Nebraska — 1912 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1912 presidential electionNebraska · PresidentWilsonD+22.0
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic | 43.7% | 109,007 |
|---|---|---|
| OtherAll other candidates | 34.6% | 86,249 |
| William H. TaftRepublican | 21.7% | 54,226 |
1912presidential margin
D+60R+60
92 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Nebraska cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (92 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, NE | Democratic | D+31.7 |
| Antelope County, NE | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Banner County, NE | Other / independent | D+1.1 |
| Blaine County, NE | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Boone County, NE | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Box Butte County, NE | Other / independent | D+22.7 |
| Boyd County, NE | Other / independent | D+22.2 |
| Brown County, NE | Other / independent | D+14.4 |
| Buffalo County, NE | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Burt County, NE | Other / independent | D+5.9 |
| Butler County, NE | Democratic | D+28.8 |
| Cass County, NE | Democratic | D+24.0 |
| Cedar County, NE | Democratic | D+24.1 |
| Chase County, NE | Other / independent | D+8.3 |
| Cherry County, NE | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Cheyenne County, NE | Other / independent | D+12.0 |
| Clay County, NE | Democratic | D+31.1 |
| Colfax County, NE | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Cuming County, NE | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Custer County, NE | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Dakota County, NE | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Dawes County, NE | Other / independent | D+18.1 |
| Dawson County, NE | Democratic | D+34.3 |
| Deuel County, NE | Other / independent | D+18.6 |
| Dixon County, NE | Other / independent | D+10.0 |
| Dodge County, NE | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Douglas County, NE | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Dundy County, NE | Other / independent | D+17.7 |
| Fillmore County, NE | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Franklin County, NE | Democratic | D+34.8 |
| Frontier County, NE | Other / independent | D+21.6 |
| Furnas County, NE | Democratic | D+35.5 |
| Gage County, NE | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Garden County, NE | Other / independent | D+17.1 |
| Garfield County, NE | Other / independent | D+5.2 |
| Gosper County, NE | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Grant County, NE | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Greeley County, NE | Democratic | D+31.0 |
| Hall County, NE | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Hamilton County, NE | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Harlan County, NE | Democratic | D+28.8 |
| Hayes County, NE | Other / independent | D+14.0 |
| Hitchcock County, NE | Democratic | D+32.5 |
| Holt County, NE | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Hooker County, NE | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Howard County, NE | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Jefferson County, NE | Other / independent | D+21.0 |
| Johnson County, NE | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Kearney County, NE | Democratic | D+32.5 |
| Keith County, NE | Other / independent | D+14.2 |
| Keya Paha County, NE | Other / independent | R+4.7 |
| Kimball County, NE | Other / independent | D+8.8 |
| Knox County, NE | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Lancaster County, NE | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Lincoln County, NE | Other / independent | D+13.8 |
| Logan County, NE | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Loup County, NE | Other / independent | R+3.9 |
| Madison County, NE | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| McPherson County, NE | Other / independent | D+11.4 |
| Merrick County, NE | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Morrill County, NE | Other / independent | D+14.7 |
| Nance County, NE | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Nemaha County, NE | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Nuckolls County, NE | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Otoe County, NE | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Pawnee County, NE | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Perkins County, NE | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Phelps County, NE | Other / independent | D+29.9 |
