2024 United States presidential election in Nebraska
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The 2024 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States presidential election in which all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated. Nebraska voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. Nebraska has five electoral votes. Nebraska is one of two states — the other being Maine — that allocates their electoral votes separately by congressional district in addition to two electoral votes going to the statewide winner. The 2nd congressional district, which contains Omaha and some of its suburbs, has been competitive since 2008, when Obama narrowly won the district, making it the first time in 44 years that a Democrat won any of the state's electoral votes. In recent years, the district has leaned Democratic. In 2020, the district flipped back to the Democratic column, backing Joe Biden by 5.9%, despite the state voting Republican by a landslide margin. Trump improved his margin statewide but lost the 2nd district again. This is the first time the 2nd district voted for a Democratic nominee who lost the popular vote and the presidential election. Barack Obama in 2012 and Hillary Clinton in 2016 both failed to carry the district, even as both won the popular vote. This was the only electoral vote Trump won in 2016 that he did not win in 2024. Nebraska had one of the smallest swings of any state, swinging by just 1.3% from 2020 to 2024. While redistricting between the 2020 and 2024 elections had made the district more Republican-leaning, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris carried it by 4.6%. Tim Walz, the running mate of Kamala Harris and governor of Minnesota, was born and raised in Nebraska.