Nebraska — 1940 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1940 presidential electionNebraska · PresidentWillkieR+14.4
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
| Wendell Willkie ✓Republican | 57.2% | 352,201 |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic | 42.8% | 263,677 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1940presidential margin
D+60R+60
93 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska cast 7 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (93 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, NE | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Antelope County, NE | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Arthur County, NE | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Banner County, NE | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Blaine County, NE | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Boone County, NE | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Box Butte County, NE | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Boyd County, NE | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Brown County, NE | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Buffalo County, NE | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Burt County, NE | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Butler County, NE | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Cass County, NE | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Cedar County, NE | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Chase County, NE | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Cherry County, NE | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Cheyenne County, NE | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Clay County, NE | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Colfax County, NE | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Cuming County, NE | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Custer County, NE | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Dakota County, NE | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Dawes County, NE | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Dawson County, NE | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Deuel County, NE | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Dixon County, NE | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Dodge County, NE | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Douglas County, NE | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Dundy County, NE | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Fillmore County, NE | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Franklin County, NE | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Frontier County, NE | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Furnas County, NE | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Gage County, NE | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Garden County, NE | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Garfield County, NE | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Gosper County, NE | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Grant County, NE | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Greeley County, NE | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Hall County, NE | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Hamilton County, NE | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Harlan County, NE | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Hayes County, NE | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Hitchcock County, NE | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Holt County, NE | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Hooker County, NE | Republican | R+46.5 |
| Howard County, NE | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Jefferson County, NE | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Johnson County, NE | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Kearney County, NE | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Keith County, NE | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Keya Paha County, NE | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Kimball County, NE | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Knox County, NE | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Lancaster County, NE | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Lincoln County, NE | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Logan County, NE | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Loup County, NE | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Madison County, NE | Republican | R+29.7 |
