Nebraska — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionNebraska · PresidentMcCainR+14.9
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| John McCain ✓Republican | 56.5% | 452,979 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 41.6% | 333,319 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.9% | 14,983 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
93 counties, each filled by 2008 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+27.0 |
| Antelope County, NE | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Arthur County, NE | Republican | R+67.7 |
| Banner County, NE | Republican | R+68.8 |
| Blaine County, NE | Republican | R+70.6 |
| Boone County, NE | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Box Butte County, NE | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Boyd County, NE | Republican | R+53.1 |
| Brown County, NE | Republican | R+57.2 |
| Buffalo County, NE | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Burt County, NE | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Butler County, NE | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Cass County, NE | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Cedar County, NE | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Chase County, NE | Republican | R+61.6 |
| Cherry County, NE | Republican | R+57.6 |
| Cheyenne County, NE | Republican | R+49.6 |
| Clay County, NE | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Colfax County, NE | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Cuming County, NE | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Custer County, NE | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Dakota County, NE | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Dawes County, NE | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Dawson County, NE | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Deuel County, NE | Republican | R+49.2 |
| Dixon County, NE | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Dodge County, NE | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Douglas County, NE | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Dundy County, NE | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Fillmore County, NE | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Franklin County, NE | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Frontier County, NE | Republican | R+48.8 |
| Furnas County, NE | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Gage County, NE | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Garden County, NE | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Garfield County, NE | Republican | R+57.1 |
| Gosper County, NE | Republican | R+49.2 |
| Grant County, NE | Republican | R+75.5 |
| Greeley County, NE | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Hall County, NE | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Hamilton County, NE | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Harlan County, NE | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Hayes County, NE | Republican | R+68.0 |
| Hitchcock County, NE | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Holt County, NE | Republican | R+53.4 |
| Hooker County, NE | Republican | R+63.9 |
| Howard County, NE | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Jefferson County, NE | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Johnson County, NE | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Kearney County, NE | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Keith County, NE | Republican | R+49.6 |
| Keya Paha County, NE | Republican | R+55.2 |
| Kimball County, NE | Republican | R+50.1 |
| Knox County, NE | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Lancaster County, NE | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Lincoln County, NE | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Logan County, NE | Republican | R+59.1 |
| Loup County, NE | Republican | R+55.0 |
| Madison County, NE | Republican | R+39.3 |
| McPherson County, NE | Republican | R+66.6 |
| Merrick County, NE | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Morrill County, NE | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Nance County, NE | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Nemaha County, NE | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Nuckolls County, NE | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Otoe County, NE | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Pawnee County, NE | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Perkins County, NE | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Phelps County, NE | Republican | R+51.6 |
