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Elections / 1916 · President · NE

Woodrow Wilson carried Nebraska D+14.3.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in Nebraska, 1916. The state ran 11.1 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)

Nebraska result
287,315 votes counted
Wilson (D)
158,827
55.3%
Hughes (R)
117,771
41.0%
All others
10,717
3.7%
Margin
D+14.3
1916 presidential election
Nebraska, 1916
WilsonD+14.3
1916 presidential margin by county for Nebraska — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nebraska — 1916 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1916 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+12.7Antelope County, NE · D+11.2Arthur County, NE · D+32.1Banner County, NE · D+7.2Blaine County, NE · D+13.7Boone County, NE · D+23.6Box Butte County, NE · D+20.6Boyd County, NE · D+2.5Brown County, NE · D+24.8Buffalo County, NE · D+12.5Burt County, NE · R+2.8Butler County, NE · D+34.5Cass County, NE · D+14.1Cedar County, NE · TiedChase County, NE · D+18.4Cherry County, NE · D+21.5Cheyenne County, NE · D+18.4Clay County, NE · D+6.2Colfax County, NE · D+28.3Cuming County, NE · R+4.2Custer County, NE · D+26.1Dakota County, NE · D+25.0Dawes County, NE · D+17.7Dawson County, NE · D+15.4Deuel County, NE · D+29.2Dixon County, NE · D+5.4Dodge County, NE · D+3.7Douglas County, NE · D+24.7Dundy County, NE · D+22.8Fillmore County, NE · D+9.9Franklin County, NE · D+10.6Frontier County, NE · D+20.4Furnas County, NE · D+15.4Gage County, NE · TiedGarden County, NE · D+30.5Garfield County, NE · D+15.4Gosper County, NE · D+16.9Grant County, NE · D+20.6Greeley County, NE · D+33.4Hall County, NE · R+1.4Hamilton County, NE · D+11.1Harlan County, NE · D+19.5Hayes County, NE · D+24.8Hitchcock County, NE · D+24.8Holt County, NE · D+16.5Hooker County, NE · D+32.2Howard County, NE · D+40.1Jefferson County, NE · D+0.7Johnson County, NE · R+10.1Kearney County, NE · D+28.6Keith County, NE · D+15.6Keya Paha County, NE · D+10.7Kimball County, NE · D+25.4Knox County, NE · D+9.7Lancaster County, NE · D+12.3Lincoln County, NE · D+23.3Logan County, NE · D+22.7Loup County, NE · D+12.8Madison County, NE · R+1.4McPherson County, NE · D+24.5Merrick County, NE · D+6.5Morrill County, NE · D+29.3Nance County, NE · D+11.0Nemaha County, NE · D+6.9Nuckolls County, NE · D+9.9Otoe County, NE · D+4.9Pawnee County, NE · R+2.3Perkins County, NE · D+28.5Phelps County, NE · D+18.1Pierce County, NE · R+8.6Platte County, NE · D+11.2Polk County, NE · D+19.5Red Willow County, NE · D+17.2Richardson County, NE · D+12.7Rock County, NE · D+8.4Saline County, NE · D+28.1Sarpy County, NE · D+19.3Saunders County, NE · D+14.9Scotts Bluff County, NE · D+15.1Seward County, NE · R+1.6Sheridan County, NE · D+29.7Sherman County, NE · D+24.8Sioux County, NE · D+34.8Stanton County, NE · D+9.7Thayer County, NE · R+5.5Thomas County, NE · D+3.2Thurston County, NE · D+26.8Valley County, NE · D+23.8Washington County, NE · D+8.7Wayne County, NE · R+8.9Webster County, NE · D+10.0Wheeler County, NE · D+21.7York County, NE · D+4.5
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic55.3%158,827
Charles E. HughesRepublican41.0%117,771
OtherAll other candidates3.7%10,717
D+60
R+60
93 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 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 — 1916