| McPherson County, NE | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Merrick County, NE | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Morrill County, NE | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Nance County, NE | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Nemaha County, NE | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Nuckolls County, NE | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Otoe County, NE | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Pawnee County, NE | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Perkins County, NE | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Phelps County, NE | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Pierce County, NE | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Platte County, NE | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Polk County, NE | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Red Willow County, NE | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Richardson County, NE | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Rock County, NE | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Saline County, NE | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Sarpy County, NE | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Saunders County, NE | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Scotts Bluff County, NE | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Seward County, NE | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Sheridan County, NE | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Sherman County, NE | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Sioux County, NE | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Stanton County, NE | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Thayer County, NE | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Thomas County, NE | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Thurston County, NE | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Valley County, NE | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Washington County, NE | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Wayne County, NE | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Webster County, NE | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Wheeler County, NE | Republican | R+7.4 |
| York County, NE | Republican | R+41.5 |
Nebraska results by county
93 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 | Wendell Willkie+2,319 | 6,63060.6% | 4,31139.4% | 00.0% | 10,941 |
| Antelope County | Wendell Willkie+2,176 | 4,33166.8% | 2,15533.2% | 00.0% | 6,486 |
| Arthur County | Wendell Willkie+154 | 34864.2% | 19435.8% | 00.0% | 542 |
| Banner County | Wendell Willkie+224 | 45066.6% | 22633.4% | 00.0% | 676 |
| Blaine County | Wendell Willkie+143 | 45459.3% | 31140.7% | 00.0% | 765 |
| Boone County | Wendell Willkie+1,320 | 3,33462.3% | 2,01437.7% | 00.0% | 5,348 |
| Box Butte County | Wendell Willkie+747 | 2,94257.3% | 2,19542.7% | 00.0% | 5,137 |
| Boyd County | Wendell Willkie+677 | 1,73462.1% | 1,05737.9% | 00.0% | 2,791 |
| Brown County | Wendell Willkie+808 | 1,78364.6% | 97535.4% | 00.0% | 2,758 |
| Buffalo County | Wendell Willkie+2,327 | 6,38761.1% | 4,06038.9% | 00.0% | 10,447 |
| Burt County | Wendell Willkie+854 | 3,44357.1% | 2,58942.9% | 00.0% | 6,032 |
| Butler County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+280 | 2,96647.7% | 3,24652.3% | 00.0% | 6,212 |
| Cass County | Wendell Willkie+1,077 | 4,70456.5% | 3,62743.5% | 00.0% | 8,331 |
| Cedar County | Wendell Willkie+1,778 | 4,39762.7% | 2,61937.3% | 00.0% | 7,016 |
| Chase County | Wendell Willkie+653 | 1,55763.3% | 90436.7% | 00.0% | 2,461 |
| Cherry County | Wendell Willkie+924 | 2,70560.3% | 1,78139.7% | 00.0% | 4,486 |
| Cheyenne County | Wendell Willkie+451 | 2,39455.2% | 1,94344.8% | 00.0% | 4,337 |
| Clay County | Wendell Willkie+1,813 | 3,57667.0% | 1,76333.0% | 00.0% | 5,339 |
| Colfax County | Wendell Willkie+226 | 2,58752.3% | 2,36147.7% | 00.0% | 4,948 |
| Cuming County | Wendell Willkie+2,788 | 4,38373.3% | 1,59526.7% | 00.0% | 5,978 |
| Custer County | Wendell Willkie+2,031 | 6,26959.7% | 4,23840.3% | 00.0% | 10,507 |
| Dakota County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+282 | 2,14046.9% | 2,42253.1% | 00.0% | 4,562 |
| Dawes County | Wendell Willkie+1,413 | 3,18464.3% | 1,77135.7% | 00.0% | 4,955 |
| Dawson County | Wendell Willkie+2,642 | 5,44566.0% | 2,80334.0% | 00.0% | 8,248 |
| Deuel County | Wendell Willkie+591 | 1,15667.2% | 56532.8% | 00.0% | 1,721 |
| Dixon County | Wendell Willkie+1,126 | 3,03861.4% | 1,91238.6% | 00.0% | 4,950 |
| Dodge County | Wendell Willkie+2,859 | 7,14162.5% | 4,28237.5% | 00.0% | 11,423 |
| Douglas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+13,515 | 53,32544.4% | 66,84055.6% | 00.0% | 120,165 |
| Dundy County | Wendell Willkie+638 | 1,44164.2% | 80335.8% | 00.0% | 2,244 |
| Fillmore County | Wendell Willkie+1,708 | 3,67765.1% | 1,96934.9% | 00.0% | 5,646 |
| Franklin County | Wendell Willkie+976 | 2,35463.1% | 1,37836.9% | 00.0% | 3,732 |
| Frontier County | Wendell Willkie+1,007 | 2,06966.1% | 1,06233.9% | 00.0% | 3,131 |
| Furnas County | Wendell Willkie+1,519 | 3,31664.9% | 1,79735.1% | 00.0% | 5,113 |
| Gage County | Wendell Willkie+3,060 | 8,15661.5% | 5,09638.5% | 00.0% | 13,252 |
| Garden County | Wendell Willkie+615 | 1,35164.7% | 73635.3% | 00.0% | 2,087 |
