Nebraska — 1992 presidential election
Recent presidential results
state1992 presidential electionNebraska · PresidentBushR+17.2
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
| George H. W. Bush ✓Republican | 46.6% | 344,346 |
|---|---|---|
| Bill ClintonDemocratic | 29.4% | 217,344 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 24.0% | 177,593 |
1992presidential margin
D+60R+60
93 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska cast 5 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (93 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, NE | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Antelope County, NE | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Arthur County, NE | Republican | R+49.2 |
| Banner County, NE | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Blaine County, NE | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Boone County, NE | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Box Butte County, NE | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Boyd County, NE | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Brown County, NE | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Buffalo County, NE | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Burt County, NE | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Butler County, NE | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Cass County, NE | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Cedar County, NE | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Chase County, NE | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Cherry County, NE | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Cheyenne County, NE | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Clay County, NE | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Colfax County, NE | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Cuming County, NE | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Custer County, NE | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Dakota County, NE | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Dawes County, NE | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Dawson County, NE | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Deuel County, NE | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Dixon County, NE | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Dodge County, NE | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Douglas County, NE | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Dundy County, NE | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Fillmore County, NE | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Franklin County, NE | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Frontier County, NE | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Furnas County, NE | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Gage County, NE | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Garden County, NE | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Garfield County, NE | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Gosper County, NE | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Grant County, NE | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Greeley County, NE | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Hall County, NE | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Hamilton County, NE | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Harlan County, NE | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Hayes County, NE | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Hitchcock County, NE | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Holt County, NE | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Hooker County, NE | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Howard County, NE | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Jefferson County, NE | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Johnson County, NE | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Kearney County, NE | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Keith County, NE | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Keya Paha County, NE | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Kimball County, NE | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Knox County, NE | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Lancaster County, NE | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Lincoln County, NE | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Logan County, NE | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Loup County, NE | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Madison County, NE | Republican | R+40.0 |
