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Elections / 2000 · President · NE

George W. Bush carried Nebraska R+29.0.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Nebraska, 2000. The state ran 30.4 points more Republican than the nation (D+1.4 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2000 ballot here.

Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)

Nebraska result
697,019 votes counted
Gore (D)
231,780
33.3%
Bush (R)
433,862
62.2%
All others
6,837
1.0%
Margin
R+29.0
2000 presidential election
Nebraska, 2000
BushR+29.0
2000 presidential margin by county for Nebraska — 2000 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nebraska — 2000 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2000 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+36.0Antelope County, NE · R+55.9Arthur County, NE · R+76.8Banner County, NE · R+70.3Blaine County, NE · R+73.4Boone County, NE · R+56.6Box Butte County, NE · R+31.3Boyd County, NE · R+53.6Brown County, NE · R+66.8Buffalo County, NE · R+48.6Burt County, NE · R+24.6Butler County, NE · R+42.1Cass County, NE · R+24.2Cedar County, NE · R+45.1Chase County, NE · R+63.9Cherry County, NE · R+65.9Cheyenne County, NE · R+56.5Clay County, NE · R+48.3Colfax County, NE · R+44.5Cuming County, NE · R+56.3Custer County, NE · R+60.4Dakota County, NE · R+7.0Dawes County, NE · R+47.7Dawson County, NE · R+50.2Deuel County, NE · R+55.2Dixon County, NE · R+36.3Dodge County, NE · R+26.6Douglas County, NE · R+15.1Dundy County, NE · R+61.5Fillmore County, NE · R+39.2Franklin County, NE · R+46.5Frontier County, NE · R+61.6Furnas County, NE · R+54.1Gage County, NE · R+21.3Garden County, NE · R+62.3Garfield County, NE · R+53.6Gosper County, NE · R+52.2Grant County, NE · R+71.4Greeley County, NE · R+32.3Hall County, NE · R+31.5Hamilton County, NE · R+48.7Harlan County, NE · R+49.7Hayes County, NE · R+73.6Hitchcock County, NE · R+55.0Holt County, NE · R+62.7Hooker County, NE · R+59.4Howard County, NE · R+28.5Jefferson County, NE · R+25.7Johnson County, NE · R+19.7Kearney County, NE · R+52.9Keith County, NE · R+56.5Keya Paha County, NE · R+67.1Kimball County, NE · R+54.9Knox County, NE · R+43.9Lancaster County, NE · R+10.1Lincoln County, NE · R+26.6Logan County, NE · R+67.0Loup County, NE · R+52.9Madison County, NE · R+53.4McPherson County, NE · R+65.1Merrick County, NE · R+45.9Morrill County, NE · R+53.2Nance County, NE · R+36.5Nemaha County, NE · R+33.1Nuckolls County, NE · R+43.3Otoe County, NE · R+29.6Pawnee County, NE · R+27.3Perkins County, NE · R+63.8Phelps County, NE · R+57.1Pierce County, NE · R+61.2Platte County, NE · R+56.4Polk County, NE · R+50.3Red Willow County, NE · R+49.6Richardson County, NE · R+29.9Rock County, NE · R+65.3Saline County, NE · R+5.1Sarpy County, NE · R+31.7Saunders County, NE · R+31.8Scotts Bluff County, NE · R+39.5Seward County, NE · R+31.5Sheridan County, NE · R+66.5Sherman County, NE · R+29.8Sioux County, NE · R+70.6Stanton County, NE · R+56.1Thayer County, NE · R+42.4Thomas County, NE · R+69.4Thurston County, NE · R+5.6Valley County, NE · R+45.4Washington County, NE · R+37.2Wayne County, NE · R+45.0Webster County, NE · R+36.9Wheeler County, NE · R+58.7York County, NE · R+52.8
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
George W. Bush ✓Republican62.2%433,862
Al GoreDemocratic33.3%231,780
OtherAll other candidates1.0%6,837
D+60
R+60
93 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 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 — 2000
