Nebraska 2018 ballot measures
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 19
- Early voting: Oct. 9 - Nov. 5
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
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One ballot measure was certified for the 2018 ballot in the state of Nebraska. The ballot measure was approved.
On the ballot
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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CISS | Initiative 427 | Healthcare | Expands Medicaid under the ACA | ![]() |
Summary of campaign contributions
- See also: Ballot measure campaign finance, 2018
The following chart illustrates how much support and opposition committees had amassed in campaign contributions for each measure on the ballot:
Ballot Measure: | Support contributions: | Opposition contributions: | Outcome: |
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Nebraska Initiative 427 | $2,966,975.18 | $0.00 | ![]() |
Cost per required signature
- See also: Ballot measure signature costs, 2018
The cost-per-required signature (CPRS) is a comparison of the amount of money spent on the petition drive to the number of signatures the state requires for an initiative to make the ballot. The following chart illustrates the CPRS for the ballot initiative:
Ballot Measure: | Topic: | Petition company | Cost | Signatures | CPRS |
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Nebraska Initiative 427 | Healthcare | FieldWorks, LLC | $727,178.67 | 84,908 | $8.56 |
Averages: | N/A | N/A | $727,178.67 | N/A | $8.56 |
Historical facts
- A total of 72 measures appeared on statewide ballots in Nebraska from 1996 to 2016.
- From 1996 to 2016, the number of measures on statewide ballots during even-numbered years ranged from one to 19.
- Between 1996 and 2016, an average of seven measures appeared on the ballot in Nebraska during even-numbered election years.
- Between 1996 and 2016, about 53 percent (38 of 72) of the total number of measures that appeared on statewide ballots were approved, and about 47 percent (34 of 72) were defeated.
Not on the ballot
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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CISS | Income Tax Credit for 50 Percent of School Property Tax Paid Initiative | Taxes | Income tax credit for school district property tax paid | ![]() |
CISS | Campaign Finance Regulations Initiative | Campaign Finance | Regulations on political contributions | ![]() |
CISS | Marijuana Decriminalization Initiative | Marijuana | Decriminalizes marijuana | ![]() |
CICA | Right to Cannabis Initiative | Marijuana | Constitutional right to possess any plant in the Cannabis genus | ![]() |
State profile
Demographic data for Nebraska | ||
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Nebraska | U.S. | |
Total population: | 1,893,765 | 316,515,021 |
Land area (sq mi): | 76,824 | 3,531,905 |
Race and ethnicity** | ||
White: | 88.1% | 73.6% |
Black/African American: | 4.7% | 12.6% |
Asian: | 2% | 5.1% |
Native American: | 0.9% | 0.8% |
Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Two or more: | 2.2% | 3% |
Hispanic/Latino: | 10% | 17.1% |
Education | ||
High school graduation rate: | 90.7% | 86.7% |
College graduation rate: | 29.3% | 29.8% |
Income | ||
Median household income: | $52,997 | $53,889 |
Persons below poverty level: | 14.6% | 11.3% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Nebraska. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. |
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Nebraska
Nebraska voted Republican in all six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, one is located in Nebraska, accounting for 0.5 percent of the total pivot counties.[1]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nebraska had one Retained Pivot County, 0.55 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.
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See also
- 2018 ballot measures
- List of Nebraska ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Nebraska
- Nebraska Legislature
Footnotes
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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