93 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+12.7%
2,6572,0414,868
Antelope CountyD
+11.2%
1,8811,4953,450
Arthur CountyD
+32.1%
286143445
Banner CountyD
+7.2%
166142332
Blaine CountyD
+13.7%
246184452
Boone CountyD
+23.6%
2,0051,2253,308
Box Butte CountyD
+20.6%
9145911,570
Boyd CountyD
+2.5%
8528091,722
Brown CountyD
+24.8%
9015281,504
Buffalo CountyD
+12.5%
2,8772,2165,303
Burt CountyR
−2.8%
1,4251,5082,996
Butler CountyD
+34.5%
2,3321,1203,511
Cass CountyD
+14.1%
2,5951,9274,724
Cedar CountyR
−0.3%
1,7151,7273,491
Chase CountyD
+18.4%
551369987
Cherry CountyD
+21.5%
1,7341,0912,994
Cheyenne CountyD
+18.4%
8345631,473
Clay CountyD
+6.2%
1,9751,7373,821
Colfax CountyD
+28.3%
1,6288972,579
Cuming CountyR
−4.2%
1,4241,5513,039
Custer CountyD
+26.1%
3,6092,0475,978
Dakota CountyD
+25.0%
1,0326121,679
Dawes CountyD
+17.7%
1,0887511,905
Dawson CountyD
+15.4%
1,9891,4443,544
Deuel CountyD
+29.2%
340181544
Dixon CountyD
+5.4%
1,3501,2082,615
Dodge CountyD
+3.7%
2,6442,4465,306
Douglas CountyD
+24.7%
24,79614,55741,437
Dundy CountyD
+22.8%
570347977
Fillmore CountyD
+9.9%
1,9111,5613,552
Franklin CountyD
+10.6%
1,3451,0812,500
Frontier CountyD
+20.4%
1,1387361,974
Furnas CountyD
+15.4%
1,6071,1632,875
Gage CountyD
+0.0%
3,3853,3836,945
Garden CountyD
+30.5%
598306956
Garfield CountyD
+15.4%
426302807
Gosper CountyD
+16.9%
6174341,085
Grant CountyD
+20.6%
241157407
Greeley CountyD
+33.4%
1,2896271,984
Hall CountyR
−1.4%
2,4832,5555,264
Hamilton CountyD
+11.1%
1,8161,4443,346
Harlan CountyD
+19.5%
1,2678342,225
Hayes CountyD
+24.8%
382219657
Hitchcock CountyD
+24.8%
7334351,203
Holt CountyD
+16.5%
2,2131,5683,901
Hooker CountyD
+32.2%
218109338
Howard CountyD
+40.1%
1,6956982,486
Jefferson CountyD
+0.7%
1,8411,8133,870
Johnson CountyR
−10.1%
1,1171,3732,524
Kearney CountyD
+28.6%
1,3967602,222
Keith CountyD
+15.6%
544389996
Keya Paha CountyD
+10.7%
401316795
Kimball CountyD
+25.4%
388223649
Knox CountyD
+9.7%
2,3291,9104,330
Lancaster CountyD
+12.3%
9,0937,04216,688
Lincoln CountyD
+23.3%
2,1921,3093,782
Logan CountyD
+22.7%
283172490
Loup CountyD
+12.8%
219164431
Madison CountyR
−1.4%
2,3582,4284,897
McPherson CountyD
+24.5%
184106318
Merrick CountyD
+6.5%
1,3491,1782,628
Morrill CountyD
+29.3%
8884701,428
Nance CountyD
+11.0%
1,1659302,135
Nemaha CountyD
+6.9%
1,6581,4383,179
Nuckolls CountyD
+9.9%
1,7321,4113,243
Otoe CountyD
+4.9%
2,3442,1214,566
Pawnee CountyR
−2.3%
1,1711,2282,473
Perkins CountyD
+28.5%
397210655
Phelps CountyD
+18.1%
1,4259712,515
Pierce CountyR
−8.6%
1,0301,2282,291
Platte CountyD
+11.2%
2,4121,9184,405
Polk CountyD
+19.5%
1,6001,0602,768
Red Willow CountyD
+17.2%
1,4189772,569
Richardson CountyD
+12.7%
2,6502,0394,820
Rock CountyD
+8.4%
449375879
Saline CountyD
+28.1%
2,6461,4694,185
Sarpy CountyD
+19.3%
1,3208852,258
Saunders CountyD
+14.9%
2,6711,9574,793
Scotts Bluff CountyD
+15.1%
1,5871,1442,935
Seward CountyR
−1.6%
1,7971,8553,702
Sheridan CountyD
+29.7%
1,1586041,867
Sherman CountyD
+24.8%
1,2087062,028
Sioux CountyD
+34.8%
7373441,128
Stanton CountyD
+9.7%
8997361,676
Thayer CountyR
−5.5%
1,5811,7723,457
Thomas CountyD
+3.2%
261244533
Thurston CountyD
+26.8%
1,2557172,009
Valley CountyD
+23.8%
1,3888402,305
Washington CountyD
+8.7%
1,5551,2972,950
Wayne CountyR
−8.9%
1,0061,2082,268
Webster CountyD
+10.0%
1,4691,1912,771
Wheeler CountyD
+21.7%
270163494
York CountyD
+4.5%
2,2062,0114,351