| Pierce County, NE | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Platte County, NE | Democratic | D+36.8 |
| Polk County, NE | Other / independent | D+20.5 |
| Red Willow County, NE | Other / independent | D+30.6 |
| Richardson County, NE | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| Rock County, NE | Other / independent | D+5.6 |
| Saline County, NE | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Sarpy County, NE | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Saunders County, NE | Democratic | D+26.4 |
| Scotts Bluff County, NE | Other / independent | D+10.5 |
| Seward County, NE | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Sheridan County, NE | Other / independent | D+15.1 |
| Sherman County, NE | Other / independent | D+11.7 |
| Sioux County, NE | Other / independent | D+22.7 |
| Stanton County, NE | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Thayer County, NE | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Thomas County, NE | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Thurston County, NE | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Valley County, NE | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Washington County, NE | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Wayne County, NE | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Webster County, NE | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Wheeler County, NE | Other / independent | D+25.7 |
| York County, NE | Democratic | D+22.5 |
Nebraska results by county
92 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 | Woodrow Wilson+862 | 2,11750.8% | 1,25530.1% | 79619.1% | 4,168 |
| Antelope County | Woodrow Wilson+210 | 1,23839.4% | 1,02832.7% | 87727.9% | 3,143 |
| Banner County | Other+108 | 5620.5% | 16460.1% | 5319.4% | 273 |
| Blaine County | Woodrow Wilson+18 | 16337.6% | 14533.4% | 12629.0% | 434 |
| Boone County | Woodrow Wilson+337 | 1,36046.1% | 1,02334.6% | 57019.3% | 2,953 |
| Box Butte County | Other+21 | 51840.3% | 53942.0% | 22717.7% | 1,284 |
| Boyd County | Other+80 | 65139.1% | 73144.0% | 28116.9% | 1,663 |
| Brown County | Other+42 | 48337.1% | 52540.3% | 29522.6% | 1,303 |
| Buffalo County | Woodrow Wilson+489 | 2,06143.7% | 1,57233.3% | 1,08122.9% | 4,714 |
| Burt County | Other+24 | 1,04035.0% | 1,06435.8% | 86529.1% | 2,969 |
| Butler County | Woodrow Wilson+933 | 1,75654.2% | 66020.4% | 82325.4% | 3,239 |
| Cass County | Woodrow Wilson+659 | 2,00946.4% | 1,35031.2% | 97022.4% | 4,329 |
| Cedar County | Woodrow Wilson+444 | 1,51145.9% | 1,06732.4% | 71621.7% | 3,294 |
| Chase County | Other+63 | 26233.4% | 32541.5% | 19725.1% | 784 |
| Cherry County | Woodrow Wilson+151 | 1,04739.9% | 89634.2% | 67925.9% | 2,622 |
| Cheyenne County | Other+31 | 34836.3% | 37939.5% | 23324.3% | 960 |
| Clay County | Woodrow Wilson+287 | 1,69446.3% | 1,40738.5% | 55715.2% | 3,658 |
| Colfax County | Woodrow Wilson+378 | 99847.5% | 48223.0% | 62029.5% | 2,100 |
| Cuming County | Woodrow Wilson+725 | 1,48453.8% | 51418.6% | 75927.5% | 2,757 |
| Custer County | Woodrow Wilson+65 | 2,39541.5% | 2,33040.3% | 1,05118.2% | 5,776 |
| Dakota County | Woodrow Wilson+202 | 61242.8% | 41028.7% | 40828.5% | 1,430 |
| Dawes County | Other+107 | 58337.1% | 69043.9% | 29819.0% | 1,571 |
| Dawson County | Woodrow Wilson+278 | 1,61347.5% | 1,33539.3% | 44913.2% | 3,397 |
| Deuel County | Other+48 | 13535.3% | 18347.9% | 6416.8% | 382 |
| Dixon County | Other+193 | 82334.0% | 1,01642.0% | 58224.0% | 2,421 |
| Dodge County | Woodrow Wilson+657 | 1,98743.8% | 1,21826.9% | 1,33029.3% | 4,535 |
| Douglas County | Woodrow Wilson+2,719 | 12,90844.1% | 10,18934.8% | 6,18521.1% | 29,282 |
| Dundy County | Other+124 | 30434.5% | 42848.6% | 14816.8% | 880 |
| Fillmore County | Woodrow Wilson+764 | 1,73648.0% | 90725.1% | 97226.9% | 3,615 |
| Franklin County | Woodrow Wilson+281 | 1,14848.9% | 86736.9% | 33214.1% | 2,347 |
| Frontier County | Other+79 | 65739.0% | 73643.7% | 29317.4% | 1,686 |
| Furnas County | Woodrow Wilson+319 | 1,26649.3% | 94736.9% | 35413.8% | 2,567 |
| Gage County | Woodrow Wilson+174 | 2,59340.8% | 2,41938.1% | 1,33621.0% | 6,348 |
| Garden County | Other+153 | 28233.1% | 43551.0% | 13615.9% | 853 |
| Garfield County | Other+151 | 23428.9% | 38547.5% | 19223.7% | 811 |
| Gosper County | Woodrow Wilson+217 | 52454.6% | 30732.0% | 12913.4% | 960 |