| Pierce County, NE | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Platte County, NE | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Polk County, NE | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Red Willow County, NE | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Richardson County, NE | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Rock County, NE | Republican | R+62.5 |
| Saline County, NE | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Sarpy County, NE | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Saunders County, NE | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Scotts Bluff County, NE | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Seward County, NE | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Sheridan County, NE | Republican | R+60.4 |
| Sherman County, NE | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Sioux County, NE | Republican | R+66.4 |
| Stanton County, NE | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Thayer County, NE | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Thomas County, NE | Republican | R+71.8 |
| Thurston County, NE | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Valley County, NE | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Washington County, NE | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Wayne County, NE | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Webster County, NE | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Wheeler County, NE | Republican | R+54.1 |
| York County, NE | Republican | R+49.3 |
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 | John McCain+3,567 | 8,25262.5% | 4,68535.5% | 2732.1% | 13,210 |
| Antelope County | John McCain+1,626 | 2,38374.8% | 75723.8% | 451.4% | 3,185 |
| Arthur County | John McCain+178 | 21782.5% | 3914.8% | 72.7% | 263 |
| Banner County | John McCain+286 | 34883.7% | 6214.9% | 61.4% | 416 |
| Blaine County | John McCain+223 | 26684.2% | 4313.6% | 72.2% | 316 |
| Boone County | John McCain+1,300 | 2,04272.0% | 74226.2% | 521.8% | 2,836 |
| Box Butte County | John McCain+1,046 | 2,93258.9% | 1,88637.9% | 1613.2% | 4,979 |
| Boyd County | John McCain+589 | 83975.6% | 25022.5% | 211.9% | 1,110 |
| Brown County | John McCain+897 | 1,20877.1% | 31119.8% | 483.1% | 1,567 |
| Buffalo County | John McCain+7,230 | 13,09767.9% | 5,86730.4% | 3291.7% | 19,293 |
| Burt County | John McCain+494 | 1,90756.3% | 1,41341.7% | 672.0% | 3,387 |
| Butler County | John McCain+1,367 | 2,55766.6% | 1,19031.0% | 922.4% | 3,839 |
| Cass County | John McCain+2,367 | 7,12058.7% | 4,75339.2% | 2492.1% | 12,122 |
| Cedar County | John McCain+1,722 | 2,91269.8% | 1,19028.5% | 721.7% | 4,174 |
| Chase County | John McCain+1,136 | 1,47780.1% | 34118.5% | 261.4% | 1,844 |
| Cherry County | John McCain+1,761 | 2,36077.1% | 59919.6% | 1003.3% | 3,059 |
| Cheyenne County | John McCain+2,399 | 3,57273.8% | 1,17324.2% | 941.9% | 4,839 |
| Clay County | John McCain+1,397 | 2,17771.8% | 78025.7% | 762.5% | 3,033 |
| Colfax County | John McCain+893 | 2,01863.0% | 1,12535.1% | 601.9% | 3,203 |
| Cuming County | John McCain+1,458 | 2,73266.8% | 1,27431.2% | 812.0% | 4,087 |
| Custer County | John McCain+3,109 | 4,30177.1% | 1,19221.4% | 851.5% | 5,578 |
| Dakota County | John McCain+298 | 3,29251.5% | 2,99446.8% | 1101.7% | 6,396 |
| Dawes County | John McCain+1,091 | 2,37662.9% | 1,28534.0% | 1143.0% | 3,775 |
| Dawson County | John McCain+3,061 | 5,46068.4% | 2,39930.0% | 1271.6% | 7,986 |
| Deuel County | John McCain+489 | 73273.7% | 24324.5% | 181.8% | 993 |
| Dixon County | John McCain+839 | 1,78563.9% | 94633.9% | 632.3% | 2,794 |
| Dodge County | John McCain+1,868 | 8,55755.0% | 6,68943.0% | 3042.0% | 15,550 |
| Douglas County | Barack Obama+10,519 | 106,29146.9% | 116,81051.5% | 3,6001.6% | 226,701 |
| Dundy County | John McCain+565 | 78376.8% | 21821.4% | 181.8% | 1,019 |
| Fillmore County | John McCain+951 | 1,91364.9% | 96232.6% | 722.4% | 2,947 |
| Franklin County | John McCain+637 | 1,07969.5% | 44228.5% | 312.0% | 1,552 |
| Frontier County | John McCain+685 | 1,03473.6% | 34924.9% | 211.5% | 1,404 |
| Furnas County | John McCain+1,169 | 1,72574.1% | 55623.9% | 472.0% | 2,328 |
| Gage County | John McCain+962 | 5,43553.5% | 4,47344.0% | 2522.5% | 10,160 |
| Garden County | John McCain+561 | 84474.2% | 28324.9% | 111.0% | 1,138 |
| Garfield County | John McCain+588 | 80077.7% | 21220.6% | 181.7% | 1,030 |
| Gosper County | John McCain+516 | 77674.0% | 26024.8% | 121.1% | 1,048 |
