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Elections / 1912 · President · NE

Woodrow Wilson carried Nebraska D+22.0.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Nebraska, 1912. The state ran 2.4 points more Democratic than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)

Nebraska result
249,482 votes counted
Wilson (D)
109,007
43.7%
Taft (R)
54,226
21.7%
Roosevelt + others
86,249
34.6%
Margin
D+22.0
1912 presidential election
Nebraska, 1912
WilsonD+22.0
1912 presidential margin by county for Nebraska — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nebraska — 1912 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1912 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+31.7Antelope County, NE · D+11.5Banner County, NE · D+1.1Blaine County, NE · D+8.5Boone County, NE · D+26.8Box Butte County, NE · D+22.7Boyd County, NE · D+22.2Brown County, NE · D+14.4Buffalo County, NE · D+20.8Burt County, NE · D+5.9Butler County, NE · D+28.8Cass County, NE · D+24.0Cedar County, NE · D+24.1Chase County, NE · D+8.3Cherry County, NE · D+14.0Cheyenne County, NE · D+12.0Clay County, NE · D+31.1Colfax County, NE · D+18.0Cuming County, NE · D+26.3Custer County, NE · D+23.3Dakota County, NE · D+14.3Dawes County, NE · D+18.1Dawson County, NE · D+34.3Deuel County, NE · D+18.6Dixon County, NE · D+10.0Dodge County, NE · D+14.5Douglas County, NE · D+23.0Dundy County, NE · D+17.7Fillmore County, NE · D+21.1Franklin County, NE · D+34.8Frontier County, NE · D+21.6Furnas County, NE · D+35.5Gage County, NE · D+19.8Garden County, NE · D+17.1Garfield County, NE · D+5.2Gosper County, NE · D+41.1Grant County, NE · D+4.7Greeley County, NE · D+31.0Hall County, NE · D+23.5Hamilton County, NE · D+31.8Harlan County, NE · D+28.8Hayes County, NE · D+14.0Hitchcock County, NE · D+32.5Holt County, NE · D+18.8Hooker County, NE · D+6.0Howard County, NE · D+31.2Jefferson County, NE · D+21.0Johnson County, NE · D+9.7Kearney County, NE · D+32.5Keith County, NE · D+14.2Keya Paha County, NE · R+4.7Kimball County, NE · D+8.8Knox County, NE · D+20.0Lancaster County, NE · D+29.3Lincoln County, NE · D+13.8Logan County, NE · D+14.6Loup County, NE · R+3.9Madison County, NE · D+13.4McPherson County, NE · D+11.4Merrick County, NE · D+18.3Morrill County, NE · D+14.7Nance County, NE · D+4.5Nemaha County, NE · D+23.5Nuckolls County, NE · D+19.0Otoe County, NE · D+25.3Pawnee County, NE · D+15.4Perkins County, NE · D+26.3Phelps County, NE · D+29.9Pierce County, NE · D+11.9Platte County, NE · D+36.8Polk County, NE · D+20.5Red Willow County, NE · D+30.6Richardson County, NE · D+22.8Rock County, NE · D+5.6Saline County, NE · D+19.0Sarpy County, NE · D+25.3Saunders County, NE · D+26.4Scotts Bluff County, NE · D+10.5Seward County, NE · D+23.2Sheridan County, NE · D+15.1Sherman County, NE · D+11.7Sioux County, NE · D+22.7Stanton County, NE · D+16.7Thayer County, NE · D+23.9Thomas County, NE · D+22.3Thurston County, NE · D+21.6Valley County, NE · D+11.4Washington County, NE · D+20.8Wayne County, NE · D+9.6Webster County, NE · D+23.0Wheeler County, NE · D+25.7York County, NE · D+22.5
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic43.7%109,007
Theodore RooseveltProgressive34.6%86,249
William H. TaftRepublican21.7%54,226
D+60
R+60
