United States presidential election, 2004, in Nebraska
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Nebraska, a rural Great Plains state, is a Republican and conservative stronghold. Hence, voters here gave an overwhelming victory to George W. Bush, who won more than twice the share of vote won by its challenger, John F. Kerry. The president even increased his margin of victory, from 29% in 2004 to 33.22% this year.
| Presidential Candidate | Running Mate | Party | Electoral Vote (EV) | Popular Vote (PV) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush of Texas | Richard Cheney of Wyoming | Republican | 5 | 512,814 | 65.90% | |
| John Kerry of Massachusetts | John Edwards of North Carolina | Democrat | 0 | 254,328 | 32.68% | |
| Ralph Nader of Connecticut | Peter Camejo of California | Reform | 0 | 5,698 | 0.73% | |
| Michael Badnarik of Texas | Richard Campagna of Iowa | Libertarian | 0 | 2,041 | 0.26% | |
| Others | - | - | 0 | 3,305 | 0.42% | |
| Other elections: 2000, 2004, 2008 | ||||||
Statewide winner in bold. See main article : U.S. presidential election, 2004.
[edit] Results by county
| County | John F. Kerry | George W. Bush | Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 28.5% | 3,791 | 69.5% | 9,233 | 2.0% | 262 |
| Antelope | 17.9% | 613 | 80.6% | 2,761 | 1.5% | 50 |
| Arthur | 9.0% | 24 | 90.2% | 240 | 0.8% | 2 |
| Banner | 12.8% | 56 | 86.7% | 379 | 0.5% | 2 |
| Blaine | 11.2% | 38 | 88.8% | 301 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Boone | 18.9%' | 546 | 79.8% | 2,309 | 1.4% | 40 |
| Box Butte | 32.2% | 1,657 | 65.9% | 3,396 | 1.9% | 99 |
| Boyd | 19.9% | 228 | 79.4% | 911 | 0.8% | 9 |
| Brown | 15.5% | 268 | 82.3% | 1,426 | 2.3% | 39 |
| Buffalo | 22.0% | 4,100 | 76.4% | 14,222 | 1.5% | 286 |
| Burt | 34.7% | 1,272 | 64.0% | 2,349 | 1.3% | 47 |
| Butler | 25.6% | 1,068 | 72.4% | 3,016 | 2.0% | 84 |
| Cass | 31.4% | 3,619 | 67.3% | 7,763 | 1.3% | 147 |
| Cedar | 23.9% | 1,083 | 74.7% | 3,387 | 1.5% | 66 |
| Chase | 15.3% | 302 | 83.7% | 1,652 | 1.0%' | 19 |
| Cherry | 15.9% | 483 | 82.5% | 2,509 | 1.6% | 50 |
| Cheyenne | 18.8% | 893 | 79.9% | 3,791 | 1.3% | 62 |
| Clay | 22.3% | 743 | 76.2% | 2,543 | 1.5% | 51 |
| Colfax | 27.3% | 990 | 71.3% | 2,589 | 1.5% | 54 |
| Cuming | 22.2% | 966 | 76.6% | 3,330 | 1.2% | 53 |
| Custer | 18.5% | 1,040 | 80.5% | 4,518 | 1.0% | 54 |
| Dakota | 45.8% | 3,027 | 53.3% | 3,526 | 0.9% | 62 |
| Dawes | 28.0% | 1,119 | 70.3% | 2,809 | 1.7% | 66 |
| Dawson | 21.7% | 1,728 | 77.3% | 6,149 | 1.0% | 79 |
| Deuel | 21.1% | 222 | 77.9% | 820 | 1.0% | 11 |
| Dixon | 31.2% | 938 | 67.4% | 2,028 | 1.4% | 43 |
| Dodge | 32.5% | 5,250 | 66.3% | 10,716 | 1.3% | 206 |
| Douglas | 40.2% | 83,330 | 58.3% | 120,813 | 1.4% | 2,928 |
| Dundy | 17.7% | 186 | 81.5% | 858 | 0.9% | 9 |
| Fillmore | 25.9% | 828 | 72.5% | 2,314 | 1.6% | 51 |
| Franklin | 24.0% | 412 | 74.5% | 1,277 | 1.5% | 25 |
| Frontier | 18.7% | 275 | 79.1% | 1,160 | 2.2% | 32 |
| Furnas | 19.9% | 492 | 79.0% | 1,950 | 1.0% | 25 |
| Gage | 35.2% | 3,655 | 63.3% | 6,575 | 1.5% | 154 |
| Garden | 17.0% | 201 | 82.0% | 970 | 1.0% | 12 |
