Nebraska — 1996 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1996 presidential electionNebraska · PresidentDoleR+18.7
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
| Bob Dole ✓Republican | 53.7% | 363,467 |
|---|---|---|
| Bill ClintonDemocratic | 35.0% | 236,761 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 11.4% | 77,187 |
1996presidential margin
D+60R+60
93 counties, each filled by 1996 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+23.9 |
| Antelope County, NE | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Arthur County, NE | Republican | R+62.8 |
| Banner County, NE | Republican | R+60.8 |
| Blaine County, NE | Republican | R+61.1 |
| Boone County, NE | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Box Butte County, NE | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Boyd County, NE | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Brown County, NE | Republican | R+42.2 |
| Buffalo County, NE | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Burt County, NE | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Butler County, NE | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Cass County, NE | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Cedar County, NE | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Chase County, NE | Republican | R+49.2 |
| Cherry County, NE | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Cheyenne County, NE | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Clay County, NE | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Colfax County, NE | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Cuming County, NE | Republican | R+36.3 |
| Custer County, NE | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Dakota County, NE | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Dawes County, NE | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Dawson County, NE | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Deuel County, NE | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Dixon County, NE | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Dodge County, NE | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Douglas County, NE | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Dundy County, NE | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Fillmore County, NE | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Franklin County, NE | Republican | R+30.9 |
| Frontier County, NE | Republican | R+42.6 |
| Furnas County, NE | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Gage County, NE | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Garden County, NE | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Garfield County, NE | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Gosper County, NE | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Grant County, NE | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Greeley County, NE | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Hall County, NE | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Hamilton County, NE | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Harlan County, NE | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Hayes County, NE | Republican | R+61.8 |
| Hitchcock County, NE | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Holt County, NE | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Hooker County, NE | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Howard County, NE | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Jefferson County, NE | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Johnson County, NE | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Kearney County, NE | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Keith County, NE | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Keya Paha County, NE | Republican | R+54.5 |
| Kimball County, NE | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Knox County, NE | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Lancaster County, NE | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Lincoln County, NE | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Logan County, NE | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Loup County, NE | Republican | R+46.5 |
| Madison County, NE | Republican | R+38.9 |
| McPherson County, NE | Republican | R+56.8 |
| Merrick County, NE | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Morrill County, NE | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Nance County, NE | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Nemaha County, NE | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Nuckolls County, NE | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Otoe County, NE | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Pawnee County, NE | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Perkins County, NE | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Phelps County, NE | Republican | R+42.5 |
