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Elections / 1940 · President · NE

Wendell Willkie carried Nebraska R+14.4.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R) in Nebraska, 1940. The state ran 24.3 points more Republican than the nation (D+9.9 nationally).

Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)

Nebraska result
615,878 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
263,677
42.8%
Willkie (R)
352,201
57.2%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
R+14.4
1940 presidential election
Nebraska, 1940
WillkieR+14.4
1940 presidential margin by county for Nebraska — 1940 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nebraska — 1940 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1940 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Adams County, NE · R+21.2Antelope County, NE · R+33.5Arthur County, NE · R+28.4Banner County, NE · R+33.1Blaine County, NE · R+18.7Boone County, NE · R+24.7Box Butte County, NE · R+14.5Boyd County, NE · R+24.3Brown County, NE · R+29.3Buffalo County, NE · R+22.3Burt County, NE · R+14.2Butler County, NE · D+4.5Cass County, NE · R+12.9Cedar County, NE · R+25.3Chase County, NE · R+26.5Cherry County, NE · R+20.6Cheyenne County, NE · R+10.4Clay County, NE · R+34.0Colfax County, NE · R+4.6Cuming County, NE · R+46.6Custer County, NE · R+19.3Dakota County, NE · D+6.2Dawes County, NE · R+28.5Dawson County, NE · R+32.0Deuel County, NE · R+34.3Dixon County, NE · R+22.7Dodge County, NE · R+25.0Douglas County, NE · D+11.2Dundy County, NE · R+28.4Fillmore County, NE · R+30.3Franklin County, NE · R+26.2Frontier County, NE · R+32.2Furnas County, NE · R+29.7Gage County, NE · R+23.1Garden County, NE · R+29.5Garfield County, NE · R+32.8Gosper County, NE · R+22.9Grant County, NE · R+27.0Greeley County, NE · R+0.9Hall County, NE · R+22.5Hamilton County, NE · R+32.7Harlan County, NE · R+23.5Hayes County, NE · R+11.9Hitchcock County, NE · R+16.7Holt County, NE · R+23.2Hooker County, NE · R+46.5Howard County, NE · D+13.8Jefferson County, NE · R+28.7Johnson County, NE · R+36.5Kearney County, NE · R+6.9Keith County, NE · R+7.0Keya Paha County, NE · R+33.3Kimball County, NE · R+23.6Knox County, NE · R+15.6Lancaster County, NE · R+17.3Lincoln County, NE · R+8.7Logan County, NE · R+21.0Loup County, NE · R+30.2Madison County, NE · R+29.7McPherson County, NE · R+43.3Merrick County, NE · R+32.6Morrill County, NE · R+20.2Nance County, NE · R+15.5Nemaha County, NE · R+19.9Nuckolls County, NE · R+23.4Otoe County, NE · R+32.9Pawnee County, NE · R+24.7Perkins County, NE · R+14.6Phelps County, NE · R+15.3Pierce County, NE · R+38.6Platte County, NE · R+12.1Polk County, NE · R+23.7Red Willow County, NE · R+11.4Richardson County, NE · R+8.1Rock County, NE · R+29.6Saline County, NE · D+7.0Sarpy County, NE · D+7.9Saunders County, NE · R+8.3Scotts Bluff County, NE · R+28.4Seward County, NE · R+23.9Sheridan County, NE · R+33.7Sherman County, NE · D+11.6Sioux County, NE · R+26.9Stanton County, NE · R+31.5Thayer County, NE · R+30.4Thomas County, NE · R+27.4Thurston County, NE · D+1.6Valley County, NE · R+21.3Washington County, NE · R+5.1Wayne County, NE · R+39.4Webster County, NE · R+36.4Wheeler County, NE · R+7.4York County, NE · R+41.5
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
Wendell Willkie ✓Republican57.2%352,201
Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic42.8%263,677
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
93 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 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 — 1940
