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Elections / 2008 · President · NE

John McCain carried Nebraska R+14.9.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in Nebraska, 2008. The state ran 22.2 points more Republican than the nation (D+7.3 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2008 ballot here.

Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)

Nebraska result
801,281 votes counted
Obama (D)
333,319
41.6%
McCain (R)
452,979
56.5%
All others
14,983
1.9%
Margin
R+14.9
2008 presidential election
Nebraska, 2008
McCainR+14.9
2008 presidential margin by county for Nebraska — 2008 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nebraska — 2008 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2008 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+27.0Antelope County, NE · R+51.1Arthur County, NE · R+67.7Banner County, NE · R+68.8Blaine County, NE · R+70.6Boone County, NE · R+45.8Box Butte County, NE · R+21.0Boyd County, NE · R+53.1Brown County, NE · R+57.2Buffalo County, NE · R+37.5Burt County, NE · R+14.6Butler County, NE · R+35.6Cass County, NE · R+19.5Cedar County, NE · R+41.3Chase County, NE · R+61.6Cherry County, NE · R+57.6Cheyenne County, NE · R+49.6Clay County, NE · R+46.1Colfax County, NE · R+27.9Cuming County, NE · R+35.7Custer County, NE · R+55.7Dakota County, NE · R+4.7Dawes County, NE · R+28.9Dawson County, NE · R+38.3Deuel County, NE · R+49.2Dixon County, NE · R+30.0Dodge County, NE · R+12.0Douglas County, NE · D+4.6Dundy County, NE · R+55.4Fillmore County, NE · R+32.3Franklin County, NE · R+41.0Frontier County, NE · R+48.8Furnas County, NE · R+50.2Gage County, NE · R+9.5Garden County, NE · R+49.3Garfield County, NE · R+57.1Gosper County, NE · R+49.2Grant County, NE · R+75.5Greeley County, NE · R+21.4Hall County, NE · R+24.1Hamilton County, NE · R+42.9Harlan County, NE · R+52.5Hayes County, NE · R+68.0Hitchcock County, NE · R+47.5Holt County, NE · R+53.4Hooker County, NE · R+63.9Howard County, NE · R+25.5Jefferson County, NE · R+15.8Johnson County, NE · R+10.8Kearney County, NE · R+42.8Keith County, NE · R+49.6Keya Paha County, NE · R+55.2Kimball County, NE · R+50.1Knox County, NE · R+36.1Lancaster County, NE · D+5.0Lincoln County, NE · R+35.5Logan County, NE · R+59.1Loup County, NE · R+55.0Madison County, NE · R+39.3McPherson County, NE · R+66.6Merrick County, NE · R+40.5Morrill County, NE · R+49.7Nance County, NE · R+33.2Nemaha County, NE · R+25.7Nuckolls County, NE · R+37.9Otoe County, NE · R+15.8Pawnee County, NE · R+27.2Perkins County, NE · R+55.1Phelps County, NE · R+51.6Pierce County, NE · R+49.7Platte County, NE · R+41.6Polk County, NE · R+45.4Red Willow County, NE · R+49.9Richardson County, NE · R+20.9Rock County, NE · R+62.5Saline County, NE · D+4.6Sarpy County, NE · R+15.9Saunders County, NE · R+23.7Scotts Bluff County, NE · R+33.7Seward County, NE · R+25.8Sheridan County, NE · R+60.4Sherman County, NE · R+23.2Sioux County, NE · R+66.4Stanton County, NE · R+44.8Thayer County, NE · R+33.4Thomas County, NE · R+71.8Thurston County, NE · D+7.0Valley County, NE · R+39.2Washington County, NE · R+26.3Wayne County, NE · R+32.9Webster County, NE · R+37.5Wheeler County, NE · R+54.1York County, NE · R+49.3
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
John McCain ✓Republican56.5%452,979
Barack ObamaDemocratic41.6%333,319
OtherAll other candidates1.9%14,983
D+60
R+60
93 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 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 — 2008