| McPherson County, NE | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Merrick County, NE | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Morrill County, NE | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Nance County, NE | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Nemaha County, NE | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Nuckolls County, NE | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Otoe County, NE | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Pawnee County, NE | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Perkins County, NE | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Phelps County, NE | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Pierce County, NE | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Platte County, NE | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Polk County, NE | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Red Willow County, NE | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Richardson County, NE | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Rock County, NE | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Saline County, NE | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Sarpy County, NE | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Saunders County, NE | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Scotts Bluff County, NE | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Seward County, NE | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Sheridan County, NE | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Sherman County, NE | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Sioux County, NE | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Stanton County, NE | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Thayer County, NE | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Thomas County, NE | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Thurston County, NE | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Valley County, NE | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Washington County, NE | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Wayne County, NE | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Webster County, NE | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Wheeler County, NE | Republican | R+34.1 |
| York County, NE | Republican | R+34.2 |
Nebraska results by county
93 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | George H. W. Bush+2,905 | 6,36548.4% | 3,46026.3% | 460.3% | 13,163 |
| Antelope County | George H. W. Bush+1,329 | 1,97952.4% | 65017.2% | 130.3% | 3,776 |
| Arthur County | George H. W. Bush+130 | 14856.1% | 186.8% | 00.0% | 264 |
| Banner County | George H. W. Bush+216 | 28459.2% | 6814.2% | 00.0% | 480 |
| Blaine County | George H. W. Bush+192 | 25656.5% | 6414.1% | 30.7% | 453 |
| Boone County | George H. W. Bush+985 | 1,58950.2% | 60419.1% | 140.4% | 3,165 |
| Box Butte County | George H. W. Bush+261 | 2,20338.7% | 1,94234.1% | 290.5% | 5,687 |
| Boyd County | George H. W. Bush+391 | 74447.4% | 35322.5% | 60.4% | 1,571 |
| Brown County | George H. W. Bush+688 | 99954.1% | 31116.8% | 110.6% | 1,846 |
| Buffalo County | George H. W. Bush+5,979 | 9,72655.1% | 3,74721.2% | 840.5% | 17,649 |
| Burt County | George H. W. Bush+443 | 1,66742.6% | 1,22431.3% | 120.3% | 3,912 |
| Butler County | George H. W. Bush+795 | 1,88445.4% | 1,08926.2% | 220.5% | 4,154 |
| Cass County | George H. W. Bush+1,365 | 4,31443.2% | 2,94929.6% | 590.6% | 9,979 |
| Cedar County | George H. W. Bush+974 | 1,98143.8% | 1,00722.3% | 230.5% | 4,518 |
| Chase County | George H. W. Bush+602 | 1,00048.0% | 39819.1% | 100.5% | 2,083 |
| Cherry County | George H. W. Bush+1,144 | 1,70756.7% | 56318.7% | 80.3% | 3,008 |
| Cheyenne County | George H. W. Bush+1,230 | 2,19751.8% | 96722.8% | 160.4% | 4,241 |
| Clay County | George H. W. Bush+1,022 | 1,82450.8% | 80222.4% | 90.3% | 3,588 |
| Colfax County | George H. W. Bush+904 | 1,91546.2% | 1,01124.4% | 210.5% | 4,144 |
| Cuming County | George H. W. Bush+1,877 | 2,71357.1% | 83617.6% | 80.2% | 4,751 |
| Custer County | George H. W. Bush+2,054 | 3,18054.6% | 1,12619.3% | 220.4% | 5,820 |
| Dakota County | George H. W. Bush+458 | 2,79343.2% | 2,33536.1% | 150.2% | 6,464 |
| Dawes County | George H. W. Bush+974 | 1,96148.2% | 98724.3% | 170.4% | 4,068 |
| Dawson County | George H. W. Bush+2,973 | 4,71453.6% | 1,74119.8% | 270.3% | 8,789 |
| Deuel County | George H. W. Bush+326 | 55849.8% | 23220.7% | 30.3% | 1,120 |
| Dixon County | George H. W. Bush+654 | 1,48448.6% | 83027.2% | 140.5% | 3,054 |
| Dodge County | George H. W. Bush+2,604 | 7,27144.3% | 4,66728.4% | 420.3% | 16,412 |
| Douglas County | George H. W. Bush+26,415 | 93,51246.7% | 67,09733.5% | 8150.4% | 200,121 |
| Dundy County | George H. W. Bush+419 | 66453.0% | 24519.6% | 121.0% | 1,253 |
| Fillmore County | George H. W. Bush+511 | 1,50142.9% | 99028.3% | 70.2% | 3,496 |
| Franklin County | George H. W. Bush+492 | 96948.9% | 47724.1% | 90.5% | 1,983 |
| Frontier County | George H. W. Bush+483 | 78550.0% | 30219.2% | 50.3% | 1,571 |
| Furnas County | George H. W. Bush+741 | 1,36548.7% | 62422.3% | 80.3% | 2,801 |
| Gage County | George H. W. Bush+691 | 4,00639.6% | 3,31532.8% | 430.4% | 10,104 |
| Garden County | George H. W. Bush+485 | 69753.5% | 21216.3% | 90.7% | 1,303 |
| Garfield County | George H. W. Bush+374 | 59554.7% | 22120.3% | 10.1% | 1,087 |
