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Elections / 2012 · President · NE

Mitt Romney carried Nebraska R+21.8.

Barack Obama (D) vs Mitt Romney (R) in Nebraska, 2012. The state ran 25.6 points more Republican than the nation (D+3.9 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2012 ballot here.

Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)

Nebraska result
794,379 votes counted
Obama (D)
302,081
38.0%
Romney (R)
475,064
59.8%
All others
17,234
2.2%
Margin
R+21.8
2012 presidential election
Nebraska, 2012
RomneyR+21.8
2012 presidential margin by county for Nebraska — 2012 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nebraska — 2012 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2012 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+33.6Antelope County, NE · R+62.7Arthur County, NE · R+75.2Banner County, NE · R+70.8Blaine County, NE · R+78.9Boone County, NE · R+54.3Box Butte County, NE · R+25.0Boyd County, NE · R+64.0Brown County, NE · R+69.3Buffalo County, NE · R+42.2Burt County, NE · R+21.9Butler County, NE · R+43.9Cass County, NE · R+26.2Cedar County, NE · R+53.5Chase County, NE · R+71.2Cherry County, NE · R+69.2Cheyenne County, NE · R+50.9Clay County, NE · R+53.1Colfax County, NE · R+35.3Cuming County, NE · R+46.4Custer County, NE · R+58.4Dakota County, NE · R+2.8Dawes County, NE · R+36.1Dawson County, NE · R+41.5Deuel County, NE · R+53.9Dixon County, NE · R+32.6Dodge County, NE · R+22.2Douglas County, NE · R+3.0Dundy County, NE · R+62.5Fillmore County, NE · R+41.7Franklin County, NE · R+47.4Frontier County, NE · R+56.4Furnas County, NE · R+60.7Gage County, NE · R+16.7Garden County, NE · R+53.8Garfield County, NE · R+66.0Gosper County, NE · R+51.5Grant County, NE · R+80.4Greeley County, NE · R+40.5Hall County, NE · R+27.1Hamilton County, NE · R+50.4Harlan County, NE · R+58.5Hayes County, NE · R+78.8Hitchcock County, NE · R+60.5Holt County, NE · R+61.6Hooker County, NE · R+68.6Howard County, NE · R+34.0Jefferson County, NE · R+28.2Johnson County, NE · R+21.1Kearney County, NE · R+49.6Keith County, NE · R+52.1Keya Paha County, NE · R+64.7Kimball County, NE · R+49.8Knox County, NE · R+45.2Lancaster County, NE · TiedLincoln County, NE · R+40.1Logan County, NE · R+66.8Loup County, NE · R+63.7Madison County, NE · R+47.4McPherson County, NE · R+67.4Merrick County, NE · R+44.9Morrill County, NE · R+56.0Nance County, NE · R+38.6Nemaha County, NE · R+27.5Nuckolls County, NE · R+45.9Otoe County, NE · R+24.3Pawnee County, NE · R+37.2Perkins County, NE · R+64.3Phelps County, NE · R+57.5Pierce County, NE · R+60.3Platte County, NE · R+51.3Polk County, NE · R+55.4Red Willow County, NE · R+59.5Richardson County, NE · R+33.5Rock County, NE · R+72.1Saline County, NE · R+5.4Sarpy County, NE · R+23.1Saunders County, NE · R+33.6Scotts Bluff County, NE · R+37.2Seward County, NE · R+34.6Sheridan County, NE · R+66.0Sherman County, NE · R+24.5Sioux County, NE · R+70.8Stanton County, NE · R+50.5Thayer County, NE · R+43.1Thomas County, NE · R+77.9Thurston County, NE · D+13.9Valley County, NE · R+52.8Washington County, NE · R+36.8Wayne County, NE · R+38.5Webster County, NE · R+46.8Wheeler County, NE · R+56.3York County, NE · R+55.1
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
Mitt Romney ✓Republican59.8%475,064
Barack ObamaDemocratic38.0%302,081
OtherAll other candidates2.2%17,234
D+60
R+60
93 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 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 — 2012
