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John S. McCain, IIISarah PalinRepublican 452,979 56.53%4
Barack H. ObamaJoseph R. Biden, Jr.Democratic 333,319 41.60%1
Ralph NaderMatt GonzalezBy Petition 5,406 0.67%0
Charles O. BaldwinDarrell L. CastleNebraska 2,972 0.37%0
Write-ins-- 2,837 0.35%0
Bob BarrWayne A. RootLibertarian 2,740 0.34%0
Cynthia A. McKinneyRosa A. ClementeGreen 1,028 0.13%0
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Demographic Data

2010 Population:1,826,341Enum.2010 Population Density:9.2persons/km2
2008 Population:1,796,378Est.2008 Population Density:9.0persons/km2
2000 Population:1,711,263Enum.2000 Population Density:8.6persons/km2
Total Electoral Vote:5Electoral Vote Density:359,276persons/EV
Land Area (2000):199,099km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:0.7%

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  • Source for Popular Vote data: Nebraska Secretary of State, "Federal Offices For President of the United States," Official Results of Nebraska General Election - November 4, 2008 (Lincoln, 2008)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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