93 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−36.0%
3,6868,16212,438
Antelope CountyR
−55.9%
6782,5623,368
Arthur CountyR
−76.8%
26235272
Banner CountyR
−70.3%
65390462
Blaine CountyR
−73.4%
43299349
Boone CountyR
−56.6%
5752,1962,862
Box Butte CountyR
−31.3%
1,6143,2085,089
Boyd CountyR
−53.6%
2659311,242
Brown CountyR
−66.8%
2501,3751,684
Buffalo CountyR
−48.6%
3,92711,93116,461
Burt CountyR
−24.6%
1,2232,0563,392
Butler CountyR
−42.1%
1,0282,6383,828
Cass CountyR
−24.2%
3,6566,14410,280
Cedar CountyR
−45.1%
1,0622,9894,269
Chase CountyR
−63.9%
3061,5051,875
Cherry CountyR
−65.9%
4462,3222,847
Cheyenne CountyR
−56.5%
8443,2074,186
Clay CountyR
−48.3%
7742,3263,215
Colfax CountyR
−44.5%
8632,3383,315
Cuming CountyR
−56.3%
8573,2324,215
Custer CountyR
−60.4%
9764,2455,414
Dakota CountyR
−7.0%
2,6953,1196,061
Dawes CountyR
−47.7%
8232,5493,621
Dawson CountyR
−50.2%
1,7405,5117,507
Deuel CountyR
−55.2%
2137831,033
Dixon CountyR
−36.3%
8201,8342,792
Dodge CountyR
−26.6%
5,0218,87114,472
Douglas CountyR
−15.1%
73,347101,025183,156
Dundy CountyR
−61.5%
1798011,011
Fillmore CountyR
−39.2%
8482,0242,998
Franklin CountyR
−46.5%
4201,1961,668
Frontier CountyR
−61.6%
2441,1021,393
Furnas CountyR
−54.1%
5341,8492,431
Gage CountyR
−21.3%
3,5165,5389,506
Garden CountyR
−62.3%
2039631,219
Garfield CountyR
−53.6%
202718963
Gosper CountyR
−52.2%
2287571,014
Grant CountyR
−71.4%
49324385
Greeley CountyR
−32.3%
4168391,310
Hall CountyR
−31.5%
5,95211,80318,546
Hamilton CountyR
−48.7%
1,0663,2514,491
Harlan CountyR
−49.7%
4381,3581,852
Hayes CountyR
−73.6%
66486571
Hitchcock CountyR
−55.0%
3121,1261,480
Holt CountyR
−62.7%
8463,9544,959
Hooker CountyR
−59.4%
74317409
Howard CountyR
−28.5%
9551,7602,827
Jefferson CountyR
−25.7%
1,3612,3513,847
Johnson CountyR
−19.7%
7941,2102,112
Kearney CountyR
−52.9%
6802,3333,122
Keith CountyR
−56.5%
7782,9533,849
Keya Paha CountyR
−67.1%
78422513
Kimball CountyR
−54.9%
3791,3791,820
Knox CountyR
−43.9%
1,0372,7843,978
Lancaster CountyR
−10.1%
44,65055,514107,132
Lincoln CountyR
−26.6%
5,2059,22015,114
Logan CountyR
−67.0%
60336412
Loup CountyR
−52.9%
84284378
Madison CountyR
−53.4%
2,7729,63612,853
McPherson CountyR
−65.1%
48244301
Merrick CountyR
−45.9%
8482,3803,340
Morrill CountyR
−53.2%
4601,5972,138
Nance CountyR
−36.5%
4971,1051,665
Nemaha CountyR
−33.1%
1,0632,1773,369
Nuckolls CountyR
−43.3%
6441,7012,443
Otoe CountyR
−29.6%
2,2084,1786,662
Pawnee CountyR
−27.3%
5229371,519
Perkins CountyR
−63.8%
2431,1701,452
Phelps CountyR
−57.1%
9343,5754,627
Pierce CountyR
−61.2%
5702,5343,208
Platte CountyR
−56.4%
2,6129,86112,859
Polk CountyR
−50.3%
6101,9252,613
Red Willow CountyR
−49.6%
1,1883,6805,025
Richardson CountyR
−29.9%
1,3822,6234,150
Rock CountyR
−65.3%
141725894
Saline CountyR
−5.1%
2,3212,5815,145
Sarpy CountyR
−31.7%
14,63728,97945,278
Saunders CountyR
−31.8%
2,8525,6888,919
Scotts Bluff CountyR
−39.5%
3,9379,39713,839
Seward CountyR
−31.5%
2,2504,4577,016
Sheridan CountyR
−66.5%
3922,1052,576
Sherman CountyR
−29.8%
5641,0721,705
Sioux CountyR
−70.6%
98629752
Stanton CountyR
−56.1%
5001,8952,486
Thayer CountyR
−42.4%
8212,0963,006
Thomas CountyR
−69.4%
55329395
Thurston CountyR
−5.6%
9241,0402,082
Valley CountyR
−45.4%
5831,6102,263
Washington CountyR
−37.2%
2,5505,7588,626
Wayne CountyR
−45.0%
1,0012,7743,940
Webster CountyR
−36.9%
5841,3021,945
Wheeler CountyR
−58.7%
85351453
York CountyR
−52.8%
1,4074,8166,460