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2000 presidential election in Nebraska
George W. Bush (Republican) beat Al Gore (Democrat) in Nebraska in 2000, 62.2% to 33.3%, a margin of 29.0 points and 202,082 votes.
Nebraska voted 29.5 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+0.5.
The Republican hold continued from 1996, when Bob Dole won.
Republicans led in 93 of the 93 counties. The largest, Douglas, cast 183,156 votes and went to the Republican by 15.1 points. The closest was Thurston, where 116 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush won | Republican | 433,862 | 62.2% |
| Al Gore | Democratic | 231,780 | 33.3% |
| All other candidates | 31,377 | 4.5% | |
| Total | 697,019 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 73,347 40.0% | 101,025 55.2% | 8,784 | 183,156 | R+15.1 |
| Lancaster | 44,650 41.7% | 55,514 51.8% | 6,968 | 107,132 | R+10.1 |
| Sarpy | 14,637 32.3% | 28,979 64.0% | 1,662 | 45,278 | R+31.7 |
| Hall | 5,952 32.1% | 11,803 63.6% | 791 | 18,546 | R+31.5 |
| Buffalo | 3,927 23.9% | 11,931 72.5% | 603 | 16,461 | R+48.6 |
| Lincoln | 5,205 34.4% | 9,220 61.0% | 689 | 15,114 | R+26.6 |
| Dodge | 5,021 34.7% | 8,871 61.3% | 580 | 14,472 | R+26.6 |
| Scotts Bluff | 3,937 28.4% | 9,397 67.9% | 505 | 13,839 | R+39.5 |
| Platte | 2,612 20.3% | 9,861 76.7% | 386 | 12,859 | R+56.4 |
| Madison | 2,772 21.6% | 9,636 75.0% | 445 | 12,853 | R+53.4 |
| Adams | 3,686 29.6% | 8,162 65.6% | 590 | 12,438 | R+36.0 |
| Cass | 3,656 35.6% | 6,144 59.8% | 480 | 10,280 | R+24.2 |
| Gage | 3,516 37.0% | 5,538 58.3% | 452 | 9,506 | R+21.3 |
| Saunders | 2,852 32.0% | 5,688 63.8% | 379 | 8,919 | R+31.8 |
| Washington | 2,550 29.6% | 5,758 66.8% | 318 | 8,626 | R+37.2 |
| Dawson | 1,740 23.2% | 5,511 73.4% | 256 | 7,507 | R+50.2 |
| Seward | 2,250 32.1% | 4,457 63.5% | 309 | 7,016 | R+31.5 |
| Otoe | 2,208 33.1% | 4,178 62.7% | 276 | 6,662 | R+29.6 |
| York | 1,407 21.8% | 4,816 74.6% | 237 | 6,460 | R+52.8 |
| Dakota | 2,695 44.5% | 3,119 51.5% | 247 | 6,061 | R+7.0 |
| Custer | 976 18.0% | 4,245 78.4% | 193 | 5,414 | R+60.4 |
| Saline | 2,321 45.1% | 2,581 50.2% | 243 | 5,145 | R+5.1 |
| Box Butte | 1,614 31.7% | 3,208 63.0% | 267 | 5,089 | R+31.3 |
| Red Willow | 1,188 23.6% | 3,680 73.2% | 157 | 5,025 | R+49.6 |
| Holt | 846 17.1% | 3,954 79.7% | 159 | 4,959 | R+62.7 |
| Phelps | 934 20.2% | 3,575 77.3% | 118 | 4,627 | R+57.1 |
| Hamilton | 1,066 23.7% | 3,251 72.4% | 174 | 4,491 | R+48.7 |
| Cedar | 1,062 24.9% | 2,989 70.0% | 218 | 4,269 | R+45.1 |
| Cuming | 857 20.3% | 3,232 76.7% | 126 | 4,215 | R+56.3 |
| Cheyenne | 844 20.2% | 3,207 76.6% | 135 | 4,186 | R+56.5 |
| Richardson | 1,382 33.3% | 2,623 63.2% | 145 | 4,150 | R+29.9 |
| Knox | 1,037 26.1% | 2,784 70.0% | 157 | 3,978 | R+43.9 |
| Wayne | 1,001 25.4% | 2,774 70.4% | 165 | 3,940 | R+45.0 |
| Keith | 778 20.2% | 2,953 76.7% | 118 | 3,849 | R+56.5 |
| Jefferson | 1,361 35.4% | 2,351 61.1% | 135 | 3,847 | R+25.7 |
| Butler | 1,028 26.9% | 2,638 68.9% | 162 | 3,828 | R+42.1 |
| Dawes | 823 22.7% | 2,549 70.4% | 249 | 3,621 | R+47.7 |
| Burt | 1,223 36.1% | 2,056 60.6% | 113 | 3,392 | R+24.6 |
| Nemaha | 1,063 31.6% | 2,177 64.6% | 129 | 3,369 | R+33.1 |