| Grant County | John McCain+277 | 31886.6% | 4111.2% | 82.2% | 367 |
| Greeley County | John McCain+257 | 71559.6% | 45838.2% | 262.2% | 1,199 |
| Hall County | John McCain+5,122 | 12,97761.0% | 7,85536.9% | 4392.1% | 21,271 |
| Hamilton County | John McCain+2,057 | 3,38970.6% | 1,33227.8% | 781.6% | 4,799 |
| Harlan County | John McCain+927 | 1,32975.3% | 40222.8% | 352.0% | 1,766 |
| Hayes County | John McCain+376 | 46183.4% | 8515.4% | 71.3% | 553 |
| Hitchcock County | John McCain+655 | 1,00172.6% | 34625.1% | 322.3% | 1,379 |
| Holt County | John McCain+2,657 | 3,74675.3% | 1,08921.9% | 1392.8% | 4,974 |
| Hooker County | John McCain+280 | 35581.1% | 7517.1% | 81.8% | 438 |
| Howard County | John McCain+764 | 1,84761.6% | 1,08336.1% | 662.2% | 2,996 |
| Jefferson County | John McCain+583 | 2,10356.9% | 1,52041.1% | 742.0% | 3,697 |
| Johnson County | John McCain+228 | 1,14254.1% | 91443.3% | 542.6% | 2,110 |
| Kearney County | John McCain+1,348 | 2,22470.6% | 87627.8% | 501.6% | 3,150 |
| Keith County | John McCain+1,968 | 2,94274.1% | 97424.5% | 521.3% | 3,968 |
| Keya Paha County | John McCain+294 | 40976.7% | 11521.6% | 91.7% | 533 |
| Kimball County | John McCain+907 | 1,34674.3% | 43924.2% | 261.4% | 1,811 |
| Knox County | John McCain+1,473 | 2,72866.8% | 1,25530.7% | 1012.5% | 4,084 |
| Lancaster County | Barack Obama+6,336 | 59,39846.6% | 65,73451.6% | 2,3581.8% | 127,490 |
| Lincoln County | John McCain+5,771 | 10,81766.5% | 5,04631.0% | 4142.5% | 16,277 |
| Logan County | John McCain+246 | 32778.6% | 8119.5% | 81.9% | 416 |
| Loup County | John McCain+216 | 30276.8% | 8621.9% | 51.3% | 393 |
| Madison County | John McCain+5,513 | 9,65568.7% | 4,14229.5% | 2481.8% | 14,045 |
| McPherson County | John McCain+195 | 24081.9% | 4515.4% | 82.7% | 293 |
| Merrick County | John McCain+1,389 | 2,37569.2% | 98628.7% | 702.0% | 3,431 |
| Morrill County | John McCain+1,168 | 1,72573.4% | 55723.7% | 692.9% | 2,351 |
| Nance County | John McCain+567 | 1,11665.4% | 54932.2% | 422.5% | 1,707 |
| Nemaha County | John McCain+894 | 2,13461.4% | 1,24035.7% | 1002.9% | 3,474 |
| Nuckolls County | John McCain+841 | 1,49867.4% | 65729.6% | 663.0% | 2,221 |
| Otoe County | John McCain+1,118 | 4,03356.9% | 2,91541.1% | 1442.0% | 7,092 |
| Pawnee County | John McCain+376 | 85962.1% | 48334.9% | 423.0% | 1,384 |
| Perkins County | John McCain+782 | 1,09276.9% | 31021.8% | 181.3% | 1,420 |
| Phelps County | John McCain+2,310 | 3,36075.1% | 1,05023.5% | 631.4% | 4,473 |
| Pierce County | John McCain+1,602 | 2,38573.9% | 78324.3% | 581.8% | 3,226 |
| Platte County | John McCain+5,577 | 9,37369.8% | 3,79628.3% | 2511.9% | 13,420 |
| Polk County | John McCain+1,154 | 1,82271.6% | 66826.3% | 532.1% | 2,543 |
| Red Willow County | John McCain+2,519 | 3,73574.0% | 1,21624.1% | 931.8% | 5,044 |
| Richardson County | John McCain+829 | 2,34259.0% | 1,51338.1% | 1132.8% | 3,968 |
| Rock County | John McCain+501 | 64079.9% | 13917.4% | 222.7% | 801 |
| Saline County | Barack Obama+240 | 2,43446.4% | 2,67450.9% | 1432.7% | 5,251 |
| Sarpy County | John McCain+10,806 | 38,81657.1% | 28,01041.2% | 1,1961.8% | 68,022 |
| Saunders County | John McCain+2,421 | 6,18860.6% | 3,76736.9% | 2572.5% | 10,212 |
| Scotts Bluff County | John McCain+4,963 | 9,70865.9% | 4,74532.2% | 2771.9% | 14,730 |
| Seward County | John McCain+1,944 | 4,64761.7% | 2,70335.9% | 1792.4% | 7,529 |
| Sheridan County | John McCain+1,487 | 1,94178.8% | 45418.4% | 672.7% | 2,462 |
| Sherman County | John McCain+365 | 95060.4% | 58537.2% | 372.4% | 1,572 |
| Sioux County | John McCain+486 | 60382.4% | 11716.0% | 121.6% | 732 |
| Stanton County | John McCain+1,117 | 1,78171.4% | 66426.6% | 502.0% | 2,495 |
| Thayer County | John McCain+889 | 1,74965.8% | 86032.3% | 501.9% | 2,659 |
| Thomas County | John McCain+280 | 33184.9% | 5113.1% | 82.1% | 390 |
| Thurston County | Barack Obama+148 | 97245.7% | 1,12052.7% | 341.6% | 2,126 |
| Valley County | John McCain+951 | 1,65768.4% | 70629.1% | 602.5% | 2,423 |
| Washington County | John McCain+2,714 | 6,42562.3% | 3,71136.0% | 1841.8% | 10,320 |
| Wayne County | John McCain+1,254 | 2,50365.7% | 1,24932.8% | 561.5% | 3,808 |
| Webster County | John McCain+681 | 1,23367.9% | 55230.4% | 321.8% | 1,817 |
| Wheeler County | John McCain+238 | 33475.9% | 9621.8% | 102.3% | 440 |
| York County | John McCain+3,241 | 4,84873.8% | 1,60724.5% | 1131.7% | 6,568 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 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, 2008NE
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.