Election Results for Lincoln, NE Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,808	12.9
Deaths:	6,100	9.0
Net Migration:	-1,898	-2.8
Net Immigration:	1,272	1.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +4,300	R +5,631	R + 3.5%
D -1,331
2024 vs. 2016	R +13,840	D +5,787	D + 4.0%
D +19,627
2020 vs. 2016	R +9,540	D +11,418	D + 7.6%
D +20,958
2024 vs. 2012	R +13,445	D +5,554	D + 3.8%
D +18,999

2016 vs. 2008	R +2,997	R +7,661	R + 5.8%
D -4,664
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	63%	Kamala Harris (D)	83,400	49.7%	Donald Trump (R)	80,882	48.2%	3,692 [+]	2.2%	167,974	-2	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Chase Oliver (Lbt) 1,333 (0.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 608 (0.4%); Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 0 (0.0%);
2020	63%	Joe Biden (D)	84,731	50.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	76,582	46.0%	5,101 [+]	3.1%	166,414	-1	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 3,920 (2.4%);
2016	58%	Donald Trump (R)	67,042	45.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	63,773	43.6%	15,388 [+]	10.5%	146,203	0	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 7,446 (5.1%); Jill Stein (Grn) 2,058 (1.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	57%	Mitt Romney (R)	67,437	50.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	64,401	47.7%	3,090 [+]	2.3%	134,928	3	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,984 (1.5%);
2008	60%	Barack Obama (D)	68,437	50.7%	John McCain (R)	64,045	47.4%	2,537 [+]	1.9%	135,019	2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 937 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 428 (0.3%);
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	75,117	56.9%	John Kerry (D)	54,861	41.5%	2,096 [+]	1.6%	132,074	6	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 1,059 (0.8%);
2000	56%	George W. Bush (R)	59,971	52.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	46,900	41.1%	7,277 [+]	6.4%	114,148	5	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 6,427 (5.6%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 333 (0.3%);
1996	54%	Robert Dole (R)	48,291	46.2%	Bill Clinton* (D)	45,771	43.8%	10,355 [+]	9.9%	104,417	6	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 9,340 (8.9%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 510 (0.5%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	62%	George Bush* (R)	44,650	39.7%	Bill Clinton (D)	43,523	38.7%	24,162 [+]	21.5%	112,335	2	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 23,682 (21.1%);
1988	56%	George Bush (R)	48,216	50.3%	Michael Dukakis (D)	47,086	49.1%	633 [+]	0.7%	95,935	-3	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 362 (0.4%);
1984	54%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	52,761	59.8%	Walter Mondale (D)	34,809	39.5%	612	0.7%	88,182	1	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	52%	Ronald Reagan (R)	42,307	51.4%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	28,965	35.2%	10,986 [+]	13.4%	82,258	1	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 9,814 (11.9%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,112 (1.4%);
1976	53%	Gerald Ford* (R)	42,261	56.3%	Jimmy Carter (D)	30,911	41.2%	1,909 [+]	2.5%	75,081	8	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,575 (2.1%);
1972	56%	Richard Nixon* (R)	46,280	62.3%	George McGovern (D)	28,011	37.7%	0	0.0%	74,291	2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	56%	Richard Nixon (R)	35,990	55.9%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	25,197	39.1%	3,194 [+]	5.0%	64,381	13	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 3,194 (5.0%);
1964	57%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	37,850	59.2%	Barry Goldwater (R)	26,108	40.8%	0	0.0%	63,958	2	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	61%	Richard Nixon (R)	41,313	62.6%	John Kennedy (D)	24,659	37.4%	0	0.0%	65,972	13	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	58%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	39,279	65.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	21,127	35.0%	0	0.0%	60,406	8	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	64%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	41,054	67.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	19,413	32.1%	0	0.0%	60,467	13	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	55%	Thomas Dewey (R)	26,536	56.3%	Harry Truman* (D)	20,612	43.7%	0	0.0%	47,148	11	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	64%	Thomas Dewey (R)	30,436	58.7%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	21,421	41.3%	0	0.0%	51,857	13	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	70%	Wendell Willkie (R)	31,501	59.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	21,850	41.0%	0	0.0%	53,351	14	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	72%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	26,232	51.3%	Alf Landon (R)	24,025	47.0%	888 [+]	1.7%	51,145	10	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 888 (1.7%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	65%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	23,070	49.8%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	22,398	48.4%	826 [+]	1.8%	46,294	10	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 826 (1.8%);
1928	69%	Herbert Hoover (R)	34,062	73.2%	Al Smith (D)	12,207	26.2%	266 [+]	0.6%	46,535	15	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 266 (0.6%);
1924	61%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	20,858	53.6%	John Davis (D)	13,411	34.5%	4,614 [+]	11.9%	38,883	0	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 4,508 (11.6%);
1920	50%	Warren Harding (R)	19,328	63.9%	James Cox (D)	9,932	32.8%	1,003 [+]	3.3%	30,263	4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 559 (1.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 412 (1.4%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	36%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	10,890	53.4%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	8,897	43.6%	603 [+]	3.0%	20,390	-2	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 338 (1.7%); James Hanly (Proh) 254 (1.2%);
1912	32%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	8,281	47.3%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	5,111	29.2%	4,125 [+]	23.5%	17,517	-4	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 3,354 (19.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 476 (2.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 295 (1.7%);
1908	42%	William J. Bryan (D)	10,569	51.7%	William Taft (R)	9,358	45.7%	529 [+]	2.6%	20,456	-6	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 441 (2.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 88 (0.4%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	32%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	10,410	68.6%	Alton Parker (D)	3,008	19.8%	1,762 [+]	11.6%	15,180	12	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 942 (6.2%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 632 (4.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 188 (1.2%);
1900	39%	William McKinley* (R)	9,402	54.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	7,542	43.4%	414 [+]	2.4%	17,358	3	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 346 (2.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 18 (0.1%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

