Trump improved his margin statewide but lost the 2nd district again,[1] as Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris carried it by 4.6%.

[2][3] Tim Walz, the running mate of Kamala Harris and governor of Minnesota, was born and raised in Nebraska.

In April 2024, there was a failed push from some Republicans to replace the split Electoral College voting with a winner-takes-all system.

[12] While Republicans control the state legislature, the attempt failed due to internal opposition.

"[13] Governor Jim Pillen said he would call a special session to adopt a winner-take-all system if it were to get the necessary support for passage.

[14] After Kamala Harris replaced Biden as the Democratic presidential candidate, a second push to change to a winner-take-all system began in September after Republican nominee Donald Trump and several of his allies spoke to Republican legislators and Pillen about instituting the change.

Pillen stated he would call a special session for the change if supporters could give him commitments from the 33 legislators needed to overcome a Democratic filibuster; at the time, three of the 33 Republicans in the legislature, including McDonnell, who was expected to be the last holdout, had not committed to supporting the change.

[1] A sparsely populated Great Plains state, Nebraska has voted Republican in nearly every presidential election since its statehood, making exceptions only for favorite son William Jennings Bryan; Woodrow Wilson; Franklin D. Roosevelt in his first two terms; and landslide winner Lyndon B. Johnson.