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Elections / 1976 · President · NE

Gerald Ford carried Nebraska R+20.7.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in Nebraska, 1976. The state ran 22.8 points more Republican than the nation (D+2.1 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1976 ballot here.

Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)

Nebraska result
607,668 votes counted
Carter (D)
233,692
38.5%
Ford (R)
359,705
59.2%
All others
14,271
2.3%
Margin
R+20.7
1976 presidential election
Nebraska, 1976
FordR+20.7
1976 presidential margin by county for Nebraska — 1976 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nebraska — 1976 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1976 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+20.7Antelope County, NE · R+29.9Arthur County, NE · R+49.2Banner County, NE · R+13.8Blaine County, NE · R+35.1Boone County, NE · R+20.5Box Butte County, NE · R+31.4Boyd County, NE · R+11.6Brown County, NE · R+37.3Buffalo County, NE · R+29.6Burt County, NE · R+28.6Butler County, NE · D+12.4Cass County, NE · R+8.4Cedar County, NE · R+4.0Chase County, NE · R+21.7Cherry County, NE · R+40.4Cheyenne County, NE · R+15.3Clay County, NE · R+23.9Colfax County, NE · R+16.9Cuming County, NE · R+40.4Custer County, NE · R+31.6Dakota County, NE · R+6.8Dawes County, NE · R+29.7Dawson County, NE · R+37.8Deuel County, NE · R+31.7Dixon County, NE · R+20.8Dodge County, NE · R+25.5Douglas County, NE · R+19.7Dundy County, NE · R+25.1Fillmore County, NE · R+16.6Franklin County, NE · R+10.6Frontier County, NE · R+24.8Furnas County, NE · R+23.4Gage County, NE · R+7.0Garden County, NE · R+33.5Garfield County, NE · R+34.2Gosper County, NE · R+31.9Grant County, NE · R+44.4Greeley County, NE · D+5.3Hall County, NE · R+27.9Hamilton County, NE · R+33.5Harlan County, NE · R+19.8Hayes County, NE · R+20.7Hitchcock County, NE · R+6.5Holt County, NE · R+31.0Hooker County, NE · R+53.4Howard County, NE · R+1.7Jefferson County, NE · R+11.7Johnson County, NE · R+7.5Kearney County, NE · R+19.6Keith County, NE · R+35.8Keya Paha County, NE · R+24.0Kimball County, NE · R+28.0Knox County, NE · R+14.8Lancaster County, NE · R+15.5Lincoln County, NE · R+13.5Logan County, NE · R+17.6Loup County, NE · R+34.9Madison County, NE · R+38.5McPherson County, NE · R+35.1Merrick County, NE · R+23.5Morrill County, NE · R+16.0Nance County, NE · R+8.8Nemaha County, NE · R+19.4Nuckolls County, NE · R+10.2Otoe County, NE · R+20.5Pawnee County, NE · R+7.7Perkins County, NE · R+21.8Phelps County, NE · R+45.3Pierce County, NE · R+36.0Platte County, NE · R+31.5Polk County, NE · R+19.9Red Willow County, NE · R+26.1Richardson County, NE · R+12.5Rock County, NE · R+47.3Saline County, NE · D+15.5Sarpy County, NE · R+23.0Saunders County, NE · R+4.5Scotts Bluff County, NE · R+22.6Seward County, NE · R+10.3Sheridan County, NE · R+40.4Sherman County, NE · D+6.8Sioux County, NE · R+23.0Stanton County, NE · R+30.8Thayer County, NE · R+20.2Thomas County, NE · R+51.3Thurston County, NE · R+11.2Valley County, NE · R+19.7Washington County, NE · R+25.6Wayne County, NE · R+38.6Webster County, NE · R+5.6Wheeler County, NE · R+29.4York County, NE · R+42.2
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
Gerald Ford ✓Republican59.2%359,705
Jimmy CarterDemocratic38.5%233,692
OtherAll other candidates2.3%14,271
D+60
R+60
93 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 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 — 1976