93 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−33.6%
4,0628,31612,670
Antelope CountyR
−62.7%
5712,5963,232
Arthur CountyR
−75.2%
30227262
Banner CountyR
−70.8%
55346411
Blaine CountyR
−78.9%
29268303
Boone CountyR
−54.3%
6152,1382,806
Box Butte CountyR
−25.0%
1,6922,8694,705
Boyd CountyR
−64.0%
1888731,071
Brown CountyR
−69.3%
2241,3021,555
Buffalo CountyR
−42.2%
5,36513,57019,453
Burt CountyR
−21.9%
1,2912,0293,375
Butler CountyR
−43.9%
1,0452,7383,859
Cass CountyR
−26.2%
4,3677,55612,180
Cedar CountyR
−53.5%
9583,2784,334
Chase CountyR
−71.2%
2541,5841,867
Cherry CountyR
−69.2%
4362,5573,064
Cheyenne CountyR
−50.9%
1,0843,4494,649
Clay CountyR
−53.1%
6672,2322,947
Colfax CountyR
−35.3%
9692,0513,069
Cuming CountyR
−46.4%
1,0312,8763,976
Custer CountyR
−58.4%
1,0834,2965,498
Dakota CountyR
−2.8%
2,9223,0946,136
Dawes CountyR
−36.1%
1,1322,4783,728
Dawson CountyR
−41.5%
2,1995,4607,859
Deuel CountyR
−53.9%
2157631,017
Dixon CountyR
−32.6%
8701,7452,686
Dodge CountyR
−22.2%
5,6738,99514,950
Douglas CountyR
−3.0%
106,456113,220223,927
Dundy CountyR
−62.5%
176792985
Fillmore CountyR
−41.7%
8072,0072,879
Franklin CountyR
−47.4%
3841,1121,536
Frontier CountyR
−56.4%
2711,0071,305
Furnas CountyR
−60.7%
4231,7822,240
Gage CountyR
−16.7%
3,9035,5139,661
Garden CountyR
−53.8%
2428291,091
Garfield CountyR
−66.0%
149769940
Gosper CountyR
−51.5%
230734978
Grant CountyR
−80.4%
30322363
Greeley CountyR
−40.5%
3408201,185
Hall CountyR
−27.1%
7,16112,64620,229
Hamilton CountyR
−50.4%
1,1463,6004,871
Harlan CountyR
−58.5%
3541,3951,778
Hayes CountyR
−78.8%
51476539
Hitchcock CountyR
−60.5%
2741,1781,495
Holt CountyR
−61.6%
8823,9224,939
Hooker CountyR
−68.6%
59330395
Howard CountyR
−34.0%
9141,8902,870
Jefferson CountyR
−28.2%
1,1952,1663,446
Johnson CountyR
−21.1%
7901,2252,063
Kearney CountyR
−49.6%
7732,3493,180
Keith CountyR
−52.1%
9283,0444,058
Keya Paha CountyR
−64.7%
80393484
Kimball CountyR
−49.8%
3951,2351,687
Knox CountyR
−45.2%
1,0592,8854,036
Lancaster CountyR
−0.3%
62,01562,434127,355
Lincoln CountyR
−40.1%
4,45010,72815,655
Logan CountyR
−66.8%
68356431
Loup CountyR
−63.7%
62290358
Madison CountyR
−47.4%
3,48510,06213,885
McPherson CountyR
−67.4%
41237291
Merrick CountyR
−44.9%
9252,4903,489
Morrill CountyR
−56.0%
4551,6812,190
Nance CountyR
−38.6%
4811,1061,621
Nemaha CountyR
−27.5%
1,1282,0123,214
Nuckolls CountyR
−45.9%
5681,5742,191
Otoe CountyR
−24.3%
2,5614,2586,982
Pawnee CountyR
−37.2%
4008991,341
Perkins CountyR
−64.3%
2381,1351,394
Phelps CountyR
−57.5%
8803,4004,380
Pierce CountyR
−60.3%
6372,7073,431
Platte CountyR
−51.3%
3,14810,06113,473
Polk CountyR
−55.4%
5281,8902,457
Red Willow CountyR
−59.5%
9523,8914,936
Richardson CountyR
−33.5%
1,1912,4433,739
Rock CountyR
−72.1%
103672789
Saline CountyR
−5.4%
2,2892,5574,958
Sarpy CountyR
−23.1%
26,67143,21371,490
Saunders CountyR
−33.6%
3,3076,77010,312
Scotts Bluff CountyR
−37.2%
4,3279,64814,287
Seward CountyR
−34.6%
2,3865,0037,573
Sheridan CountyR
−66.0%
3902,0212,472
Sherman CountyR
−24.5%
5529271,530
Sioux CountyR
−70.8%
101624739
Stanton CountyR
−50.5%
6141,9492,644
Thayer CountyR
−43.1%
7281,8742,659
Thomas CountyR
−77.9%
42360408
Thurston CountyD
+13.9%
1,2479392,215
Valley CountyR
−52.8%
4981,6572,195
Washington CountyR
−36.8%
3,1326,89910,246
Wayne CountyR
−38.5%
1,0742,4933,682
Webster CountyR
−46.8%
4421,2581,742
Wheeler CountyR
−56.3%
93345448
York CountyR
−55.1%
1,3734,8746,355