84,731

50.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

76,582

46.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

3,920

2.4%

Other

1,181

0.7%

TOTAL

166,414

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -1

2016 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

63,773

43.6%

Donald Trump (R)

67,042

45.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

7,446

5.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2,058

1.4%

Other

5,884

4.0%

TOTAL

146,203

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 0

2012 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

64,401

47.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

67,437

50.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,984

1.5%

Other

1,106

0.8%

TOTAL

134,928

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

68,437

50.7%

John McCain (R)

64,045

47.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

937

0.7%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

428

0.3%

Other

1,172

0.9%

TOTAL

135,019

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

75,117

56.9%

John Kerry (D)

54,861

41.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,059

0.8%

Other

1,037

0.8%

TOTAL

132,074

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

59,971

52.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

46,900

41.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6,427

5.6%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

333

0.3%

Other

517

0.5%

TOTAL

114,148

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 5

1996 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

45,771

43.8%

Robert Dole (R)

48,291

46.2%

Ross Perot (Ref)

9,340

8.9%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

510

0.5%

Other

505

0.5%

TOTAL

104,417

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 6

1992 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

43,523

38.7%

George Bush* (R)

44,650

39.7%

Ross Perot (I)

23,682

21.1%

Other

480

0.4%

TOTAL

112,335

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 2

1988 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

48,216

50.3%

Michael Dukakis (D)

47,086

49.1%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

362

0.4%

Other

271

0.3%

TOTAL

95,935

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -3

1984 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

52,761

59.8%

Walter Mondale (D)

34,809

39.5%

Other

612

0.7%

TOTAL

88,182

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 1

1980 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

42,307

51.4%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

28,965

35.2%

John Anderson (I)

9,814

11.9%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

1,112

1.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

82,258

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

30,911

41.2%

Gerald Ford* (R)

42,261

56.3%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

1,575

2.1%

Other

334

0.4%

TOTAL

75,081

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

46,280

62.3%

George McGovern (D)

28,011

37.7%

TOTAL

74,291

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 2

1968 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

35,990

55.9%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

25,197

39.1%

George Wallace (AIP)

3,194

5.0%

TOTAL

64,381

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 13

1964 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

37,850

59.2%

Barry Goldwater (R)

26,108

40.8%

TOTAL

63,958

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 2

1956 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

39,279

65.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

21,127

35.0%

TOTAL

60,406

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 8

1952 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

41,054

67.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

19,413

32.1%

TOTAL

60,467

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 13

1948 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

20,612

43.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

26,536

56.3%

TOTAL

47,148

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 11

1936 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

26,232

51.3%

Alf Landon (R)

24,025

47.0%

William Lemke (Union)

888

1.7%

TOTAL

51,145

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): 10

1932 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

22,398

48.4%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

23,070

49.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

826

1.8%

TOTAL

46,294

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 10

1928 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

34,062

73.2%

Al Smith (D)

12,207

26.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

266

0.6%

TOTAL

46,535

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 15

1924 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

20,858

53.6%

John Davis (D)

13,411

34.5%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

4,508

11.6%

Other

106

0.3%

TOTAL

38,883

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 0

1920 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

19,328

63.9%

James Cox (D)

9,932

32.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

412

1.4%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

559

1.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

30,263

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 4

1916 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

10,890

53.4%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

8,897

43.6%

Allan Benson (Soc)

338

1.7%

James Hanly (Proh)

254

1.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

20,390

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): -2

1912 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

8,281

47.3%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

5,111

29.2%

William Taft* (R)

3,354

19.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

476

2.7%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

295

1.7%

TOTAL

17,517

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): -4

1908 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

9,358

45.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

10,569

51.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

441

2.2%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.4%

TOTAL

20,456

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): -6

1904 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

10,410

68.6%

Alton Parker (D)

3,008

19.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

188

1.2%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

632

4.2%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

942

6.2%

TOTAL

15,180

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): 12

1900 President, Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

9,402

54.2%

William J. Bryan (D)

7,542

43.4%

John Woolley (Proh)

346

2.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

17,358

Turnout: 39%	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	275,496	80.45%	7.3%
Black:	13,489	3.94%	39.1%
Indian:	1,871	0.55%	8.6%
Asian:	15,284	4.46%	51.3%
2+ races:	9,559	2.79%	48.3%
Hispanic:	26,749	7.81%	57.7%

Total non-White:	66,952	19.55%	47.8%

Change in White population:	18,642	6.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	21,649	7.2

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