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Elections / 1944 · President · NE

Thomas E. Dewey carried Nebraska R+17.2.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Nebraska, 1944. The state ran 24.7 points more Republican than the nation (D+7.5 nationally).

Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R)

Nebraska result
563,126 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
233,246
41.4%
Dewey (R)
329,880
58.6%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
R+17.2
1944 presidential election
Nebraska, 1944
DeweyR+17.2
1944 presidential margin by county for Nebraska — 1944 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nebraska — 1944 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1944 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+21.7Antelope County, NE · R+41.2Arthur County, NE · R+27.3Banner County, NE · R+42.1Blaine County, NE · R+19.2Boone County, NE · R+26.5Box Butte County, NE · R+26.6Boyd County, NE · R+23.9Brown County, NE · R+35.0Buffalo County, NE · R+22.4Burt County, NE · R+19.2Butler County, NE · D+7.9Cass County, NE · R+18.7Cedar County, NE · R+32.6Chase County, NE · R+38.0Cherry County, NE · R+25.6Cheyenne County, NE · R+20.5Clay County, NE · R+37.6Colfax County, NE · R+3.0Cuming County, NE · R+48.2Custer County, NE · R+23.2Dakota County, NE · D+7.7Dawes County, NE · R+31.0Dawson County, NE · R+37.7Deuel County, NE · R+47.0Dixon County, NE · R+23.9Dodge County, NE · R+22.8Douglas County, NE · D+8.8Dundy County, NE · R+36.6Fillmore County, NE · R+30.6Franklin County, NE · R+36.5Frontier County, NE · R+42.0Furnas County, NE · R+36.7Gage County, NE · R+26.9Garden County, NE · R+39.5Garfield County, NE · R+37.4Gosper County, NE · R+31.8Grant County, NE · R+31.1Greeley County, NE · D+0.9Hall County, NE · R+23.2Hamilton County, NE · R+39.4Harlan County, NE · R+32.9Hayes County, NE · R+33.8Hitchcock County, NE · R+27.9Holt County, NE · R+24.1Hooker County, NE · R+52.4Howard County, NE · D+13.5Jefferson County, NE · R+32.1Johnson County, NE · R+44.4Kearney County, NE · R+16.9Keith County, NE · R+20.5Keya Paha County, NE · R+40.1Kimball County, NE · R+34.0Knox County, NE · R+20.4Lancaster County, NE · R+16.0Lincoln County, NE · R+15.8Logan County, NE · R+29.7Loup County, NE · R+45.7Madison County, NE · R+34.3McPherson County, NE · R+44.9Merrick County, NE · R+31.9Morrill County, NE · R+28.7Nance County, NE · R+20.8Nemaha County, NE · R+29.3Nuckolls County, NE · R+25.1Otoe County, NE · R+33.0Pawnee County, NE · R+27.7Perkins County, NE · R+23.5Phelps County, NE · R+25.8Pierce County, NE · R+42.1Platte County, NE · R+13.3Polk County, NE · R+21.7Red Willow County, NE · R+18.6Richardson County, NE · R+12.5Rock County, NE · R+32.1Saline County, NE · D+9.0Sarpy County, NE · TiedSaunders County, NE · R+22.3Scotts Bluff County, NE · R+30.1Seward County, NE · R+28.2Sheridan County, NE · R+42.7Sherman County, NE · D+9.5Sioux County, NE · R+36.4Stanton County, NE · R+31.6Thayer County, NE · R+36.7Thomas County, NE · R+22.5Thurston County, NE · D+1.5Valley County, NE · R+17.4Washington County, NE · R+11.1Wayne County, NE · R+47.7Webster County, NE · R+39.5Wheeler County, NE · R+11.7York County, NE · R+46.0
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
Thomas E. Dewey ✓Republican58.6%329,880
Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic41.4%233,246
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
93 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 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 — 1944
