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Elections / 1896 · President · NE

William Jennings Bryan carried Nebraska D+5.4.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Nebraska, 1896. The state ran 11.4 points more Democratic than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)

Nebraska result
223,181 votes counted
Bryan (D)
115,007
51.5%
McKinley (R)
103,064
46.2%
All others
5,110
2.3%
Margin
D+5.4
1896 presidential election
Nebraska, 1896
BryanD+5.4
1896 presidential margin by county for Nebraska — 1896 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nebraska — 1896 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1896 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Adams County, NE · D+7.0Antelope County, NE · D+8.8Banner County, NE · R+14.1Blaine County, NE · R+17.6Boone County, NE · D+10.7Box Butte County, NE · D+9.3Boyd County, NE · D+13.0Brown County, NE · R+13.8Buffalo County, NE · D+13.7Burt County, NE · R+14.6Butler County, NE · D+27.1Cass County, NE · R+3.6Cedar County, NE · D+18.5Chase County, NE · D+3.1Cherry County, NE · D+6.0Cheyenne County, NE · D+6.8Clay County, NE · TiedColfax County, NE · D+21.6Cuming County, NE · D+14.5Custer County, NE · D+24.9Dakota County, NE · D+19.9Dawes County, NE · D+4.7Dawson County, NE · D+9.0Deuel County, NE · R+3.2Dixon County, NE · D+15.8Dodge County, NE · R+9.7Douglas County, NE · R+2.3Dundy County, NE · D+2.8Fillmore County, NE · D+1.9Franklin County, NE · D+13.9Frontier County, NE · D+13.9Furnas County, NE · D+12.7Gage County, NE · R+14.2Garfield County, NE · D+20.2Gosper County, NE · D+23.1Grant County, NE · D+4.8Greeley County, NE · D+32.4Hall County, NE · R+1.9Hamilton County, NE · D+6.1Harlan County, NE · D+15.4Hayes County, NE · R+3.0Hitchcock County, NE · D+7.2Holt County, NE · D+23.3Hooker County, NE · D+57.7Howard County, NE · D+29.4Jefferson County, NE · R+4.4Johnson County, NE · R+5.9Kearney County, NE · D+9.5Keith County, NE · D+20.3Keya Paha County, NE · D+18.2Kimball County, NE · R+21.2Knox County, NE · D+20.1Lancaster County, NE · R+6.6Lincoln County, NE · D+11.2Logan County, NE · D+26.5Loup County, NE · D+6.6Madison County, NE · R+4.2McPherson County, NE · D+7.5Merrick County, NE · D+2.0Nance County, NE · D+12.1Nemaha County, NE · D+14.1Nuckolls County, NE · D+8.5Otoe County, NE · R+1.1Pawnee County, NE · R+11.9Perkins County, NE · D+16.4Phelps County, NE · D+8.0Pierce County, NE · D+20.2Platte County, NE · D+20.3Polk County, NE · D+25.5Red Willow County, NE · D+1.6Richardson County, NE · D+5.0Rock County, NE · R+20.7Saline County, NE · R+1.5Sarpy County, NE · D+26.6Saunders County, NE · D+12.3Scotts Bluff County, NE · D+2.9Seward County, NE · D+5.2Sheridan County, NE · D+22.3Sherman County, NE · D+32.3Sioux County, NE · D+32.3Stanton County, NE · D+11.4Thayer County, NE · R+8.2Thomas County, NE · D+38.7Thurston County, NE · D+17.0Valley County, NE · D+12.1Washington County, NE · R+6.7Wayne County, NE · D+5.4Webster County, NE · D+7.6Wheeler County, NE · D+24.1York County, NE · R+2.8
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic51.5%115,007
William McKinleyRepublican46.2%103,064
OtherAll other candidates2.3%5,110
D+60
R+60
90 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
Nebraska's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −20.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−20.5%DR18922024