| Pierce County, NE | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Platte County, NE | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Polk County, NE | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Red Willow County, NE | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Richardson County, NE | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Rock County, NE | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Saline County, NE | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Sarpy County, NE | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Saunders County, NE | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Scotts Bluff County, NE | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Seward County, NE | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Sheridan County, NE | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Sherman County, NE | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Sioux County, NE | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Stanton County, NE | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Thayer County, NE | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Thomas County, NE | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Thurston County, NE | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Valley County, NE | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Washington County, NE | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Wayne County, NE | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Webster County, NE | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Wheeler County, NE | Republican | R+32.3 |
| York County, NE | Republican | R+40.2 |
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 | Dole, Robert+2,989 | 6,92455.4% | 3,93531.5% | 1241.0% | 12,496 |
| Antelope County | Dole, Robert+1,121 | 2,00559.5% | 88426.2% | 240.7% | 3,370 |
| Arthur County | Dole, Robert+162 | 18772.5% | 259.7% | 00.0% | 258 |
| Banner County | Dole, Robert+247 | 30976.1% | 6215.3% | 51.2% | 406 |
| Blaine County | Dole, Robert+231 | 28475.1% | 5314.0% | 20.5% | 378 |
| Boone County | Dole, Robert+889 | 1,69557.6% | 80627.4% | 160.5% | 2,941 |
| Box Butte County | Dole, Robert+676 | 2,45849.4% | 1,78235.8% | 400.8% | 4,975 |
| Boyd County | Dole, Robert+406 | 77858.0% | 37227.7% | 110.8% | 1,342 |
| Brown County | Dole, Robert+746 | 1,10562.6% | 35920.3% | 130.7% | 1,766 |
| Buffalo County | Dole, Robert+5,727 | 10,00463.1% | 4,27727.0% | 910.6% | 15,856 |
| Burt County | Dole, Robert+470 | 1,70748.8% | 1,23735.4% | 551.6% | 3,496 |
| Butler County | Dole, Robert+943 | 2,04255.2% | 1,09929.7% | 431.2% | 3,696 |
| Cass County | Dole, Robert+1,401 | 4,87850.4% | 3,47735.9% | 910.9% | 9,685 |
| Cedar County | Dole, Robert+953 | 2,17152.2% | 1,21829.3% | 310.7% | 4,159 |
| Chase County | Dole, Robert+912 | 1,27768.9% | 36519.7% | 150.8% | 1,854 |
| Cherry County | Dole, Robert+1,354 | 1,90568.0% | 55119.7% | 120.4% | 2,800 |
| Cheyenne County | Dole, Robert+1,512 | 2,57164.8% | 1,05926.7% | 491.2% | 3,966 |
| Clay County | Dole, Robert+1,102 | 1,98259.9% | 88026.6% | 240.7% | 3,311 |
| Colfax County | Dole, Robert+889 | 1,95455.2% | 1,06530.1% | 270.8% | 3,538 |
| Cuming County | Dole, Robert+1,487 | 2,52061.6% | 1,03325.3% | 350.9% | 4,091 |
| Custer County | Dole, Robert+2,160 | 3,45364.1% | 1,29324.0% | 220.4% | 5,383 |
| Dakota County | Clinton, Bill+40 | 2,59243.3% | 2,63244.0% | 400.7% | 5,985 |
| Dawes County | Dole, Robert+883 | 1,99155.7% | 1,10831.0% | 341.0% | 3,575 |
| Dawson County | Dole, Robert+2,614 | 4,79459.4% | 2,18027.0% | 470.6% | 8,065 |
| Deuel County | Dole, Robert+384 | 62963.5% | 24524.7% | 60.6% | 991 |
| Dixon County | Dole, Robert+547 | 1,47852.0% | 93132.7% | 220.8% | 2,845 |
| Dodge County | Dole, Robert+2,303 | 7,48451.0% | 5,18135.3% | 1290.9% | 14,688 |
| Douglas County | Dole, Robert+21,626 | 92,33451.4% | 70,70839.3% | 1,8161.0% | 179,721 |
| Dundy County | Dole, Robert+528 | 75268.3% | 22420.3% | 131.2% | 1,101 |
| Fillmore County | Dole, Robert+638 | 1,69654.8% | 1,05834.2% | 200.6% | 3,095 |
| Franklin County | Dole, Robert+530 | 1,01359.0% | 48328.1% | 50.3% | 1,716 |
| Frontier County | Dole, Robert+591 | 90165.0% | 31022.4% | 70.5% | 1,387 |
| Furnas County | Dole, Robert+812 | 1,47561.2% | 66327.5% | 662.7% | 2,411 |
| Gage County | Dole, Robert+405 | 4,41344.8% | 4,00840.7% | 760.8% | 9,843 |
| Garden County | Dole, Robert+572 | 85165.6% | 27921.5% | 120.9% | 1,297 |
| Garfield County | Dole, Robert+376 | 62563.3% | 24925.2% | 30.3% | 988 |