93 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−21.7%
4,6127,16511,777
Antelope CountyR
−41.2%
1,6183,8885,506
Arthur CountyR
−27.3%
153268421
Banner CountyR
−42.1%
154378532
Blaine CountyR
−19.2%
248366614
Boone CountyR
−26.5%
1,6652,8654,530
Box Butte CountyR
−26.6%
1,7362,9944,730
Boyd CountyR
−23.9%
8951,4562,351
Brown CountyR
−35.0%
7451,5492,294
Buffalo CountyR
−22.4%
3,8526,0739,925
Burt CountyR
−19.2%
2,1623,1895,351
Butler CountyD
+7.9%
2,9222,4935,415
Cass CountyR
−18.7%
3,1444,5887,732
Cedar CountyR
−32.6%
1,8393,6165,455
Chase CountyR
−38.0%
6481,4442,092
Cherry CountyR
−25.6%
1,3712,3143,685
Cheyenne CountyR
−20.5%
1,7522,6544,406
Clay CountyR
−37.6%
1,5303,3754,905
Colfax CountyR
−3.0%
2,1782,3144,492
Cuming CountyR
−48.2%
1,4014,0085,409
Custer CountyR
−23.2%
3,3215,3308,651
Dakota CountyD
+7.7%
1,9891,7033,692
Dawes CountyR
−31.0%
1,4472,7474,194
Dawson CountyR
−37.7%
2,2705,0177,287
Deuel CountyR
−47.0%
4061,1251,531
Dixon CountyR
−23.9%
1,4632,3823,845
Dodge CountyR
−22.8%
4,2786,80311,081
Douglas CountyD
+8.8%
63,76253,443117,205
Dundy CountyR
−36.6%
6131,3201,933
Fillmore CountyR
−30.6%
1,7883,3625,150
Franklin CountyR
−36.5%
9692,0853,054
Frontier CountyR
−42.0%
7581,8552,613
Furnas CountyR
−36.7%
1,3292,8704,199
Gage CountyR
−26.9%
4,2387,35211,590
Garden CountyR
−39.5%
5411,2481,789
Garfield CountyR
−37.4%
4088961,304
Gosper CountyR
−31.8%
4849351,419
Grant CountyR
−31.1%
172327499
Greeley CountyD
+0.9%
1,2651,2422,507
Hall CountyR
−23.2%
4,7687,65112,419
Hamilton CountyR
−39.4%
1,3303,0574,387
Harlan CountyR
−32.9%
1,0061,9912,997
Hayes CountyR
−33.8%
3877821,169
Hitchcock CountyR
−27.9%
8771,5562,433
Holt CountyR
−24.1%
2,5654,1986,763
Hooker CountyR
−52.4%
103330433
Howard CountyD
+13.5%
2,0421,5563,598
Jefferson CountyR
−32.1%
2,1874,2576,444
Johnson CountyR
−44.4%
1,0192,6493,668
Kearney CountyR
−16.9%
1,2671,7823,049
Keith CountyR
−20.5%
1,1471,7392,886
Keya Paha CountyR
−40.1%
3347811,115
Kimball CountyR
−34.0%
5761,1691,745
Knox CountyR
−20.4%
2,4873,7626,249
Lancaster CountyR
−16.0%
19,33826,71546,053
Lincoln CountyR
−15.8%
4,3445,96910,313
Logan CountyR
−29.7%
244450694
Loup CountyR
−45.7%
182488670
Madison CountyR
−34.3%
3,3736,89210,265
McPherson CountyR
−44.9%
118310428
Merrick CountyR
−31.9%
1,3902,6914,081
Morrill CountyR
−28.7%
1,1081,9983,106
Nance CountyR
−20.8%
1,1131,6972,810
Nemaha CountyR
−29.3%
1,7853,2675,052
Nuckolls CountyR
−25.1%
1,6072,6854,292
Otoe CountyR
−33.0%
2,6645,2917,955
Pawnee CountyR
−27.7%
1,2752,2543,529
Perkins CountyR
−23.5%
8061,3012,107
Phelps CountyR
−25.8%
1,4512,4603,911
Pierce CountyR
−42.1%
1,2042,9564,160
Platte CountyR
−13.3%
3,4484,5097,957
Polk CountyR
−21.7%
1,5172,3573,874
Red Willow CountyR
−18.6%
2,1323,1075,239
Richardson CountyR
−12.5%
3,4834,4827,965
Rock CountyR
−32.1%
5069841,490
Saline CountyD
+9.0%
3,8993,2557,154
Sarpy CountyD
+0.2%
2,6542,6415,295
Saunders CountyR
−22.3%
4,1996,61510,814
Scotts Bluff CountyR
−30.1%
3,7336,94710,680
Seward CountyR
−28.2%
2,0833,7215,804
Sheridan CountyR
−42.7%
1,0312,5703,601
Sherman CountyD
+9.5%
1,5841,3092,893
Sioux CountyR
−36.4%
4088761,284
Stanton CountyR
−31.6%
8741,6822,556
Thayer CountyR
−36.7%
1,6443,5545,198
Thomas CountyR
−22.5%
214338552
Thurston CountyD
+1.5%
1,6321,5843,216
Valley CountyR
−17.4%
1,4752,0963,571
Washington CountyR
−11.1%
2,2742,8445,118
Wayne CountyR
−47.7%
1,0212,8863,907
Webster CountyR
−39.5%
1,0942,5233,617
Wheeler CountyR
−11.7%
310392702
York CountyR
−46.0%
1,8084,8856,693