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{{Short description|Group of states in the Central North-western part of the US}}
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 | [[Des Moines metropolitan area|Des Moines, IA]] | [[Sioux Falls, SD]] | [[Fargo, ND]]}}
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| image_caption      = Top, left to right: [[Minneapolis]], [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]], [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]], and [[Kansas City metropolitan area|Kansas City]]
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The '''West North Central states''' form one of the nine geographic subdivisions within the [[United States]] that are officially recognized by the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]].

Seven states compose the division: [[Iowa]], [[Kansas]], [[Minnesota]], [[Missouri]], [[Nebraska]], [[North Dakota]] and [[South Dakota]] and it makes up the western half of the [[Midwestern United States]]; the eastern half of which consists of the [[East North Central states]] of [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]], [[Michigan]], [[Ohio]] and [[Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite report |date=1995 |title=Statistical Abstract of the United States 1995|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/1/gen/95statab/preface.pdf |publisher=U.S. Bureau of the Census |access-date=April 9, 2020}}</ref> The [[Mississippi River]] marks the bulk of the boundary between these two divisions.

The West North Central states are regarded as constituting the core of the nation's "Farm Belt."  Another name popularly applied to the division is the "Agricultural Heartland," or simply the "Heartland."

Since the early 1990s, the West North Central division has consistently had the lowest [[unemployment]] rate in the [[United States]] (especially in its many college towns), and has also been noted for its plentiful supply of affordable [[houses|housing]].

== Demographics ==
As of 2020, the West North Central states had a combined population of 21,616,921. This number is a 5.4% increase from 20,505,437 in 2010. The West North Central region covers {{convert|507913|sqmi|km2|0}} of land, and has an average population density of 42.56 people per square mile.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+'''States in the West North Central'''
! State !! 2020 census !! Land area 
|-
| [[Iowa]]|| 3,190,369 || 56,272  
|-
| [[Kansas]]|| 2,937,880 || 82,277 
|-
| [[Minnesota]]|| 5,706,494 || 86,939
|-
| [[Missouri]]|| 6,154,913 || 69,709
|-
| [[Nebraska]]|| 1,961,504 || 77,354 
|-
| [[North Dakota]]|| 779,094 || 70,700
|-
| [[South Dakota]]|| 886,667 || 77,116
|}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+'''Ten largest cities by population in the West North Central'''
! !! City !! 2020 pop. 
|-
| 1 || [[Kansas City, Missouri]] || 508,090                            
|-
| 2 || [[Omaha, Nebraska]] || 484,983
|-
| 3 || [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, Minnesota]] || 434,341
|-
| 4 || [[Wichita, Kansas]] || 390,780
|-
| 5 || [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]] || 318,416
|-
| 6 || [[St. Paul, Minnesota]] || 310,468
|-
| 7 || [[St. Louis, Missouri]] || 292,601
|-
| 8 || [[Lincoln, Nebraska]] || 292,201
|-
| 9 || [[Des Moines, Iowa]] || 215,293
|-
| 10 || [[Overland Park, Kansas]] || 197,783
|}
[[File:Ethnic Origins in the West North Central United States.png|thumb|Ethnic origins in West North Central]]
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Largest metropolitan areas (2020)
|-
| 1
| [[Minneapolis–St. Paul|Twin Cities]] (MN-WI)
| 3,685,561
|-
| 2
| [[Greater St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]]-IL
| 2,806,100
|-
| 3
| [[Kansas City metropolitan area|Kansas City, Missouri]]-KS
| 2,172,902
|-
| 4
| [[Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area|Omaha, Nebraska]]-IA
| 963,221
|-
| 5
| [[Des Moines metropolitan area|Des Moines, Iowa]]
| 721,326
|-
| 6
| [[Wichita metropolitan area|Wichita, Kansas]]
| 649,230
|-
| 7
| [[Springfield, Missouri metropolitan area|Springfield, Missouri]]
| 473,702
|-
| 8
| [[Quad Cities]] IA-IL ([[Davenport, Iowa|Davenport]])
| 376,502
|-
| 9
| [[Lincoln, Nebraska metropolitan area|Lincoln, Nebraska]]
|  340,954
|-
| 10
| [[Twin Ports|Duluth, MN]]-WI
| 287,430
|}

==Politics==
[[Kansas]], [[Nebraska]], [[South Dakota]], and [[North Dakota]] have consistently voted for Republican presidential candidates since 1968. [[Minnesota]] has consistently voted for Democratic presidential candidates since 1976. [[Missouri]] has consistently voted for Republican presidential candidates since 2000. [[Iowa]] voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020, but previously voted for Democratic presidential candidates from 2012 to 1988, except in 2004 when it voted for [[George W. Bush]]. 