| Garfield County | Wendell Willkie+520 | 1,05366.4% | 53333.6% | 00.0% | 1,586 |
| Gosper County | Wendell Willkie+373 | 1,00161.4% | 62838.6% | 00.0% | 1,629 |
| Grant County | Wendell Willkie+180 | 42363.5% | 24336.5% | 00.0% | 666 |
| Greeley County | Wendell Willkie+28 | 1,53050.5% | 1,50249.5% | 00.0% | 3,032 |
| Hall County | Wendell Willkie+2,725 | 7,41261.3% | 4,68738.7% | 00.0% | 12,099 |
| Hamilton County | Wendell Willkie+1,620 | 3,28666.4% | 1,66633.6% | 00.0% | 4,952 |
| Harlan County | Wendell Willkie+829 | 2,18261.7% | 1,35338.3% | 00.0% | 3,535 |
| Hayes County | Wendell Willkie+161 | 75955.9% | 59844.1% | 00.0% | 1,357 |
| Hitchcock County | Wendell Willkie+475 | 1,66358.3% | 1,18841.7% | 00.0% | 2,851 |
| Holt County | Wendell Willkie+1,824 | 4,84061.6% | 3,01638.4% | 00.0% | 7,856 |
| Hooker County | Wendell Willkie+256 | 40373.3% | 14726.7% | 00.0% | 550 |
| Howard County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+542 | 1,69643.1% | 2,23856.9% | 00.0% | 3,934 |
| Jefferson County | Wendell Willkie+2,221 | 4,98064.3% | 2,75935.7% | 00.0% | 7,739 |
| Johnson County | Wendell Willkie+1,562 | 2,91968.3% | 1,35731.7% | 00.0% | 4,276 |
| Kearney County | Wendell Willkie+231 | 1,79253.4% | 1,56146.6% | 00.0% | 3,353 |
| Keith County | Wendell Willkie+263 | 2,02253.5% | 1,75946.5% | 00.0% | 3,781 |
| Keya Paha County | Wendell Willkie+502 | 1,00466.7% | 50233.3% | 00.0% | 1,506 |
| Kimball County | Wendell Willkie+455 | 1,19061.8% | 73538.2% | 00.0% | 1,925 |
| Knox County | Wendell Willkie+1,173 | 4,35257.8% | 3,17942.2% | 00.0% | 7,531 |
| Lancaster County | Wendell Willkie+8,063 | 27,38458.6% | 19,32141.4% | 00.0% | 46,705 |
| Lincoln County | Wendell Willkie+948 | 5,90854.4% | 4,96045.6% | 00.0% | 10,868 |
| Logan County | Wendell Willkie+173 | 49860.5% | 32539.5% | 00.0% | 823 |
| Loup County | Wendell Willkie+250 | 53965.1% | 28934.9% | 00.0% | 828 |
| Madison County | Wendell Willkie+3,371 | 7,35364.9% | 3,98235.1% | 00.0% | 11,335 |
| McPherson County | Wendell Willkie+250 | 41471.6% | 16428.4% | 00.0% | 578 |
| Merrick County | Wendell Willkie+1,420 | 2,88666.3% | 1,46633.7% | 00.0% | 4,352 |
| Morrill County | Wendell Willkie+743 | 2,21460.1% | 1,47139.9% | 00.0% | 3,685 |
| Nance County | Wendell Willkie+528 | 1,96357.8% | 1,43542.2% | 00.0% | 3,398 |
| Nemaha County | Wendell Willkie+1,268 | 3,81760.0% | 2,54940.0% | 00.0% | 6,366 |
| Nuckolls County | Wendell Willkie+1,144 | 3,01761.7% | 1,87338.3% | 00.0% | 4,890 |
| Otoe County | Wendell Willkie+2,872 | 5,79966.5% | 2,92733.5% | 00.0% | 8,726 |
| Pawnee County | Wendell Willkie+1,047 | 2,64362.3% | 1,59637.7% | 00.0% | 4,239 |
| Perkins County | Wendell Willkie+359 | 1,41357.3% | 1,05442.7% | 00.0% | 2,467 |
| Phelps County | Wendell Willkie+665 | 2,51257.6% | 1,84742.4% | 00.0% | 4,359 |
| Pierce County | Wendell Willkie+1,822 | 3,27169.3% | 1,44930.7% | 00.0% | 4,720 |
| Platte County | Wendell Willkie+1,067 | 4,92956.1% | 3,86243.9% | 00.0% | 8,791 |
| Polk County | Wendell Willkie+1,018 | 2,65361.9% | 1,63538.1% | 00.0% | 4,288 |
| Red Willow County | Wendell Willkie+638 | 3,11955.7% | 2,48144.3% | 00.0% | 5,600 |
| Richardson County | Wendell Willkie+728 | 4,83354.1% | 4,10545.9% | 00.0% | 8,938 |
| Rock County | Wendell Willkie+504 | 1,10464.8% | 60035.2% | 00.0% | 1,704 |
| Saline County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+556 | 3,67346.5% | 4,22953.5% | 00.0% | 7,902 |
| Sarpy County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+372 | 2,16546.0% | 2,53754.0% | 00.0% | 4,702 |
| Saunders County | Wendell Willkie+755 | 4,91754.2% | 4,16245.8% | 00.0% | 9,079 |
| Scotts Bluff County | Wendell Willkie+3,534 | 7,98964.2% | 4,45535.8% | 00.0% | 12,444 |
| Seward County | Wendell Willkie+1,588 | 4,11761.9% | 2,52938.1% | 00.0% | 6,646 |
| Sheridan County | Wendell Willkie+1,595 | 3,16166.9% | 1,56633.1% | 00.0% | 4,727 |
| Sherman County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+394 | 1,49444.2% | 1,88855.8% | 00.0% | 3,382 |
| Sioux County | Wendell Willkie+454 | 1,07263.4% | 61836.6% | 00.0% | 1,690 |
| Stanton County | Wendell Willkie+993 | 2,07465.7% | 1,08134.3% | 00.0% | 3,155 |
| Thayer County | Wendell Willkie+1,816 | 3,89365.2% | 2,07734.8% | 00.0% | 5,970 |
| Thomas County | Wendell Willkie+209 | 48663.7% | 27736.3% | 00.0% | 763 |
| Thurston County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+66 | 1,97349.2% | 2,03950.8% | 00.0% | 4,012 |
| Valley County | Wendell Willkie+859 | 2,44960.6% | 1,59039.4% | 00.0% | 4,039 |
| Washington County | Wendell Willkie+286 | 2,92252.6% | 2,63647.4% | 00.0% | 5,558 |
| Wayne County | Wendell Willkie+1,814 | 3,20969.7% | 1,39530.3% | 00.0% | 4,604 |
| Webster County | Wendell Willkie+1,518 | 2,84768.2% | 1,32931.8% | 00.0% | 4,176 |
| Wheeler County | Wendell Willkie+68 | 49553.7% | 42746.3% | 00.0% | 922 |
| York County | Wendell Willkie+3,122 | 5,32270.8% | 2,20029.2% | 00.0% | 7,522 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 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 — 1940 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.