Nebraska was the 37th state to join the Union, March 1, 1867.http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0763770.html Nebraska’s Electoral Votes have remained stationary at 5 since 1981.http://fec.gov/pages/elecvote.htm Nebraska voted for the first time in a Presidential election in 1868, where they supported Ulysses S. Grant a Republican who won against Horatio Seymour a member of the Democratic Party. In the 35 Presidential elections Nebraska has participated in since 1868 they have gone with the Republican candidate 29 times.http://www.100bestwebsites.org/alt/evmaps/electoral-maps.htm The last election where the state went Democratic was in 1964 when they supported Lyndon B. Johnson (52.61%) against Barry Goldwater (47.39%).http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1964&fips=31&f=0&off=0&elect=0

To register to vote in Nebraska you must be at least 18 on or before the first Tuesday following the first Monday of November and be a citizen of both the United States and Nebraska. If convicted of a felony it must be 2 years since serving the sentence as well as any parole term. As well, a person cannot have been officially found to be mentally incompetent. The voters application if delivered in person must be at the Election Office by 6 pm on the second Friday before the election in which you want to vote. If delivered by mail it must have been mailed and postmarked on or before the third Friday before the election in which you want to vote. http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/pdf/vr.pdf

Nebraska is one of two U.S. states that splits its electoral votes. Two of the five votes go to the candidate who wins the popular vote in the state; the other three votes are apportioned based on the vote within the state's three congressional districts. In practice, the system has resulted in one candidate receiving all five votes since it was adopted in 1996. Maine has a similar manner of splitting its electoral votes. Barack Obama winning one electoral vote, was the first time that either Maine or Nebraska had split its electoral college votes.FairVote: Maine and Nebraska

In the 2010 midterm elections Nebraska had 3 seats up for election to the United States House of Representatives as well as a race for governor. The three House seats had decisive victories with Republicans Smith, Terry, and Fortenberry winning with 70%, 61%, and 71% of the votes respectively.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/state/#val=NE

In the gubernatorial race between incumbent Republican Dave Heineman and Democratic challenger Mike Meister, Heineman came out on top with 74% of the vote.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/state/#val=NE

Overall the U.S. Senate balance of power remains in the hands of the Democrats with 51 seats to hold control.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/main.results/#S The Republicans have 47 seats with 2 seats still undeclared. The Republicans won the House with 243 seats to the Democrats 192.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/main.results/#val=H

• Governor: Dave Heineman (R) (til January 2011)
• Lieutenant Governor: Rick Sheehy (R) (til January 2011)
• Attorney General: Jim Bruning (R) (til January 2011)
• Senators: Mike Johanns (R) (til January 2015), Ben Nelson (D) (til January 2013)
• US Representatives: 3

• 2004: George W. Bush
• 2000: George W. Bush
• 1996: Bob Dole
• 1992: George H. W. Bush
• 1988: George H. W. Bush
• 1984: Ronald Reagan
• 1980: Ronald Reagan
• 1976: Gerald Ford
• 1972: Richard Nixon
• 1968: Richard Nixon

• 2008 Presidential Election Winner: Barack Obama

• Winner of Four of Nebraska's Five Electoral Votes: John McCain
• Popular Vote Victory Margin: 57% to 41%

• Winner of One of Nebraska's Five Electoral Votes: Barack Obama
• Popular Vote Victory in 2nd Congressional District: Obama by 3,325 votes

• Winner of Nebraska's Senate Seat: Mike Johanns
• Margin of Victory: 58% to 40%

• Yahoo! News: Obama Wins 1 of Nebraska's Electoral Votes (November 14, 2008)
• CNN: Nebraska Election Results
• MSNBC: Nebraska Election Results
• FiveThirtyEight.com: Obama Likely to Win Omaha Electoral Vote (November 6, 2008)
• Omaha World-Herald: Obama's Odds of Getting Nebraska Electoral Vote Increase (November 6, 2008)

Nebraska Exit Polls

• Winner of Nebraska Senate Seat: Ben Nelson
• Margin of victory: 64% to 36%

• The Washington Post: Nebraska Election Results 2006

• 2004 Presidential Election Winner: George W. Bush

• Winner of Nebraska's Five Electoral Votes: George W. Bush
• Margin of victory: 66% to 33%

• The Washington Post: Nebraska Election Results 2004