| Gosper County | George H. W. Bush+238 | 49246.9% | 25424.2% | 50.5% | 1,048 |
| Grant County | George H. W. Bush+172 | 24755.0% | 7516.7% | 30.7% | 449 |
| Greeley County | George H. W. Bush+153 | 58841.4% | 43530.7% | 10.1% | 1,419 |
| Hall County | George H. W. Bush+3,783 | 9,34144.7% | 5,55826.6% | 880.4% | 20,913 |
| Hamilton County | George H. W. Bush+1,394 | 2,38851.7% | 99421.5% | 150.3% | 4,617 |
| Harlan County | George H. W. Bush+504 | 99246.9% | 48823.1% | 100.5% | 2,116 |
| Hayes County | George H. W. Bush+277 | 36255.4% | 8513.0% | 00.0% | 654 |
| Hitchcock County | George H. W. Bush+465 | 82447.6% | 35920.7% | 80.5% | 1,731 |
| Holt County | George H. W. Bush+2,296 | 3,13154.9% | 83514.6% | 230.4% | 5,703 |
| Hooker County | George H. W. Bush+213 | 28362.2% | 7015.4% | 00.0% | 455 |
| Howard County | George H. W. Bush+360 | 1,13839.7% | 77827.1% | 120.4% | 2,870 |
| Jefferson County | George H. W. Bush+277 | 1,78339.7% | 1,50633.5% | 250.6% | 4,491 |
| Johnson County | George H. W. Bush+63 | 88537.5% | 82234.8% | 110.5% | 2,360 |
| Kearney County | George H. W. Bush+1,111 | 1,75653.7% | 64519.7% | 150.5% | 3,269 |
| Keith County | George H. W. Bush+1,310 | 2,05051.7% | 74018.6% | 170.4% | 3,969 |
| Keya Paha County | George H. W. Bush+263 | 36858.3% | 10516.6% | 00.0% | 631 |
| Kimball County | George H. W. Bush+523 | 93152.0% | 40822.8% | 90.5% | 1,789 |
| Knox County | George H. W. Bush+1,145 | 2,11349.6% | 96822.7% | 170.4% | 4,264 |
| Lancaster County | George H. W. Bush+188 | 41,59039.5% | 41,40239.3% | 4560.4% | 105,399 |
| Lincoln County | George H. W. Bush+1,896 | 7,05445.0% | 5,15832.9% | 430.3% | 15,661 |
| Logan County | George H. W. Bush+191 | 27160.1% | 8017.7% | 20.4% | 451 |
| Loup County | George H. W. Bush+175 | 23459.7% | 5915.1% | 20.5% | 392 |
| Madison County | George H. W. Bush+5,513 | 7,87757.1% | 2,36417.1% | 470.3% | 13,796 |
| McPherson County | George H. W. Bush+168 | 21766.0% | 4914.9% | 10.3% | 329 |
| Merrick County | George H. W. Bush+990 | 1,85448.6% | 86422.7% | 210.6% | 3,811 |
| Morrill County | George H. W. Bush+608 | 1,18546.9% | 57722.8% | 120.5% | 2,527 |
| Nance County | George H. W. Bush+292 | 85142.8% | 55928.1% | 80.4% | 1,987 |
| Nemaha County | George H. W. Bush+586 | 1,69644.0% | 1,11028.8% | 280.7% | 3,854 |
| Nuckolls County | George H. W. Bush+443 | 1,27743.2% | 83428.2% | 200.7% | 2,959 |
| Otoe County | George H. W. Bush+922 | 2,96043.3% | 2,03829.8% | 400.6% | 6,838 |
| Pawnee County | George H. W. Bush+104 | 67037.1% | 56631.3% | 70.4% | 1,808 |
| Perkins County | George H. W. Bush+542 | 84250.5% | 30018.0% | 20.1% | 1,666 |
| Phelps County | George H. W. Bush+1,922 | 2,75256.1% | 83016.9% | 190.4% | 4,903 |
| Pierce County | George H. W. Bush+1,242 | 1,85352.0% | 61117.2% | 140.4% | 3,562 |
| Platte County | George H. W. Bush+5,312 | 7,73655.7% | 2,42417.5% | 460.3% | 13,877 |
| Polk County | George H. W. Bush+776 | 1,43749.2% | 66122.7% | 80.3% | 2,918 |
| Red Willow County | George H. W. Bush+1,334 | 2,50046.8% | 1,16621.8% | 110.2% | 5,342 |
| Richardson County | George H. W. Bush+537 | 2,05041.5% | 1,51330.6% | 210.4% | 4,943 |
| Rock County | George H. W. Bush+426 | 58859.6% | 16216.4% | 40.4% | 987 |
| Saline County | Bill Clinton+685 | 1,74030.2% | 2,42542.1% | 240.4% | 5,765 |
| Sarpy County | George H. W. Bush+9,775 | 20,51650.4% | 10,74126.4% | 1320.3% | 40,673 |
| Saunders County | George H. W. Bush+1,528 | 4,03744.1% | 2,50927.4% | 390.4% | 9,152 |
| Scotts Bluff County | George H. W. Bush+3,038 | 7,21348.2% | 4,17527.9% | 470.3% | 14,951 |
| Seward County | George H. W. Bush+939 | 3,06044.1% | 2,12130.6% | 240.3% | 6,936 |
| Sheridan County | George H. W. Bush+1,163 | 1,69856.7% | 53517.9% | 120.4% | 2,996 |
| Sherman County | George H. W. Bush+168 | 73638.7% | 56829.9% | 130.7% | 1,900 |
| Sioux County | George H. W. Bush+297 | 44555.5% | 14818.5% | 30.4% | 802 |
| Stanton County | George H. W. Bush+778 | 1,27449.7% | 49619.4% | 70.3% | 2,563 |
| Thayer County | George H. W. Bush+467 | 1,39140.8% | 92427.1% | 160.5% | 3,410 |
| Thomas County | George H. W. Bush+213 | 28360.3% | 7014.9% | 10.2% | 469 |
| Thurston County | George H. W. Bush+33 | 89839.8% | 86538.3% | 70.3% | 2,257 |
| Valley County | George H. W. Bush+457 | 1,17345.3% | 71627.6% | 80.3% | 2,590 |
| Washington County | George H. W. Bush+1,926 | 4,04248.5% | 2,11625.4% | 160.2% | 8,340 |
| Wayne County | George H. W. Bush+1,201 | 2,12251.7% | 92122.5% | 120.3% | 4,102 |
| Webster County | George H. W. Bush+348 | 97343.0% | 62527.6% | 90.4% | 2,264 |
| Wheeler County | George H. W. Bush+158 | 24653.0% | 8819.0% | 30.6% | 464 |
| York County | George H. W. Bush+2,398 | 3,78353.9% | 1,38519.7% | 190.3% | 7,013 |
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · George H. W. Bush (R) · Ross Perot (Independent)
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1992 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Same ballot, 1992NE
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1992 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.