2016 Nebraska General Election Story

A head to head comparison of the Nebraska 2016 General Election gives an idea of the breakdown of the voters.

Donald Trump received 495,961 (59%) votes beating Hillary Clinton who gained 284,494 (34%) by  211,467  votes in Nebraska.

Donald Trump won 91 counties whereas Hillary Clinton won 2 counties in the total of the 93  counties in the state of Nebraska.

2016 Nebraska (NE) Primary vs. General Elections Counties Won

In the Primary, Trump won all 93 counties of the state of Nebraska. Clinton won nothing.

2016 Nebraska (NE) Primary vs. General Elections with regards to Percentage (%) votes and Total Votes Won

On a head to head count with the total votes between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in the Primary and General Elections, percentage (%) vote shift difference is a 26% increment for Hillary Clinton in the Presidential Elections as opposed to a 26% decrease for Hillary Clinton. These margins are represented as 374,674 vote increment for Donald Trump and 270,154 vote increment for Hillary Clinton at the General Elections.

2016 General Election Hillary Clinton Popular Vote Count Contributed by Nebraska (NE)

During the 2016 General elections, over 146,434,269 total number of votes were cast.  Hillary Clinton got 65,849,971 (65.8 Million) over Donald Trump's 62,984,405 (62.9 Million). She won the popular vote by 2,865,566 (2.8 Million). Even though she lost to Trump at the Nebraska, her votes represents 0,3% of her popular vote victory. The remaining 49 states contributed to her the remaining 99,7% popular votes victory.

Top 15 Counties in Primary vs. General

These 15 counties play an important role in these Primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the larger counties (Douglas, Lancaster, Sarpy), it becomes very difficult to win majorities in the smaller counties without voter outreach and increased voter participation in them.

Top 15 Vote Comparisons in Primary vs. General Elections

Douglas, Lancaster, two of the larger counties voted in favor of Clinton, giving her over 175k vote advantage. Sarpy, another larger countye voted in favor of Trump giving him a 23k voter advantage in that county. However, Trump's steady win in the more dense counties contributed to the 211k marginal vote advantage that helped him gain an upper hand in the State of Nebraska.

Related References: 2016 Nebraska Primary Election Story, 2020 Nebraska Primary Election Story