| Antelope | 678 20.1% | 2,562 76.1% | 128 | 3,368 | R+55.9 |
| Merrick | 848 25.4% | 2,380 71.3% | 112 | 3,340 | R+45.9 |
| Colfax | 863 26.0% | 2,338 70.5% | 114 | 3,315 | R+44.5 |
| Clay | 774 24.1% | 2,326 72.3% | 115 | 3,215 | R+48.3 |
| Pierce | 570 17.8% | 2,534 79.0% | 104 | 3,208 | R+61.2 |
| Kearney | 680 21.8% | 2,333 74.7% | 109 | 3,122 | R+52.9 |
| Thayer | 821 27.3% | 2,096 69.7% | 89 | 3,006 | R+42.4 |
| Fillmore | 848 28.3% | 2,024 67.5% | 126 | 2,998 | R+39.2 |
| Boone | 575 20.1% | 2,196 76.7% | 91 | 2,862 | R+56.6 |
| Cherry | 446 15.7% | 2,322 81.6% | 79 | 2,847 | R+65.9 |
| Howard | 955 33.8% | 1,760 62.3% | 112 | 2,827 | R+28.5 |
| Dixon | 820 29.4% | 1,834 65.7% | 138 | 2,792 | R+36.3 |
| Polk | 610 23.3% | 1,925 73.7% | 78 | 2,613 | R+50.3 |
| Sheridan | 392 15.2% | 2,105 81.7% | 79 | 2,576 | R+66.5 |
| Stanton | 500 20.1% | 1,895 76.2% | 91 | 2,486 | R+56.1 |
| Nuckolls | 644 26.4% | 1,701 69.6% | 98 | 2,443 | R+43.3 |
| Furnas | 534 22.0% | 1,849 76.1% | 48 | 2,431 | R+54.1 |
| Valley | 583 25.8% | 1,610 71.1% | 70 | 2,263 | R+45.4 |
| Morrill | 460 21.5% | 1,597 74.7% | 81 | 2,138 | R+53.2 |
| Johnson | 794 37.6% | 1,210 57.3% | 108 | 2,112 | R+19.7 |
| Thurston | 924 44.4% | 1,040 50.0% | 118 | 2,082 | R+5.6 |
| Webster | 584 30.0% | 1,302 66.9% | 59 | 1,945 | R+36.9 |
| Chase | 306 16.3% | 1,505 80.3% | 64 | 1,875 | R+63.9 |
| Harlan | 438 23.7% | 1,358 73.3% | 56 | 1,852 | R+49.7 |
| Kimball | 379 20.8% | 1,379 75.8% | 62 | 1,820 | R+54.9 |
| Sherman | 564 33.1% | 1,072 62.9% | 69 | 1,705 | R+29.8 |
| Brown | 250 14.8% | 1,375 81.7% | 59 | 1,684 | R+66.8 |
| Franklin | 420 25.2% | 1,196 71.7% | 52 | 1,668 | R+46.5 |
| Nance | 497 29.8% | 1,105 66.4% | 63 | 1,665 | R+36.5 |
| Pawnee | 522 34.4% | 937 61.7% | 60 | 1,519 | R+27.3 |
| Hitchcock | 312 21.1% | 1,126 76.1% | 42 | 1,480 | R+55.0 |
| Perkins | 243 16.7% | 1,170 80.6% | 39 | 1,452 | R+63.8 |
| Frontier | 244 17.5% | 1,102 79.1% | 47 | 1,393 | R+61.6 |
| Greeley | 416 31.8% | 839 64.0% | 55 | 1,310 | R+32.3 |
| Boyd | 265 21.3% | 931 75.0% | 46 | 1,242 | R+53.6 |
| Garden | 203 16.7% | 963 79.0% | 53 | 1,219 | R+62.3 |
| Deuel | 213 20.6% | 783 75.8% | 37 | 1,033 | R+55.2 |
| Gosper | 228 22.5% | 757 74.7% | 29 | 1,014 | R+52.2 |
| Dundy | 179 17.7% | 801 79.2% | 31 | 1,011 | R+61.5 |
| Garfield | 202 21.0% | 718 74.6% | 43 | 963 | R+53.6 |
| Rock | 141 15.8% | 725 81.1% | 28 | 894 | R+65.3 |
| Sioux | 98 13.0% | 629 83.6% | 25 | 752 | R+70.6 |
| Hayes | 66 11.6% | 486 85.1% | 19 | 571 | R+73.6 |
| Keya Paha | 78 15.2% | 422 82.3% | 13 | 513 | R+67.1 |
| Banner | 65 14.1% | 390 84.4% | 7 | 462 | R+70.3 |
| Wheeler | 85 18.8% | 351 77.5% | 17 | 453 | R+58.7 |
| Logan | 60 14.6% | 336 81.6% | 16 | 412 | R+67.0 |
| Hooker | 74 18.1% | 317 77.5% | 18 | 409 | R+59.4 |
| Thomas | 55 13.9% | 329 83.3% | 11 | 395 | R+69.4 |
| Grant | 49 12.7% | 324 84.2% | 12 | 385 | R+71.4 |
| Loup | 84 22.2% | 284 75.1% | 10 | 378 | R+52.9 |
| Blaine | 43 12.3% | 299 85.7% | 7 | 349 | R+73.4 |
| McPherson | 48 15.9% | 244 81.1% | 9 | 301 | R+65.1 |
| Arthur | 26 9.6% | 235 86.4% | 11 | 272 | R+76.8 |
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 |