92 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 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 — 1912
92 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+31.7%
2,1177964,168
Antelope CountyD
+11.5%
1,2388773,143
Banner CountyO
+1.1%
5653273
Blaine CountyD
+8.5%
163126434
Boone CountyD
+26.8%
1,3605702,953
Box Butte CountyO
+22.7%
5182271,284
Boyd CountyO
+22.2%
6512811,663
Brown CountyO
+14.4%
4832951,303
Buffalo CountyD
+20.8%
2,0611,0814,714
Burt CountyO
+5.9%
1,0408652,969
Butler CountyD
+28.8%
1,7568233,239
Cass CountyD
+24.0%
2,0099704,329
Cedar CountyD
+24.1%
1,5117163,294
Chase CountyO
+8.3%
262197784
Cherry CountyD
+14.0%
1,0476792,622
Cheyenne CountyO
+12.0%
348233960
Clay CountyD
+31.1%
1,6945573,658
Colfax CountyD
+18.0%
9986202,100
Cuming CountyD
+26.3%
1,4847592,757
Custer CountyD
+23.3%
2,3951,0515,776
Dakota CountyD
+14.3%
6124081,430
Dawes CountyO
+18.1%
5832981,571
Dawson CountyD
+34.3%
1,6134493,397
Deuel CountyO
+18.6%
13564382
Dixon CountyO
+10.0%
8235822,421
Dodge CountyD
+14.5%
1,9871,3304,535
Douglas CountyD
+23.0%
12,9086,18529,282
Dundy CountyO
+17.7%
304148880
Fillmore CountyD
+21.1%
1,7369723,615
Franklin CountyD
+34.8%
1,1483322,347
Frontier CountyO
+21.6%
6572931,686
Furnas CountyD
+35.5%
1,2663542,567
Gage CountyD
+19.8%
2,5931,3366,348
Garden CountyO
+17.1%
282136853
Garfield CountyO
+5.2%
234192811
Gosper CountyD
+41.1%
524129960
Grant CountyD
+4.7%
9382236
Greeley CountyD
+31.0%
9133711,746
Hall CountyD
+23.5%
2,0851,0474,412
Hamilton CountyD
+31.8%
1,4334503,088
Harlan CountyD
+28.8%
9183252,059
Hayes CountyO
+14.0%
189106591
Hitchcock CountyD
+32.5%
4711281,057
Holt CountyD
+18.8%
1,4567783,598
Hooker CountyD
+6.0%
121103301
Howard CountyD
+31.2%
1,1184312,202
Jefferson CountyO
+21.0%
1,3966553,525
Johnson CountyD
+9.7%
8906722,257
Kearney CountyD
+32.5%
1,0123362,080
Keith CountyO
+14.2%
304188816
Keya Paha CountyO
−4.7%
221259807
Kimball CountyO
+8.8%
10973409
Knox CountyD
+20.0%
1,8031,0283,868
Lancaster CountyD
+29.3%
6,7082,56614,131
Lincoln CountyO
+13.8%
1,1296903,190
Logan CountyD
+14.6%
15397383
Loup CountyO
−3.9%
113131458
Madison CountyD
+13.4%
1,7181,1814,007
McPherson CountyO
+11.4%
180114577
Merrick CountyD
+18.3%
9505262,321
Morrill CountyO
+14.7%
3912271,118
Nance CountyD
+4.5%
7166301,927
Nemaha CountyD
+23.5%
1,3746722,987
Nuckolls CountyD
+19.0%
1,3127383,017
Otoe CountyD
+25.3%
1,9459224,040
Pawnee CountyD
+15.4%
9585932,366
Perkins CountyD
+26.3%
253101579
Phelps CountyO
+29.9%
9722542,405
Pierce CountyD
+11.9%
9486942,134
Platte CountyD
+36.8%
2,0155893,880
Polk CountyO
+20.5%
9964852,496
Red Willow CountyO
+30.6%
9232562,177
Richardson CountyD
+22.8%
1,9779654,448
Rock CountyO
+5.6%
279230869
Saline CountyD
+19.0%
1,9421,1853,985
Sarpy CountyD
+25.3%
8574041,793
Saunders CountyD
+26.4%
2,0808644,599
Scotts Bluff CountyO
+10.5%
4953141,727
Seward CountyD
+23.2%
1,5737883,384
Sheridan CountyO
+15.1%
6303771,671
Sherman CountyO
+11.7%
6734551,861
Sioux CountyO
+22.7%
375150991
Stanton CountyD
+16.7%
7244711,512
Thayer CountyD
+23.9%
1,4907033,290
Thomas CountyD
+22.3%
17286386
Thurston CountyD
+21.6%
8344371,838
Valley CountyD
+11.4%
7885522,065
Washington CountyD
+20.8%
1,1805992,794
Wayne CountyD
+9.6%
8086002,158
Webster CountyD
+23.0%
1,1685322,764
Wheeler CountyO
+25.7%
19470483
York CountyD
+22.5%
1,8869624,111