93 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−27.0%
4,6858,25213,210
Antelope CountyR
−51.1%
7572,3833,185
Arthur CountyR
−67.7%
39217263
Banner CountyR
−68.8%
62348416
Blaine CountyR
−70.6%
43266316
Boone CountyR
−45.8%
7422,0422,836
Box Butte CountyR
−21.0%
1,8862,9324,979
Boyd CountyR
−53.1%
2508391,110
Brown CountyR
−57.2%
3111,2081,567
Buffalo CountyR
−37.5%
5,86713,09719,293
Burt CountyR
−14.6%
1,4131,9073,387
Butler CountyR
−35.6%
1,1902,5573,839
Cass CountyR
−19.5%
4,7537,12012,122
Cedar CountyR
−41.3%
1,1902,9124,174
Chase CountyR
−61.6%
3411,4771,844
Cherry CountyR
−57.6%
5992,3603,059
Cheyenne CountyR
−49.6%
1,1733,5724,839
Clay CountyR
−46.1%
7802,1773,033
Colfax CountyR
−27.9%
1,1252,0183,203
Cuming CountyR
−35.7%
1,2742,7324,087
Custer CountyR
−55.7%
1,1924,3015,578
Dakota CountyR
−4.7%
2,9943,2926,396
Dawes CountyR
−28.9%
1,2852,3763,775
Dawson CountyR
−38.3%
2,3995,4607,986
Deuel CountyR
−49.2%
243732993
Dixon CountyR
−30.0%
9461,7852,794
Dodge CountyR
−12.0%
6,6898,55715,550
Douglas CountyD
+4.6%
116,810106,291226,701
Dundy CountyR
−55.4%
2187831,019
Fillmore CountyR
−32.3%
9621,9132,947
Franklin CountyR
−41.0%
4421,0791,552
Frontier CountyR
−48.8%
3491,0341,404
Furnas CountyR
−50.2%
5561,7252,328
Gage CountyR
−9.5%
4,4735,43510,160
Garden CountyR
−49.3%
2838441,138
Garfield CountyR
−57.1%
2128001,030
Gosper CountyR
−49.2%
2607761,048
Grant CountyR
−75.5%
41318367
Greeley CountyR
−21.4%
4587151,199
Hall CountyR
−24.1%
7,85512,97721,271
Hamilton CountyR
−42.9%
1,3323,3894,799
Harlan CountyR
−52.5%
4021,3291,766
Hayes CountyR
−68.0%
85461553
Hitchcock CountyR
−47.5%
3461,0011,379
Holt CountyR
−53.4%
1,0893,7464,974
Hooker CountyR
−63.9%
75355438
Howard CountyR
−25.5%
1,0831,8472,996
Jefferson CountyR
−15.8%
1,5202,1033,697
Johnson CountyR
−10.8%
9141,1422,110
Kearney CountyR
−42.8%
8762,2243,150
Keith CountyR
−49.6%
9742,9423,968
Keya Paha CountyR
−55.2%
115409533
Kimball CountyR
−50.1%
4391,3461,811
Knox CountyR
−36.1%
1,2552,7284,084
Lancaster CountyD
+5.0%
65,73459,398127,490
Lincoln CountyR
−35.5%
5,04610,81716,277
Logan CountyR
−59.1%
81327416
Loup CountyR
−55.0%
86302393
Madison CountyR
−39.3%
4,1429,65514,045
McPherson CountyR
−66.6%
45240293
Merrick CountyR
−40.5%
9862,3753,431
Morrill CountyR
−49.7%
5571,7252,351
Nance CountyR
−33.2%
5491,1161,707
Nemaha CountyR
−25.7%
1,2402,1343,474
Nuckolls CountyR
−37.9%
6571,4982,221
Otoe CountyR
−15.8%
2,9154,0337,092
Pawnee CountyR
−27.2%
4838591,384
Perkins CountyR
−55.1%
3101,0921,420
Phelps CountyR
−51.6%
1,0503,3604,473
Pierce CountyR
−49.7%
7832,3853,226
Platte CountyR
−41.6%
3,7969,37313,420
Polk CountyR
−45.4%
6681,8222,543
Red Willow CountyR
−49.9%
1,2163,7355,044
Richardson CountyR
−20.9%
1,5132,3423,968
Rock CountyR
−62.5%
139640801
Saline CountyD
+4.6%
2,6742,4345,251
Sarpy CountyR
−15.9%
28,01038,81668,022
Saunders CountyR
−23.7%
3,7676,18810,212
Scotts Bluff CountyR
−33.7%
4,7459,70814,730
Seward CountyR
−25.8%
2,7034,6477,529
Sheridan CountyR
−60.4%
4541,9412,462
Sherman CountyR
−23.2%
5859501,572
Sioux CountyR
−66.4%
117603732
Stanton CountyR
−44.8%
6641,7812,495
Thayer CountyR
−33.4%
8601,7492,659
Thomas CountyR
−71.8%
51331390
Thurston CountyD
+7.0%
1,1209722,126
Valley CountyR
−39.2%
7061,6572,423
Washington CountyR
−26.3%
3,7116,42510,320
Wayne CountyR
−32.9%
1,2492,5033,808
Webster CountyR
−37.5%
5521,2331,817
Wheeler CountyR
−54.1%
96334440
York CountyR
−49.3%
1,6074,8486,568