2% | 5,394 |
| Sarpy County | Reagan, Ronald+13,354 | 20,19274.3% | 6,83825.2% | 1300.5% | 27,160 |
| Saunders County | Reagan, Ronald+2,750 | 5,21767.3% | 2,46731.8% | 630.8% | 7,747 |
| Scotts Bluff County | Reagan, Ronald+7,637 | 10,71177.2% | 3,07422.2% | 930.7% | 13,878 |
| Seward County | Reagan, Ronald+2,072 | 3,98367.1% | 1,91132.2% | 430.7% | 5,937 |
| Sheridan County | Reagan, Ronald+2,284 | 2,66186.9% | 37712.3% | 230.8% | 3,061 |
| Sherman County | Reagan, Ronald+443 | 1,14461.4% | 70137.6% | 170.9% | 1,862 |
| Sioux County | Reagan, Ronald+611 | 73285.1% | 12114.1% | 70.8% | 860 |
| Stanton County | Reagan, Ronald+1,671 | 2,08283.0% | 41116.4% | 150.6% | 2,508 |
| Thayer County | Reagan, Ronald+1,634 | 2,58072.7% | 94626.6% | 250.7% | 3,551 |
| Thomas County | Reagan, Ronald+225 | 29879.7% | 7319.5% | 30.8% | 374 |
| Thurston County | Reagan, Ronald+333 | 1,41056.4% | 1,07743.1% | 130.5% | 2,500 |
| Valley County | Reagan, Ronald+1,316 | 2,05573.2% | 73926.3% | 130.5% | 2,807 |
| Washington County | Reagan, Ronald+3,626 | 5,19176.4% | 1,56523.0% | 350.5% | 6,791 |
| Wayne County | Reagan, Ronald+2,242 | 3,07578.1% | 83321.2% | 280.7% | 3,936 |
| Webster County | Reagan, Ronald+1,049 | 1,69471.9% | 64527.4% | 160.7% | 2,355 |
| Wheeler County | Reagan, Ronald+268 | 36578.5% | 9720.9% | 30.6% | 465 |
| York County | Reagan, Ronald+4,023 | 5,14782.1% | 1,12417.9% | 00.0% | 6,271 |
complete certified result
Nebraska candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Walter Mondale (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1984 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% |
Same ballot, 1984NE
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1984 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.