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Elections / 1948 · President · NE

Thomas E. Dewey carried Nebraska R+8.3.

Harry S. Truman (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in Nebraska, 1948. The state ran 12.8 points more Republican than the nation (D+4.5 nationally).

Nominees: Harry S. Truman (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R) · Strom Thurmond (States' Rights Democratic)

Nebraska result
488,939 votes counted
Truman (D)
224,165
45.8%
Dewey (R)
264,774
54.2%
Thurmond + others
0
0.0%
Margin
R+8.3
1948 presidential election
Nebraska, 1948
DeweyR+8.3
1948 presidential margin by county for Nebraska — 1948 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nebraska — 1948 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1948 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+8.9Antelope County, NE · R+21.0Arthur County, NE · R+15.0Banner County, NE · R+14.9Blaine County, NE · R+0.8Boone County, NE · R+11.4Box Butte County, NE · R+7.5Boyd County, NE · R+1.2Brown County, NE · R+25.3Buffalo County, NE · R+13.4Burt County, NE · R+16.6Butler County, NE · D+10.6Cass County, NE · R+7.4Cedar County, NE · R+0.7Chase County, NE · R+19.6Cherry County, NE · R+17.9Cheyenne County, NE · R+0.5Clay County, NE · R+22.5Colfax County, NE · R+0.8Cuming County, NE · R+27.8Custer County, NE · R+9.5Dakota County, NE · D+26.5Dawes County, NE · R+23.1Dawson County, NE · R+23.5Deuel County, NE · R+43.4Dixon County, NE · R+4.9Dodge County, NE · R+9.1Douglas County, NE · D+2.2Dundy County, NE · R+18.3Fillmore County, NE · R+17.1Franklin County, NE · R+7.4Frontier County, NE · R+21.4Furnas County, NE · R+20.4Gage County, NE · R+12.6Garden County, NE · R+28.0Garfield County, NE · R+12.9Gosper County, NE · R+4.1Grant County, NE · R+32.5Greeley County, NE · D+20.8Hall County, NE · R+10.7Hamilton County, NE · R+22.9Harlan County, NE · R+10.0Hayes County, NE · R+11.7Hitchcock County, NE · R+13.4Holt County, NE · R+9.1Hooker County, NE · R+48.7Howard County, NE · D+25.1Jefferson County, NE · R+20.6Johnson County, NE · R+16.9Kearney County, NE · R+1.4Keith County, NE · R+18.1Keya Paha County, NE · R+15.1Kimball County, NE · R+20.8Knox County, NE · R+3.4Lancaster County, NE · R+12.6Lincoln County, NE · R+3.4Logan County, NE · R+4.3Loup County, NE · R+5.6Madison County, NE · R+24.8McPherson County, NE · R+36.2Merrick County, NE · R+24.2Morrill County, NE · R+5.6Nance County, NE · R+13.6Nemaha County, NE · R+17.7Nuckolls County, NE · R+5.4Otoe County, NE · R+23.5Pawnee County, NE · R+15.2Perkins County, NE · R+2.3Phelps County, NE · R+15.7Pierce County, NE · R+14.9Platte County, NE · R+6.9Polk County, NE · R+18.4Red Willow County, NE · R+7.7Richardson County, NE · R+3.5Rock County, NE · R+28.0Saline County, NE · D+15.3Sarpy County, NE · D+5.4Saunders County, NE · D+4.2Scotts Bluff County, NE · R+10.4Seward County, NE · R+12.4Sheridan County, NE · R+29.7Sherman County, NE · D+23.2Sioux County, NE · R+11.6Stanton County, NE · R+12.0Thayer County, NE · R+14.8Thomas County, NE · R+13.5Thurston County, NE · D+24.4Valley County, NE · R+9.3Washington County, NE · R+11.5Wayne County, NE · R+33.5Webster County, NE · R+18.0Wheeler County, NE · D+10.7York County, NE · R+30.9
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
Thomas E. Dewey ✓Republican54.2%264,774
Harry S. TrumanDemocratic45.8%224,165
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
93 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 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 — 1948