| Garfield | 19.3% | 196 | 79.3% | 806 | 1.5% | 15 |
| Gosper | 19.8% | 222 | 79.5% | 890 | 0.6% | 7 |
| Grant | 10.4% | 41 | 88.9% | 352 | 0.8% | 3 |
| Greeley | 28.9% | 361 | 69.3% | 865 | 1.8% | 22 |
| Hall | 29.4% | 6,228 | 69.0% | 14,592 | 1.6% | 334 |
| Hamilton | 20.8% | 1,012 | 77.8% | 3,785 | 1.4% | 69 |
| Harlan | 21.0% | 398 | 77.3% | 1,467 | 1.7% | 32 |
| Hayes | 11.0% | 66 | 87.6% | 524 | 1.3% | 8 |
| Hitchcock | 19.9% | 296 | 78.8% | 1,171 | 1.3% | 19 |
| Holt | 17.3% | 894 | 81.5% | 4,217 | 1.2% | 63 |
| Hooker | 13.9% | 64 | 85.0% | 392 | 1.1% | 5 |
| Howard | 30.2% | 900 | 67.8% | 2,020 | 2.0% | 59 |
| Jefferson | 33.7% | 1,352 | 64.8% | 2,600 | 1.5% | 59 |
| Johnson | 37.0% | 885 | 61.4% | 1,470 | 1.6% | 39 |
| Kearney | 20.9% | 707 | 77.6% | 2,621 | 1.5% | 51 |
| Keith | 18.0% | 743 | 81.1% | 3,356 | 0.9% | 38 |
| Keya Paha | 17.9% | 98 | 80.5% | 442 | 1.6% | 9 |
| Kimball | 19.5% | 366 | 79.4% | 1,491 | 1.1% | 20 |
| Knox | 25.8% | 1,086 | 72.7% | 3,062 | 1.5% | 65 |
| Lancaster | 42.4% | 52,747 | 56.0% | 69,764 | 1.6% | 1,998 |
| Lincoln | 30.3% | 4,905 | 68.3% | 11,056 | 1.5% | 238 |
| Logan | 15.6% | 67 | 83.2% | 357 | 1.2% | 5 |
| Loup | 17.6% | 68 | 81.3% | 314 | 1.0% | 4 |
| Madison | 20.8% | 2,934 | 77.9% | 10,981 | 1.2% | 174 |
| McPherson | 15.7% | 49 | 83.0% | 259 | 1.3% | 4 |
| Merrick | 22.8% | 833 | 75.8% | 2,771 | 1.4% | 53 |
| Morrill | 21.6% | 495 | 76.5% | 1,755 | 1.9% | 43 |
| Nance | 26.5% | 459 | 71.5% | 1,237 | 2.0% | 35 |
| Nemaha | 28.7% | 1,066 | 69.9% | 2,595 | 1.5% | 54 |
| Nuckolls | 21.9% | 541 | 76.2% | 1,884 | 1.9% | 46 |
| Otoe | 30.8% | 2,275 | 67.9% | 5,018 | 1.3% | 93 |
| Pawnee | 32.4% | 481 | 66.5% | 986 | 1.1% | 16 |
| Perkins | 16.8% | 262 | 82.5% | 1,285 | 0.7% | 11 |
| Phelps | 17.5% | 830 | 81.6% | 3,872 | 0.9% | 41 |
| Pierce | 16.1% | 546 | 83.1% | 2,824 | 0.8% | 28 |
| Platte | 19.0% | 2,657 | 79.6% | 11,130 | 1.4% | 200 |
| Polk | 20.1% | 549 | 78.7% | 2,146 | 1.2% | 32 |
| Red Willow | 20.1% | 1,055 | 78.5% | 4,129 | 1.4% | 74 |
| Richardson | 30.3% | 1,297 | 68.3% | 2,924 | 1.3% | 57 |
| Rock | 14.7% | 130 | 83.8% | 740 | 1.5% | 13 |
| Saline | 43.5% | 2,420 | 55.2% | 3,071 | 1.3% | 75 |
| Sarpy | 29.9% | 17,455 | 68.9% | 40,163 | 1.2% | 716 |
| Saunders | 30.4% | 2,884 | 67.9% | 6,441 | 1.7% | 164 |
| Scotts Bluff | 26.7% | 3,843 | 72.1% | 10,378 | 1.2% | 169 |
| Seward | 27.9% | 2,114 | 70.8% | 5,353 | 1.3% | 98 |
| Sheridan | 16.5% | 430 | 82.2% | 2,136 | 1.3% | 33 |
| Sherman | 32.9% | 541 | 65.2% | 1,072 | 1.8% | 30 |
| Sioux | 15.2% | 123 | 83.7% | 677 | 1.1% | 9 |
| Stanton | 20.4% | 559 | 78.7% | 2,159 | 1.0% | 27 |
| Thayer | 26.5% | 764 | 72.1% | 2,075 | 1.4% | 39 |
| Thomas | 13.5% | 60 | 85.1% | 378 | 1.4% | 6 |
| Thurston | 50.8% | 1,212 | 48.3% | 1,154 | 0.9% | 21 |
| Valley | 23.6% | 564 | 75.3% | 1,801 | 1.1% | 26 |
| Washington | 27.7% | 2,754 | 71.2% | 7,083 | 1.1% | 113 |
| Wayne | 25.9% | 1,059 | 72.7% | 2,971 | 1.3% | 55 |
| Webster | 27.8% | 557 | 70.1% | 1,403 | 2.1% | 42 |
| Wheeler | 17.9% | 81 | 80.8% | 366 | 1.3% | 6 |
| York | 19.2% | 1,304 | 79.3% | 5,393 | 1.5% | 100 |