93 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−20.7%
4,9597,62312,839
Antelope CountyR
−29.9%
1,3252,4883,887
Arthur CountyR
−49.2%
64193262
Banner CountyR
−13.8%
210281513
Blaine CountyR
−35.1%
133281422
Boone CountyR
−20.5%
1,3292,0353,437
Box Butte CountyR
−31.4%
1,5162,9564,579
Boyd CountyR
−11.6%
7921,0041,821
Brown CountyR
−37.3%
5571,2411,836
Buffalo CountyR
−29.6%
4,3088,09512,777
Burt CountyR
−28.6%
1,3752,5103,967
Butler CountyD
+12.4%
2,3371,8094,271
Cass CountyR
−8.4%
3,2053,8077,141
Cedar CountyR
−4.0%
2,2252,4154,760
Chase CountyR
−21.7%
7251,1461,937
Cherry CountyR
−40.4%
9062,1973,192
Cheyenne CountyR
−15.3%
1,6652,2854,052
Clay CountyR
−23.9%
1,3692,2543,703
Colfax CountyR
−16.9%
1,6662,3644,123
Cuming CountyR
−40.4%
1,3743,3034,774
Custer CountyR
−31.6%
1,9853,9356,175
Dakota CountyR
−6.8%
2,2922,6314,995
Dawes CountyR
−29.7%
1,2862,4463,910
Dawson CountyR
−37.8%
2,3955,4137,985
Deuel CountyR
−31.7%
3987761,191
Dixon CountyR
−20.8%
1,2861,9813,338
Dodge CountyR
−25.5%
5,2838,98214,481
Douglas CountyR
−19.7%
61,87793,204158,707
Dundy CountyR
−25.1%
4577741,263
Fillmore CountyR
−16.6%
1,4892,0983,671
Franklin CountyR
−10.6%
9411,1702,163
Frontier CountyR
−24.8%
5889941,635
Furnas CountyR
−23.4%
1,1321,8513,074
Gage CountyR
−7.0%
4,5065,1999,895
Garden CountyR
−33.5%
4459281,442
Garfield CountyR
−34.2%
3437261,121
Gosper CountyR
−31.9%
3326541,009
Grant CountyR
−44.4%
116314446
Greeley CountyD
+5.3%
8777871,709
Hall CountyR
−27.9%
6,07910,93517,386
Hamilton CountyR
−33.5%
1,3372,7374,181
Harlan CountyR
−19.8%
8791,3252,255
Hayes CountyR
−20.7%
267411695
Hitchcock CountyR
−6.5%
7868981,732
Holt CountyR
−31.0%
1,7513,3895,278
Hooker CountyR
−53.4%
98326427
Howard CountyR
−1.7%
1,3161,3622,736
Jefferson CountyR
−11.7%
2,0682,6284,789
Johnson CountyR
−7.5%
1,1151,2982,455
Kearney CountyR
−19.6%
1,2191,8303,124
Keith CountyR
−35.8%
1,1392,4853,760
Keya Paha CountyR
−24.0%
245405667
Kimball CountyR
−28.0%
6961,2572,001
Knox CountyR
−14.8%
1,9222,6104,654
Lancaster CountyR
−15.5%
28,30139,04169,131
Lincoln CountyR
−13.5%
5,3557,07612,739
Logan CountyR
−17.6%
196283494
Loup CountyR
−34.9%
140299456
Madison CountyR
−38.5%
3,4337,84611,455
McPherson CountyR
−35.1%
104221333
Merrick CountyR
−23.5%
1,3602,2293,702
Morrill CountyR
−16.0%
9711,3512,379
Nance CountyR
−8.8%
9361,1212,113
Nemaha CountyR
−19.4%
1,4062,0933,544
Nuckolls CountyR
−10.2%
1,4241,7533,224
Otoe CountyR
−20.5%
2,4363,7156,237
Pawnee CountyR
−7.7%
8459901,873
Perkins CountyR
−21.8%
6229811,649
Phelps CountyR
−45.3%
1,1683,2104,509
Pierce CountyR
−36.0%
1,0042,1723,244
Platte CountyR
−31.5%
3,6937,21711,179
Polk CountyR
−19.9%
1,1901,7973,053
Red Willow CountyR
−26.1%
1,7222,9784,810
Richardson CountyR
−12.5%
2,4163,1195,627
Rock CountyR
−47.3%
2557321,009
Saline CountyD
+15.5%
3,2052,3305,662
Sarpy CountyR
−23.0%
7,38511,91719,716
Saunders CountyR
−4.5%
3,5073,8447,502
Scotts Bluff CountyR
−22.6%
4,2986,88711,468
Seward CountyR
−10.3%
2,6103,2205,950
Sheridan CountyR
−40.4%
8102,0032,953
Sherman CountyD
+6.8%
1,0789352,093
Sioux CountyR
−23.0%
329532883
Stanton CountyR
−30.8%
7641,4692,286
Thayer CountyR
−20.2%
1,3151,9943,360
Thomas CountyR
−51.3%
103343468
Thurston CountyR
−11.2%
1,0211,2902,393
Valley CountyR
−19.7%
1,0421,5872,769
Washington CountyR
−25.6%
2,2333,7996,111
Wayne CountyR
−38.6%
1,0892,5213,708
Webster CountyR
−5.6%
1,1301,2672,441
Wheeler CountyR
−29.4%
146274436
York CountyR
−42.2%
1,6654,2236,066