Nebraska
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| 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% |
On the ballot
Incumbent Gov. Jim Pillen (R), first elected 2022, is not term-limited and won the GOP primary (~75-76%). Former state senator Lynne Walz won the Democratic primary (~91%); no relation to Minnesota's Tim Walz. A Legal Marijuana NOW candidate (Rick Beard) also won that party line per Wikipedia but is single-sourced and omitted from the confirmed major-candidate list.
Independent Dan Osborn qualified for the ballot June 11 and is the de facto challenger to Sen. Ricketts (R). Democratic nominee Cindy Burbank has pledged to withdraw to back Osborn.
U.S. House
| Year | Seats won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R 3 | 36.4% | 63.6% | 929,392 | |
| R 3 | 35.5% | 62.5% | 663,187 | |
| R 3 | 34.6% | 62.2% | 941,298 | |
| R 3 | 38.0% | 62.0% | 696,570 |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 2.8 points.
1,258,210 registered voters · 2026
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−366 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −33,280 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −1,013 |
| 2012 | −993 |
| 2013 | −878 |
| 2014 | −1,653 |
| 2015 | −2,297 |
| 2016 | −1,963 |
| 2017 | −3,599 |
| 2018 | −3,334 |
| 2019 | −4,220 |
| 2021 | −5,817 |
| 2022 | −4,533 |
| 2023 | −1,074 |
| 2024 | −1,540 |
| 2025 | −366 |
While Nebraska went to Donald Trump by 20.5 points, Omaha’s Second District handed its single electoral vote to the Democrat — the “blue dot.”
- The split electoral vote
- NE-02 (Omaha) went to the Democrat in 2024 — its 3rd time in 5 cycles (2008, 2020, 2024) — as the state went R+20.5 · MIT Election Lab / Akashic
- Statewide margin, 2024
- R+20.5 (R+19.1 in 2020) — a 1.4-pt move toward Trump · MIT Election Lab
- The two Democratic counties
- Douglas (Omaha) D+10.1 and Lancaster (Lincoln) D+4.3 — the only two of 93 counties Democratic · MIT Election Lab 2024
- Reddest county
- Grant County R+91.8 (351–15) — the widest county margin in the state · MIT Election Lab 2024
- German and Czech roots
- 31% German ancestry; a Czech share among the larger of any state · ACS 2024 5-year
- Open races in 2026
- Gov. Pillen (R) seeks a 2nd term vs Lynne Walz (D); Sen. Ricketts (R) faces independent Dan Osborn · Akashic 2026 forecast
The states whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/state/NE/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.