Nebraska's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 1896
90 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+7.0%
2,0421,7683,918
Antelope CountyD
+8.8%
1,1859882,240
Banner CountyR
−14.1%
130173306
Blaine CountyR
−17.6%
6086148
Boone CountyD
+10.7%
1,3661,0992,500
Box Butte CountyD
+9.3%
5354411,007
Boyd CountyD
+13.0%
6575001,204
Brown CountyR
−13.8%
290385687
Buffalo CountyD
+13.7%
2,4331,8354,376
Burt CountyR
−14.6%
1,1901,6082,870
Butler CountyD
+27.1%
2,2611,2853,606
Cass CountyR
−3.6%
2,4542,6395,201
Cedar CountyD
+18.5%
1,5191,0412,588
Chase CountyD
+3.1%
260244514
Cherry CountyD
+6.0%
6876071,342
Cheyenne CountyD
+6.8%
505439973
Clay CountyD
+0.3%
1,7031,6913,473
Colfax CountyD
+21.6%
1,4209052,383
Cuming CountyD
+14.5%
1,7601,3123,099
Custer CountyD
+24.9%
2,4941,4844,051
Dakota CountyD
+19.9%
9346191,584
Dawes CountyD
+4.7%
9168321,795
Dawson CountyD
+9.0%
1,3571,1282,547
Deuel CountyR
−3.2%
282301593
Dixon CountyD
+15.8%
1,2999342,307
Dodge CountyR
−9.7%
2,0052,4534,618
Douglas CountyR
−2.3%
11,75512,32624,678
Dundy CountyD
+2.8%
288272578
Fillmore CountyD
+1.9%
1,7331,6683,494
Franklin CountyD
+13.9%
1,0948211,958
Frontier CountyD
+13.9%
1,0267731,818
Furnas CountyD
+12.7%
1,4871,1482,671
Gage CountyR
−14.2%
2,7103,6336,507
Garfield CountyD
+20.2%
223148371
Gosper CountyD
+23.1%
6814191,133
Grant CountyD
+4.8%
9586189
Greeley CountyD
+32.4%
7773961,176
Hall CountyR
−1.9%
1,8451,9173,853
Hamilton CountyD
+6.1%
1,5621,3803,006
Harlan CountyD
+15.4%
1,1518362,050
Hayes CountyR
−3.0%
284302607
Hitchcock CountyD
+7.2%
487421918
Holt CountyD
+23.3%
1,4288762,372
Hooker CountyD
+57.7%
401052
Howard CountyD
+29.4%
1,2856932,014
Jefferson CountyR
−4.4%
1,5171,6613,240
Johnson CountyR
−5.9%
1,2461,4082,728
Kearney CountyD
+9.5%
1,1609552,164
Keith CountyD
+20.3%
269178449
Keya Paha CountyD
+18.2%
278189489
Kimball CountyR
−21.2%
6297165
Knox CountyD
+20.1%
1,5921,0432,725
Lancaster CountyR
−6.6%
5,6876,51312,484
Lincoln CountyD
+11.2%
1,3581,0782,503
Logan CountyD
+26.5%
12874204
Loup CountyD
+6.6%
133116256
Madison CountyR
−4.2%
1,7151,8673,653
McPherson CountyD
+7.5%
433780
Merrick CountyD
+2.0%
1,0209792,058
Nance CountyD
+12.1%
9517431,712
Nemaha CountyD
+14.1%
1,9301,4493,423
Nuckolls CountyD
+8.5%
1,3551,1372,557
Otoe CountyR
−1.1%
2,3842,4384,988
Pawnee CountyR
−11.9%
1,1631,4862,724
Perkins CountyD
+16.4%
233166408
Phelps CountyD
+8.0%
1,1479732,178
Pierce CountyD
+20.2%
9606341,615
Platte CountyD
+20.3%
2,0991,3773,558
Polk CountyD
+25.5%
1,4328412,322
Red Willow CountyD
+1.6%
1,0019692,003
Richardson CountyD
+5.0%
2,5402,2914,946
Rock CountyR
−20.7%
224347594
Saline CountyR
−1.5%
2,0042,0684,178
Sarpy CountyD
+26.6%
1,1836741,916
Saunders CountyD
+12.3%
2,7282,1214,950
Scotts Bluff CountyD
+2.9%
244230479
Seward CountyD
+5.2%
1,8761,6883,638
Sheridan CountyD
+22.3%
8575361,439
Sherman CountyD
+32.3%
8594321,320
Sioux CountyD
+32.3%
306155467
Stanton CountyD
+11.4%
8336581,535
Thayer CountyR
−8.2%
1,3151,5562,943
Thomas CountyD
+38.7%
7633111
Thurston CountyD
+17.0%
7175081,231
Valley CountyD
+12.1%
8866921,608
Washington CountyR
−6.7%
1,3911,5973,064
Wayne CountyD
+5.4%
1,1109952,115
Webster CountyD
+7.6%
1,3281,1372,526
Wheeler CountyD
+24.1%
16197266
York CountyR
−2.8%
1,8111,9193,794