93 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−21.2%
4,3116,63010,941
Antelope CountyR
−33.5%
2,1554,3316,486
Arthur CountyR
−28.4%
194348542
Banner CountyR
−33.1%
226450676
Blaine CountyR
−18.7%
311454765
Boone CountyR
−24.7%
2,0143,3345,348
Box Butte CountyR
−14.5%
2,1952,9425,137
Boyd CountyR
−24.3%
1,0571,7342,791
Brown CountyR
−29.3%
9751,7832,758
Buffalo CountyR
−22.3%
4,0606,38710,447
Burt CountyR
−14.2%
2,5893,4436,032
Butler CountyD
+4.5%
3,2462,9666,212
Cass CountyR
−12.9%
3,6274,7048,331
Cedar CountyR
−25.3%
2,6194,3977,016
Chase CountyR
−26.5%
9041,5572,461
Cherry CountyR
−20.6%
1,7812,7054,486
Cheyenne CountyR
−10.4%
1,9432,3944,337
Clay CountyR
−34.0%
1,7633,5765,339
Colfax CountyR
−4.6%
2,3612,5874,948
Cuming CountyR
−46.6%
1,5954,3835,978
Custer CountyR
−19.3%
4,2386,26910,507
Dakota CountyD
+6.2%
2,4222,1404,562
Dawes CountyR
−28.5%
1,7713,1844,955
Dawson CountyR
−32.0%
2,8035,4458,248
Deuel CountyR
−34.3%
5651,1561,721
Dixon CountyR
−22.7%
1,9123,0384,950
Dodge CountyR
−25.0%
4,2827,14111,423
Douglas CountyD
+11.2%
66,84053,325120,165
Dundy CountyR
−28.4%
8031,4412,244
Fillmore CountyR
−30.3%
1,9693,6775,646
Franklin CountyR
−26.2%
1,3782,3543,732
Frontier CountyR
−32.2%
1,0622,0693,131
Furnas CountyR
−29.7%
1,7973,3165,113
Gage CountyR
−23.1%
5,0968,15613,252
Garden CountyR
−29.5%
7361,3512,087
Garfield CountyR
−32.8%
5331,0531,586
Gosper CountyR
−22.9%
6281,0011,629
Grant CountyR
−27.0%
243423666
Greeley CountyR
−0.9%
1,5021,5303,032
Hall CountyR
−22.5%
4,6877,41212,099
Hamilton CountyR
−32.7%
1,6663,2864,952
Harlan CountyR
−23.5%
1,3532,1823,535
Hayes CountyR
−11.9%
5987591,357
Hitchcock CountyR
−16.7%
1,1881,6632,851
Holt CountyR
−23.2%
3,0164,8407,856
Hooker CountyR
−46.5%
147403550
Howard CountyD
+13.8%
2,2381,6963,934
Jefferson CountyR
−28.7%
2,7594,9807,739
Johnson CountyR
−36.5%
1,3572,9194,276
Kearney CountyR
−6.9%
1,5611,7923,353
Keith CountyR
−7.0%
1,7592,0223,781
Keya Paha CountyR
−33.3%
5021,0041,506
Kimball CountyR
−23.6%
7351,1901,925
Knox CountyR
−15.6%
3,1794,3527,531
Lancaster CountyR
−17.3%
19,32127,38446,705
Lincoln CountyR
−8.7%
4,9605,90810,868
Logan CountyR
−21.0%
325498823
Loup CountyR
−30.2%
289539828
Madison CountyR
−29.7%
3,9827,35311,335
McPherson CountyR
−43.3%
164414578
Merrick CountyR
−32.6%
1,4662,8864,352
Morrill CountyR
−20.2%
1,4712,2143,685
Nance CountyR
−15.5%
1,4351,9633,398
Nemaha CountyR
−19.9%
2,5493,8176,366
Nuckolls CountyR
−23.4%
1,8733,0174,890
Otoe CountyR
−32.9%
2,9275,7998,726
Pawnee CountyR
−24.7%
1,5962,6434,239
Perkins CountyR
−14.6%
1,0541,4132,467
Phelps CountyR
−15.3%
1,8472,5124,359
Pierce CountyR
−38.6%
1,4493,2714,720
Platte CountyR
−12.1%
3,8624,9298,791
Polk CountyR
−23.7%
1,6352,6534,288
Red Willow CountyR
−11.4%
2,4813,1195,600
Richardson CountyR
−8.1%
4,1054,8338,938
Rock CountyR
−29.6%
6001,1041,704
Saline CountyD
+7.0%
4,2293,6737,902
Sarpy CountyD
+7.9%
2,5372,1654,702
Saunders CountyR
−8.3%
4,1624,9179,079
Scotts Bluff CountyR
−28.4%
4,4557,98912,444
Seward CountyR
−23.9%
2,5294,1176,646
Sheridan CountyR
−33.7%
1,5663,1614,727
Sherman CountyD
+11.6%
1,8881,4943,382
Sioux CountyR
−26.9%
6181,0721,690
Stanton CountyR
−31.5%
1,0812,0743,155
Thayer CountyR
−30.4%
2,0773,8935,970
Thomas CountyR
−27.4%
277486763
Thurston CountyD
+1.6%
2,0391,9734,012
Valley CountyR
−21.3%
1,5902,4494,039
Washington CountyR
−5.1%
2,6362,9225,558
Wayne CountyR
−39.4%
1,3953,2094,604
Webster CountyR
−36.4%
1,3292,8474,176
Wheeler CountyR
−7.4%
427495922
York CountyR
−41.5%
2,2005,3227,522