| Grant County | Woodrow Wilson+11 | 9339.4% | 6125.8% | 8234.7% | 236 |
| Greeley County | Woodrow Wilson+451 | 91352.3% | 46226.5% | 37121.2% | 1,746 |
| Hall County | Woodrow Wilson+805 | 2,08547.3% | 1,28029.0% | 1,04723.7% | 4,412 |
| Hamilton County | Woodrow Wilson+228 | 1,43346.4% | 1,20539.0% | 45014.6% | 3,088 |
| Harlan County | Woodrow Wilson+102 | 91844.6% | 81639.6% | 32515.8% | 2,059 |
| Hayes County | Other+107 | 18932.0% | 29650.1% | 10617.9% | 591 |
| Hitchcock County | Woodrow Wilson+13 | 47144.6% | 45843.3% | 12812.1% | 1,057 |
| Holt County | Woodrow Wilson+92 | 1,45640.5% | 1,36437.9% | 77821.6% | 3,598 |
| Hooker County | Woodrow Wilson+18 | 12140.2% | 7725.6% | 10334.2% | 301 |
| Howard County | Woodrow Wilson+465 | 1,11850.8% | 65329.7% | 43119.6% | 2,202 |
| Jefferson County | Other+78 | 1,39639.6% | 1,47441.8% | 65518.6% | 3,525 |
| Johnson County | Woodrow Wilson+195 | 89039.4% | 69530.8% | 67229.8% | 2,257 |
| Kearney County | Woodrow Wilson+280 | 1,01248.7% | 73235.2% | 33616.2% | 2,080 |
| Keith County | Other+20 | 30437.3% | 32439.7% | 18823.0% | 816 |
| Keya Paha County | Other+68 | 22127.4% | 32740.5% | 25932.1% | 807 |
| Kimball County | Other+118 | 10926.7% | 22755.5% | 7317.8% | 409 |
| Knox County | Woodrow Wilson+766 | 1,80346.6% | 1,03726.8% | 1,02826.6% | 3,868 |
| Lancaster County | Woodrow Wilson+1,851 | 6,70847.5% | 4,85734.4% | 2,56618.2% | 14,131 |
| Lincoln County | Other+242 | 1,12935.4% | 1,37143.0% | 69021.6% | 3,190 |
| Logan County | Woodrow Wilson+20 | 15339.9% | 13334.7% | 9725.3% | 383 |
| Loup County | Other+83 | 11324.7% | 21446.7% | 13128.6% | 458 |
| Madison County | Woodrow Wilson+537 | 1,71842.9% | 1,10827.7% | 1,18129.5% | 4,007 |
| McPherson County | Other+103 | 18031.2% | 28349.0% | 11419.8% | 577 |
| Merrick County | Woodrow Wilson+105 | 95040.9% | 84536.4% | 52622.7% | 2,321 |
| Morrill County | Other+109 | 39135.0% | 50044.7% | 22720.3% | 1,118 |
| Nance County | Woodrow Wilson+86 | 71637.2% | 58130.2% | 63032.7% | 1,927 |
| Nemaha County | Woodrow Wilson+433 | 1,37446.0% | 94131.5% | 67222.5% | 2,987 |
| Nuckolls County | Woodrow Wilson+345 | 1,31243.5% | 96732.1% | 73824.5% | 3,017 |
| Otoe County | Woodrow Wilson+772 | 1,94548.1% | 1,17329.0% | 92222.8% | 4,040 |
| Pawnee County | Woodrow Wilson+143 | 95840.5% | 81534.4% | 59325.1% | 2,366 |
| Perkins County | Woodrow Wilson+28 | 25343.7% | 22538.9% | 10117.4% | 579 |
| Phelps County | Other+207 | 97240.4% | 1,17949.0% | 25410.6% | 2,405 |
| Pierce County | Woodrow Wilson+254 | 94844.4% | 49223.1% | 69432.5% | 2,134 |
| Platte County | Woodrow Wilson+739 | 2,01551.9% | 1,27632.9% | 58915.2% | 3,880 |
| Polk County | Other+19 | 99639.9% | 1,01540.7% | 48519.4% | 2,496 |
| Red Willow County | Other+75 | 92342.4% | 99845.8% | 25611.8% | 2,177 |
| Richardson County | Woodrow Wilson+471 | 1,97744.4% | 1,50633.9% | 96521.7% | 4,448 |
| Rock County | Other+81 | 27932.1% | 36041.4% | 23026.5% | 869 |
| Saline County | Woodrow Wilson+757 | 1,94248.7% | 85821.5% | 1,18529.7% | 3,985 |
| Sarpy County | Woodrow Wilson+325 | 85747.8% | 53229.7% | 40422.5% | 1,793 |
| Saunders County | Woodrow Wilson+425 | 2,08045.2% | 1,65536.0% | 86418.8% | 4,599 |
| Scotts Bluff County | Other+423 | 49528.7% | 91853.2% | 31418.2% | 1,727 |
| Seward County | Woodrow Wilson+550 | 1,57346.5% | 1,02330.2% | 78823.3% | 3,384 |
| Sheridan County | Other+34 | 63037.7% | 66439.7% | 37722.6% | 1,671 |
| Sherman County | Other+60 | 67336.2% | 73339.4% | 45524.4% | 1,861 |
| Sioux County | Other+91 | 37537.8% | 46647.0% | 15015.1% | 991 |
| Stanton County | Woodrow Wilson+253 | 72447.9% | 31721.0% | 47131.2% | 1,512 |
| Thayer County | Woodrow Wilson+393 | 1,49045.3% | 1,09733.3% | 70321.4% | 3,290 |
| Thomas County | Woodrow Wilson+44 | 17244.6% | 12833.2% | 8622.3% | 386 |
| Thurston County | Woodrow Wilson+267 | 83445.4% | 56730.8% | 43723.8% | 1,838 |
| Valley County | Woodrow Wilson+63 | 78838.2% | 72535.1% | 55226.7% | 2,065 |
| Washington County | Woodrow Wilson+165 | 1,18042.2% | 1,01536.3% | 59921.4% | 2,794 |
| Wayne County | Woodrow Wilson+58 | 80837.4% | 75034.8% | 60027.8% | 2,158 |
| Webster County | Woodrow Wilson+104 | 1,16842.3% | 1,06438.5% | 53219.2% | 2,764 |
| Wheeler County | Other+25 | 19440.2% | 21945.3% | 7014.5% | 483 |
| York County | Woodrow Wilson+623 | 1,88645.9% | 1,26330.7% | 96223.4% | 4,111 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1912 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.