Election 1984 Results
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1984 presidential election in Nebraska
Ronald Reagan (Republican) beat Walter Mondale (Democrat) in Nebraska in 1984, 70.6% to 28.8%, a margin of 41.7 points and 272,188 votes.
Nebraska voted 23.5 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+18.2.
The Republican hold continued from 1980, when Ronald Reagan also won.
Republicans led in 93 of the 93 counties as they stood then. The largest, Douglas, cast 172,658 votes and went to the Republican by 31.1 points. The closest was Arthur, where 215 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Reagan won | Republican | 460,054 | 70.6% |
| Walter Mondale | Democratic | 187,866 | 28.8% |
| All other candidates | 4,170 | 0.6% | |
| Total | 652,090 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 58,979 34.2% | 112,676 65.3% | 1,003 | 172,658 | R+31.1 |
| Lancaster | 32,898 40.0% | 48,778 59.3% | 569 | 82,245 | R+19.3 |
| Sarpy | 6,838 25.2% | 20,192 74.3% | 130 | 27,160 | R+49.2 |
| Hall | 4,655 25.9% | 13,193 73.5% | 108 | 17,956 | R+47.5 |
| Lincoln | 4,509 29.5% | 10,717 70.0% | 81 | 15,307 | R+40.6 |
| Buffalo | 3,086 21.2% | 11,365 78.1% | 99 | 14,550 | R+56.9 |
| Dodge | 4,266 29.3% | 10,201 70.2% | 74 | 14,541 | R+40.8 |
| Scotts Bluff | 3,074 22.2% | 10,711 77.2% | 93 | 13,878 | R+55.0 |
| Platte | 2,061 16.9% | 10,069 82.4% | 92 | 12,222 | R+65.5 |
| Adams | 2,945 24.2% | 9,127 75.1% | 83 | 12,155 | R+50.9 |
| Madison | 1,757 15.2% | 9,790 84.5% | 42 | 11,589 | R+69.3 |
| Gage | 2,709 30.5% | 6,116 68.8% | 67 | 8,892 | R+38.3 |
| Dawson | 1,487 17.7% | 6,887 81.9% | 33 | 8,407 | R+64.2 |
| Cass | 2,499 31.1% | 5,461 68.0% | 66 | 8,026 | R+36.9 |
| Saunders | 2,467 31.8% | 5,217 67.3% | 63 | 7,747 | R+35.5 |
| Washington | 1,565 23.0% | 5,191 76.4% | 35 | 6,791 | R+53.4 |
| Otoe | 1,869 28.3% | 4,679 70.9% | 48 | 6,596 | R+42.6 |
| York | 1,124 17.9% | 5,147 82.1% | 6,271 | R+64.2 | |
| Dakota | 2,510 41.8% | 3,467 57.8% | 25 | 6,002 | R+15.9 |
| Seward | 1,911 32.2% | 3,983 67.1% | 43 | 5,937 | R+34.9 |
| Custer | 1,090 18.6% | 4,749 80.9% | 28 | 5,867 | R+62.4 |
| Holt | 893 16.1% | 4,613 83.2% | 39 | 5,545 | R+67.1 |
| Box Butte | 1,471 26.6% | 4,011 72.6% | 43 | 5,525 | R+46.0 |
| Saline | 2,385 44.2% | 2,942 54.5% | 67 | 5,394 | R+10.3 |
| Red Willow | 1,026 19.8% | 4,131 79.7% | 27 | 5,184 | R+59.9 |
| Richardson | 1,422 27.9% | 3,634 71.3% | 42 | 5,098 | R+43.4 |
| Cuming | 779 16.4% | 3,931 82.9% | 30 | 4,740 | R+66.5 |
| Knox | 1,149 25.2% | 3,364 73.8% | 47 | 4,560 | R+48.6 |
| Cedar | 1,201 26.5% | 3,298 72.7% | 37 | 4,536 | R+46.2 |
| Jefferson | 1,367 30.2% | 3,116 68.9% | 40 | 4,523 | R+38.7 |
| Phelps | 740 16.4% | 3,741 83.1% | 20 | 4,501 | R+66.7 |
| Hamilton | 842 19.6% | 3,418 79.8% | 25 | 4,285 | R+60.1 |
| Dawes | 865 20.4% | 3,326 78.6% | 41 | 4,232 | R+58.2 |
| Keith | 631 15.5% | 3,433 84.1% | 18 | 4,082 | R+68.6 |
| Cheyenne | 857 21.1% | 3,159 77.7% | 48 | 4,064 | R+56.6 |
| Colfax | 981 24.4% | 2,999 74.7% | 36 | 4,016 | R+50.2 |
| Antelope | 697 17.7% | 3,222 81.8% | 20 | 3,939 | R+64.1 |
| Wayne | 833 21.2% | 3,075 78.1% | 28 | 3,936 | R+57.0 |
| Nemaha | 1,004 26.5% | 2,752 72.6% | 37 | 3,793 | R+46.1 |
| Butler | 1,193 31.5% | 2,557 67.6% | 35 | 3,785 | R+36.0 |
| Clay | 811 21.6% | 2,920 77.7% | 25 | 3,756 | R+56.2 |
| Burt | 1,054 28.3% | 2,645 71.1% | 22 | 3,721 | R+42.8 |
| Pierce | 545 15.2% | 3,017 84.1% | 27 | 3,589 | R+68.9 |
| Thayer | 946 26.6% | 2,580 72.7% | 25 | 3,551 | R+46.0 |
| Merrick | 818 23.1% | 2,700 76.1% | 28 | 3,546 | R+53.1 |
| Fillmore | 1,009 28.7% | 2,474 70.5% | 28 | 3,511 | R+41.7 |
| Kearney | 726 22.3% | 2,508 76.9% | 28 | 3,262 | R+54.6 |
| Boone | 690 21.5% | 2,508 78.0% | 17 | 3,215 | R+56.5 |
| Cherry | 463 14.5% | 2,720 85.1% | 15 | 3,198 | R+70.6 |
| Dixon | 986 31.2% | 2,155 68.1% | 23 | 3,164 | R+36.9 |
| Nuckolls | 947 30.6% | 2,132 68.8% | 19 | 3,098 | R+38.3 |
| Sheridan | 377 12.3% | 2,661 86.9% | 23 | 3,061 | R+74.6 |
| Furnas | 579 19.5% | 2,363 79.7% | 24 | 2,966 | R+60.1 |
| Valley | 739 26.3% | 2,055 73.2% | 13 | 2,807 | R+46.9 |
| Howard | 887 31.6% | 1,899 67.7% | 20 | 2,806 | R+36.1 |
| Polk | 610 22.0% | 2,149 77.4% | 17 | 2,776 | R+55.4 |
| Stanton | 411 16.4% | 2,082 83.0% | 15 | 2,508 | R+66.6 |
| Thurston | 1,077 43.1% | 1,410 56.4% | 13 | 2,500 | R+13.3 |
