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Elections / 1980 · President · NE

Ronald Reagan carried Nebraska R+39.5.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Nebraska, 1980. The state ran 29.8 points more Republican than the nation (R+9.7 nationally).

Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)

Nebraska result
640,854 votes counted
Carter (D)
166,851
26.0%
Reagan (R)
419,937
65.5%
All others
54,066
8.4%
Margin
R+39.5
1980 presidential election
Nebraska, 1980
ReaganR+39.5
1980 presidential margin by county for Nebraska — 1980 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nebraska — 1980 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1980 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+39.5Antelope County, NE · R+62.4Arthur County, NE · R+58.9Banner County, NE · R+84.2Blaine County, NE · R+67.4Boone County, NE · R+50.8Box Butte County, NE · R+48.9Boyd County, NE · R+51.1Brown County, NE · R+61.0Buffalo County, NE · R+46.4Burt County, NE · R+51.2Butler County, NE · R+37.8Cass County, NE · R+40.8Cedar County, NE · R+41.0Chase County, NE · R+60.3Cherry County, NE · R+64.3Cheyenne County, NE · R+55.9Clay County, NE · R+49.7Colfax County, NE · R+53.1Cuming County, NE · R+62.4Custer County, NE · R+59.9Dakota County, NE · R+22.5Dawes County, NE · R+59.9Dawson County, NE · R+60.7Deuel County, NE · R+61.8Dixon County, NE · R+44.5Dodge County, NE · R+41.8Douglas County, NE · R+27.6Dundy County, NE · R+67.0Fillmore County, NE · R+37.6Franklin County, NE · R+54.5Frontier County, NE · R+64.0Furnas County, NE · R+61.4Gage County, NE · R+41.6Garden County, NE · R+69.3Garfield County, NE · R+51.7Gosper County, NE · R+58.5Grant County, NE · R+63.9Greeley County, NE · R+32.8Hall County, NE · R+43.4Hamilton County, NE · R+56.7Harlan County, NE · R+52.0Hayes County, NE · R+73.3Hitchcock County, NE · R+58.3Holt County, NE · R+59.6Hooker County, NE · R+68.4Howard County, NE · R+39.8Jefferson County, NE · R+43.0Johnson County, NE · R+42.6Kearney County, NE · R+50.6Keith County, NE · R+61.3Keya Paha County, NE · R+57.6Kimball County, NE · R+57.6Knox County, NE · R+49.0Lancaster County, NE · R+15.2Lincoln County, NE · R+40.6Logan County, NE · R+69.2Loup County, NE · R+62.6Madison County, NE · R+63.2McPherson County, NE · R+68.8Merrick County, NE · R+54.1Morrill County, NE · R+54.4Nance County, NE · R+41.1Nemaha County, NE · R+45.1Nuckolls County, NE · R+39.0Otoe County, NE · R+47.9Pawnee County, NE · R+49.5Perkins County, NE · R+58.4Phelps County, NE · R+61.4Pierce County, NE · R+66.5Platte County, NE · R+53.6Polk County, NE · R+56.8Red Willow County, NE · R+59.7Richardson County, NE · R+42.7Rock County, NE · R+66.9Saline County, NE · R+18.9Sarpy County, NE · R+42.5Saunders County, NE · R+40.3Scotts Bluff County, NE · R+50.2Seward County, NE · R+28.9Sheridan County, NE · R+72.7Sherman County, NE · R+34.3Sioux County, NE · R+68.7Stanton County, NE · R+64.2Thayer County, NE · R+43.5Thomas County, NE · R+60.0Thurston County, NE · R+30.9Valley County, NE · R+49.4Washington County, NE · R+48.2Wayne County, NE · R+53.8Webster County, NE · R+47.0Wheeler County, NE · R+56.1York County, NE · R+59.7
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
Ronald Reagan ✓Republican65.5%419,937
Jimmy CarterDemocratic26.0%166,851
John B. AndersonIndependent8.4%54,066
D+60
R+60
93 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 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 — 1980