93 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−8.9%
4,6525,56010,212
Antelope CountyR
−21.0%
1,8732,8684,741
Arthur CountyR
−15.0%
147199346
Banner CountyR
−14.9%
229309538
Blaine CountyR
−0.8%
248252500
Boone CountyR
−11.4%
1,7782,2354,013
Box Butte CountyR
−7.5%
2,0232,3514,374
Boyd CountyR
−1.2%
1,0351,0602,095
Brown CountyR
−25.3%
7001,1741,874
Buffalo CountyR
−13.4%
3,7164,8628,578
Burt CountyR
−16.6%
1,9002,6564,556
Butler CountyD
+10.6%
2,6052,1054,710
Cass CountyR
−7.4%
3,0413,5276,568
Cedar CountyR
−0.7%
2,5782,6165,194
Chase CountyR
−19.6%
7361,0941,830
Cherry CountyR
−17.9%
1,4922,1413,633
Cheyenne CountyR
−0.5%
2,1392,1614,300
Clay CountyR
−22.5%
1,5892,5114,100
Colfax CountyR
−0.8%
1,8971,9283,825
Cuming CountyR
−27.8%
1,6572,9304,587
Custer CountyR
−9.5%
3,3564,0577,413
Dakota CountyD
+26.5%
2,3721,3793,751
Dawes CountyR
−23.1%
1,4992,3993,898
Dawson CountyR
−23.5%
2,6034,2036,806
Deuel CountyR
−43.4%
4121,0431,455
Dixon CountyR
−4.9%
1,7221,8993,621
Dodge CountyR
−9.1%
4,8705,84810,718
Douglas CountyD
+2.2%
49,25847,17596,433
Dundy CountyR
−18.3%
6469351,581
Fillmore CountyR
−17.1%
1,8962,6774,573
Franklin CountyR
−7.4%
1,3401,5552,895
Frontier CountyR
−21.4%
8461,3072,153
Furnas CountyR
−20.4%
1,4942,2583,752
Gage CountyR
−12.6%
4,1245,3119,435
Garden CountyR
−28.0%
5199231,442
Garfield CountyR
−12.9%
5427021,244
Gosper CountyR
−4.1%
5726211,193
Grant CountyR
−32.5%
139273412
Greeley CountyD
+20.8%
1,2658292,094
Hall CountyR
−10.7%
4,5905,69410,284
Hamilton CountyR
−22.9%
1,5092,4063,915
Harlan CountyR
−10.0%
1,2201,4902,710
Hayes CountyR
−11.7%
418529947
Hitchcock CountyR
−13.4%
9231,2082,131
Holt CountyR
−9.1%
2,6223,1475,769
Hooker CountyR
−48.7%
86249335
Howard CountyD
+25.1%
1,8931,1333,026
Jefferson CountyR
−20.6%
2,2083,3525,560
Johnson CountyR
−16.9%
1,2911,8173,108
Kearney CountyR
−1.4%
1,4001,4402,840
Keith CountyR
−18.1%
1,1091,6002,709
Keya Paha CountyR
−15.1%
397538935
Kimball CountyR
−20.8%
6721,0241,696
Knox CountyR
−3.4%
2,5972,7785,375
Lancaster CountyR
−12.6%
18,33823,62041,958
Lincoln CountyR
−3.4%
4,1314,4198,550
Logan CountyR
−4.3%
233254487
Loup CountyR
−5.6%
263294557
Madison CountyR
−24.8%
3,3045,4868,790
McPherson CountyR
−36.2%
98209307
Merrick CountyR
−24.2%
1,2672,0743,341
Morrill CountyR
−5.6%
1,3201,4782,798
Nance CountyR
−13.6%
1,0191,3392,358
Nemaha CountyR
−17.7%
1,6872,4134,100
Nuckolls CountyR
−5.4%
1,8272,0363,863
Otoe CountyR
−23.5%
2,5154,0606,575
Pawnee CountyR
−15.2%
1,2711,7252,996
Perkins CountyR
−2.3%
8639041,767
Phelps CountyR
−15.7%
1,8152,4894,304
Pierce CountyR
−14.9%
1,3831,8663,249
Platte CountyR
−6.9%
3,3173,8127,129
Polk CountyR
−18.4%
1,3962,0263,422
Red Willow CountyR
−7.7%
2,2382,6104,848
Richardson CountyR
−3.5%
3,5193,7787,297
Rock CountyR
−28.0%
4558091,264
Saline CountyD
+15.3%
3,5982,6416,239
Sarpy CountyD
+5.4%
2,6352,3675,002
Saunders CountyD
+4.2%
3,9793,6607,639
Scotts Bluff CountyR
−10.4%
4,3865,4099,795
Seward CountyR
−12.4%
2,2742,9165,190
Sheridan CountyR
−29.7%
1,1812,1803,361
Sherman CountyD
+23.2%
1,6081,0032,611
Sioux CountyR
−11.6%
5206571,177
Stanton CountyR
−12.0%
9891,2592,248
Thayer CountyR
−14.8%
1,9312,6014,532
Thomas CountyR
−13.5%
238312550
Thurston CountyD
+24.4%
1,8901,1493,039
Valley CountyR
−9.3%
1,3851,6703,055
Washington CountyR
−11.5%
1,9062,4004,306
Wayne CountyR
−33.5%
1,1582,3233,481
Webster CountyR
−18.0%
1,3651,9643,329
Wheeler CountyD
+10.7%
327264591
York CountyR
−30.9%
2,0913,9606,051