| Johnson | 821 34.3% | 1,542 64.4% | 33 | 2,396 | R+30.1 |
| Morrill | 464 19.6% | 1,888 79.8% | 14 | 2,366 | R+60.2 |
| Webster | 645 27.4% | 1,694 71.9% | 16 | 2,355 | R+44.5 |
| Harlan | 493 22.4% | 1,692 76.8% | 18 | 2,203 | R+54.4 |
| Franklin | 522 24.5% | 1,597 75.1% | 8 | 2,127 | R+50.5 |
| Chase | 368 17.5% | 1,697 80.9% | 32 | 2,097 | R+63.4 |
| Kimball | 339 16.2% | 1,734 83.1% | 14 | 2,087 | R+66.8 |
| Nance | 525 27.2% | 1,393 72.1% | 13 | 1,931 | R+45.0 |
| Pawnee | 552 29.3% | 1,306 69.3% | 26 | 1,884 | R+40.0 |
| Sherman | 701 37.6% | 1,144 61.4% | 17 | 1,862 | R+23.8 |
| Brown | 312 17.0% | 1,514 82.6% | 7 | 1,833 | R+65.6 |
| Hitchcock | 341 19.6% | 1,391 80.0% | 7 | 1,739 | R+60.4 |
| Perkins | 307 17.7% | 1,420 81.8% | 9 | 1,736 | R+64.1 |
| Frontier | 258 16.0% | 1,351 83.5% | 8 | 1,617 | R+67.6 |
| Boyd | 308 20.6% | 1,175 78.5% | 13 | 1,496 | R+58.0 |
| Greeley | 485 33.6% | 948 65.7% | 9 | 1,442 | R+32.1 |
| Garden | 180 13.3% | 1,158 85.7% | 13 | 1,351 | R+72.4 |
| Dundy | 225 18.4% | 992 81.0% | 8 | 1,225 | R+62.6 |
| Deuel | 198 17.0% | 962 82.4% | 7 | 1,167 | R+65.5 |
| Garfield | 196 17.8% | 899 81.4% | 9 | 1,104 | R+63.7 |
| Rock | 147 14.4% | 873 85.3% | 3 | 1,023 | R+71.0 |
| Gosper | 201 19.9% | 802 79.3% | 8 | 1,011 | R+59.4 |
| Sioux | 121 14.1% | 732 85.1% | 7 | 860 | R+71.0 |
| Hayes | 101 14.6% | 593 85.4% | 694 | R+70.9 | |
| Keya Paha | 128 20.2% | 507 79.8% | 635 | R+59.7 | |
| Banner | 58 11.1% | 457 87.5% | 7 | 522 | R+76.4 |
| Logan | 67 13.0% | 446 86.8% | 1 | 514 | R+73.7 |
| Hooker | 55 11.2% | 433 87.8% | 5 | 493 | R+76.7 |
| Wheeler | 97 20.9% | 365 78.5% | 3 | 465 | R+57.6 |
| Grant | 51 11.1% | 406 88.5% | 2 | 459 | R+77.3 |
| Blaine | 48 11.7% | 363 88.3% | 411 | R+76.6 | |
| Loup | 79 19.6% | 323 80.0% | 2 | 404 | R+60.4 |
| Thomas | 73 19.5% | 298 79.7% | 3 | 374 | R+60.2 |
| McPherson | 57 16.0% | 295 82.9% | 4 | 356 | R+66.9 |
| Arthur | 33 11.7% | 248 88.3% | 281 | R+76.5 |
Counties as they stood in 1984; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Nebraska in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+20.5 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+19.1 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+25.0 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+21.8 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+14.9 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+33.2 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+29.0 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+18.7 |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+17.2 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+21.0 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+41.7 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+39.5 |
| 1976 | Gerald Ford (R) | R+20.8 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+41.0 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+28.0 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+5.2 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+24.1 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+31.0 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+38.3 |
| 1948 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+8.3 |
| 1944 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+17.2 |
| 1940 | Wendell Willkie (R) | R+14.4 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+16.4 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+27.7 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+27.0 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+17.5 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+33.4 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+14.3 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+22.0 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+1.5 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+37.9 |
| 1900 | William McKinley (R) | R+3.2 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+5.4 |
| 1892 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+31.1 |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+13.8 |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine (R) | R+16.8 |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield (R) | R+30.3 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+29.6 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+41.3 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+27.7 |