| Gosper County | Dole, Robert+334 | 60958.8% | 27526.5% | 20.2% | 1,036 |
| Grant County | Dole, Robert+174 | 25864.8% | 8421.1% | 10.3% | 398 |
| Greeley County | Dole, Robert+170 | 64250.3% | 47237.0% | 80.6% | 1,277 |
| Hall County | Dole, Robert+3,475 | 10,18352.4% | 6,70834.5% | 1220.6% | 19,416 |
| Hamilton County | Dole, Robert+1,451 | 2,62361.4% | 1,17227.4% | 220.5% | 4,274 |
| Harlan County | Dole, Robert+600 | 1,12060.3% | 52028.0% | 150.8% | 1,858 |
| Hayes County | Dole, Robert+352 | 43977.0% | 8715.3% | 50.9% | 570 |
| Hitchcock County | Dole, Robert+568 | 97762.3% | 40926.1% | 100.6% | 1,569 |
| Holt County | Dole, Robert+2,329 | 3,43665.3% | 1,10721.0% | 440.8% | 5,264 |
| Hooker County | Dole, Robert+193 | 30859.9% | 11522.4% | 81.6% | 514 |
| Howard County | Dole, Robert+441 | 1,29450.1% | 85333.0% | 190.7% | 2,583 |
| Jefferson County | Dole, Robert+459 | 1,97949.2% | 1,52037.8% | 310.8% | 4,025 |
| Johnson County | Dole, Robert+239 | 1,00948.0% | 77036.6% | 150.7% | 2,103 |
| Kearney County | Dole, Robert+1,171 | 1,95364.1% | 78225.7% | 170.6% | 3,048 |
| Keith County | Dole, Robert+1,674 | 2,50465.5% | 83021.7% | 290.8% | 3,823 |
| Keya Paha County | Dole, Robert+291 | 38572.1% | 9417.6% | 81.5% | 534 |
| Kimball County | Dole, Robert+484 | 1,01156.7% | 52729.5% | 341.9% | 1,784 |
| Knox County | Dole, Robert+857 | 2,12353.9% | 1,26632.1% | 180.5% | 3,938 |
| Lancaster County | Dole, Robert+1,473 | 44,81245.9% | 43,33944.4% | 9621.0% | 97,708 |
| Lincoln County | Dole, Robert+2,317 | 7,48250.5% | 5,16534.9% | 1140.8% | 14,804 |
| Logan County | Dole, Robert+215 | 29465.6% | 7917.6% | 30.7% | 448 |
| Loup County | Dole, Robert+155 | 22968.8% | 7422.2% | 20.6% | 333 |
| Madison County | Dole, Robert+4,918 | 7,96563.0% | 3,04724.1% | 830.7% | 12,649 |
| McPherson County | Dole, Robert+183 | 23372.4% | 5015.5% | 61.9% | 322 |
| Merrick County | Dole, Robert+1,087 | 2,08458.7% | 99728.1% | 220.6% | 3,552 |
| Morrill County | Dole, Robert+676 | 1,29658.9% | 62028.2% | 241.1% | 2,202 |
| Nance County | Dole, Robert+307 | 89251.7% | 58533.9% | 90.5% | 1,724 |
| Nemaha County | Dole, Robert+656 | 1,88851.9% | 1,23233.9% | 300.8% | 3,635 |
| Nuckolls County | Dole, Robert+626 | 1,38356.0% | 75730.7% | 230.9% | 2,469 |
| Otoe County | Dole, Robert+1,011 | 3,29050.6% | 2,27935.0% | 590.9% | 6,505 |
| Pawnee County | Dole, Robert+186 | 76648.8% | 58037.0% | 161.0% | 1,569 |
| Perkins County | Dole, Robert+666 | 1,01866.1% | 35222.8% | 80.5% | 1,541 |
| Phelps County | Dole, Robert+1,944 | 3,01565.9% | 1,07123.4% | 270.6% | 4,578 |
| Pierce County | Dole, Robert+1,226 | 1,92362.4% | 69722.6% | 160.5% | 3,082 |
| Platte County | Dole, Robert+4,938 | 7,94864.1% | 3,01024.3% | 870.7% | 12,398 |
| Polk County | Dole, Robert+754 | 1,50458.8% | 75029.3% | 341.3% | 2,556 |
| Red Willow County | Dole, Robert+1,747 | 3,11262.1% | 1,36527.2% | 350.7% | 5,011 |
| Richardson County | Dole, Robert+572 | 2,08948.9% | 1,51735.5% | 370.9% | 4,276 |
| Rock County | Dole, Robert+384 | 56463.7% | 18020.3% | 60.7% | 885 |
| Saline County | Clinton, Bill+578 | 1,94537.6% | 2,52348.8% | 180.3% | 5,175 |
| Sarpy County | Dole, Robert+10,217 | 23,02357.7% | 12,80632.1% | 3260.8% | 39,877 |
| Saunders County | Dole, Robert+1,737 | 4,51452.5% | 2,77732.3% | 831.0% | 8,597 |
| Scotts Bluff County | Dole, Robert+3,094 | 7,64156.4% | 4,54733.6% | 1020.8% | 13,541 |
| Seward County | Dole, Robert+1,047 | 3,47951.9% | 2,43236.2% | 530.8% | 6,709 |
| Sheridan County | Dole, Robert+1,261 | 1,83467.5% | 57321.1% | 210.8% | 2,717 |
| Sherman County | Dole, Robert+255 | 82249.2% | 56733.9% | 171.0% | 1,672 |
| Sioux County | Dole, Robert+413 | 55171.7% | 13818.0% | 40.5% | 768 |
| Stanton County | Dole, Robert+880 | 1,45759.6% | 57723.6% | 230.9% | 2,443 |
| Thayer County | Dole, Robert+765 | 1,69856.8% | 93331.2% | 240.8% | 2,989 |
| Thomas County | Dole, Robert+239 | 30370.6% | 6414.9% | 00.0% | 429 |
| Thurston County | Clinton, Bill+127 | 83539.5% | 96245.5% | 241.1% | 2,114 |
| Valley County | Dole, Robert+588 | 1,34656.3% | 75831.7% | 140.6% | 2,392 |
| Washington County | Dole, Robert+2,143 | 4,39157.0% | 2,24829.2% | 901.2% | 7,700 |
| Wayne County | Dole, Robert+1,102 | 2,15058.5% | 1,04828.5% | 381.0% | 3,676 |
| Webster County | Dole, Robert+473 | 1,09456.0% | 62131.8% | 40.2% | 1,955 |
| Wheeler County | Dole, Robert+135 | 24157.7% | 10625.4% | 20.5% | 418 |
| York County | Dole, Robert+2,613 | 4,26665.6% | 1,65325.4% | 290.4% | 6,507 |
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: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 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, 1996NE
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.