93 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−39.5%
3,3728,50012,973
Antelope CountyR
−62.4%
6593,1924,057
Arthur CountyR
−58.9%
57245319
Banner CountyR
−84.2%
33481532
Blaine CountyR
−67.4%
63361442
Boone CountyR
−50.8%
7692,5983,603
Box Butte CountyR
−48.9%
1,2083,9125,532
Boyd CountyR
−51.1%
3761,2611,733
Brown CountyR
−61.0%
3411,6152,087
Buffalo CountyR
−46.4%
3,1679,76914,243
Burt CountyR
−51.2%
8142,8063,893
Butler CountyR
−37.8%
1,1122,5963,929
Cass CountyR
−40.8%
2,0075,1937,818
Cedar CountyR
−41.0%
1,2653,2594,858
Chase CountyR
−60.3%
3241,5932,103
Cherry CountyR
−64.3%
4892,5173,155
Cheyenne CountyR
−55.9%
7763,0734,108
Clay CountyR
−49.7%
8402,7393,824
Colfax CountyR
−53.1%
8933,2594,454
Cuming CountyR
−62.4%
8034,0065,131
Custer CountyR
−59.9%
1,0114,5635,934
Dakota CountyR
−22.5%
1,9303,1655,488
Dawes CountyR
−59.9%
7053,2834,306
Dawson CountyR
−60.7%
1,4636,6898,609
Deuel CountyR
−61.8%
1929461,220
Dixon CountyR
−44.5%
8222,3283,385
Dodge CountyR
−41.8%
3,5649,52214,250
Douglas CountyR
−27.6%
51,66896,908163,930
Dundy CountyR
−67.0%
1921,1381,411
Fillmore CountyR
−37.6%
1,0252,4353,746
Franklin CountyR
−54.5%
4411,6752,265
Frontier CountyR
−64.0%
2591,3461,698
Furnas CountyR
−61.4%
5362,4833,172
Gage CountyR
−41.6%
2,2596,0899,201
Garden CountyR
−69.3%
2021,2971,580
Garfield CountyR
−51.7%
2388111,108
Gosper CountyR
−58.5%
1817831,029
Grant CountyR
−63.9%
76373465
Greeley CountyR
−32.8%
4951,0281,625
Hall CountyR
−43.4%
4,42212,16617,857
Hamilton CountyR
−56.7%
7783,2004,271
Harlan CountyR
−52.0%
4861,6902,317
Hayes CountyR
−73.3%
82617730
Hitchcock CountyR
−58.3%
3291,4741,963
Holt CountyR
−59.6%
1,0164,4955,838
Hooker CountyR
−68.4%
63386472
Howard CountyR
−39.8%
7891,9712,970
Jefferson CountyR
−43.0%
1,1253,0904,572
Johnson CountyR
−42.6%
6261,7192,565
Kearney CountyR
−50.6%
7262,5123,530
Keith CountyR
−61.3%
7103,3814,354
Keya Paha CountyR
−57.6%
130526688
Kimball CountyR
−57.6%
3851,6152,136
Knox CountyR
−49.0%
1,0573,4044,789
Lancaster CountyR
−15.2%
27,16238,78076,233
Lincoln CountyR
−40.6%
3,7689,64314,479
Logan CountyR
−69.2%
71442536
Loup CountyR
−62.6%
74368470
Madison CountyR
−63.2%
1,9269,71812,329
McPherson CountyR
−68.8%
49285343
Merrick CountyR
−54.1%
7122,7103,694
Morrill CountyR
−54.4%
5121,8932,540
Nance CountyR
−41.1%
5611,4422,143
Nemaha CountyR
−45.1%
9302,6953,911
Nuckolls CountyR
−39.0%
8992,1803,282
Otoe CountyR
−47.9%
1,4714,6116,559
Pawnee CountyR
−49.5%
4311,4181,993
Perkins CountyR
−58.4%
3131,3421,762
Phelps CountyR
−61.4%
7343,4654,445
Pierce CountyR
−66.5%
5172,9383,639
Platte CountyR
−53.6%
2,3898,80311,975
Polk CountyR
−56.8%
5382,2062,936
Red Willow CountyR
−59.7%
8994,0505,278
Richardson CountyR
−42.7%
1,3503,6345,344
Rock CountyR
−66.9%
1468551,059
Saline CountyR
−18.9%
1,9082,9345,416
Sarpy CountyR
−42.5%
5,68915,55223,202
Saunders CountyR
−40.3%
2,0345,2237,906
Scotts Bluff CountyR
−50.2%
2,8549,50413,249
Seward CountyR
−28.9%
1,8033,5275,965
Sheridan CountyR
−72.7%
3702,7493,271
Sherman CountyR
−34.3%
5781,2541,970
Sioux CountyR
−68.7%
120760932
Stanton CountyR
−64.2%
3621,9452,466
Thayer CountyR
−43.5%
9262,5143,650
Thomas CountyR
−60.0%
65306402
Thurston CountyR
−30.9%
7261,4542,356
Valley CountyR
−49.4%
6552,1012,929
Washington CountyR
−48.2%
1,4544,5706,463
Wayne CountyR
−53.8%
7332,8443,921
Webster CountyR
−47.0%
5471,6762,403
Wheeler CountyR
−56.1%
93374501
York CountyR
−59.7%
1,1315,0896,634