{|class="wikitable"
|-
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="6"| Parties
|-
| {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}}| [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || {{party shading/Liberal Republican}}| [[Liberal Republican Party (United States)|Liberal Republican]] || {{party shading/Populist}}| [[People's Party (United States)|Populist]] || {{party shading/Progressive}}| [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive]]
|}

*'''Bold''' denotes election winner.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"| Presidential electoral votes in the West North Central states since 1824
|-
!Year !! Iowa !! Kansas !! Minnesota !! Missouri !! Nebraska !! North Dakota !! South Dakota
|-
|  [[1824 United States presidential election|1824]] || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}}| [[Henry Clay|Clay]] || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election
|-
|  [[1828 United States presidential election|1828]] || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Andrew Jackson|Jackson]]''' || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election
|-
|  [[1832 United States presidential election|1832]] || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Andrew Jackson|Jackson]]''' || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election
|-
|  [[1836 United States presidential election|1836]] || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Martin Van Buren|Van Buren]]''' || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election
|-
|  [[1840 United States presidential election|1840]] || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Martin Van Buren|Van Buren]] || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election
|-
|  [[1844 United States presidential election|1844]] || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[James K. Polk|Polk]]''' || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election
|-
|  [[1848 United States presidential election|1848]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Lewis Cass|Cass]] || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Lewis Cass|Cass]] || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election
|-
|  [[1852 United States presidential election|1852]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Franklin Pierce|Pierce]]''' || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Franklin Pierce|Pierce]]''' || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election
|-
|  [[1856 United States presidential election|1856]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[John C. Frémont|Frémont]] || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[James Buchanan|Buchanan]]''' || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election
|-
|  [[1860 United States presidential election|1860]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]]''' || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Stephen A. Douglas|Douglas]] || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election
|-
|  [[1864 United States presidential election|1864]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]]''' ||''' {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election
|-
|  [[1868 United States presidential election|1868]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Ulysses S. Grant|Grant]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Ulysses S. Grant|Grant]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Ulysses S. Grant|Grant]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Ulysses S. Grant|Grant]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Ulysses S. Grant|Grant]]''' || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election
|-
|  [[1872 United States presidential election|1872]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Ulysses S. Grant|Grant]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Ulysses S. Grant|Grant]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Ulysses S. Grant|Grant]]''' || {{party shading/Liberal Republican}}| [[Benjamin Gratz Brown|Brown]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Ulysses S. Grant|Grant]]''' || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election
|-
|  [[1876 United States presidential election|1876]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Rutherford B. Hayes|Hayes]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Rutherford B. Hayes|Hayes]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Rutherford B. Hayes|Hayes]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Samuel J. Tilden|Tilden]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Rutherford B. Hayes|Hayes]]''' || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election
|-
|  [[1880 United States presidential election|1880]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[James A. Garfield|Garfield]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[James A. Garfield|Garfield]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[James A. Garfield|Garfield]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Winfield S. Hancock|Hancock]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[James A. Garfield|Garfield]]''' || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election
|-
|  [[1884 United States presidential election|1884]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[James G. Blaine|Blaine]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[James G. Blaine|Blaine]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[James G. Blaine|Blaine]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Grover Cleveland|Cleveland]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[James G. Blaine|Blaine]] || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election
|-
|  [[1888 United States presidential election|1888]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Benjamin Harrison|Harrison]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Benjamin Harrison|Harrison]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Benjamin Harrison|Harrison]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Grover Cleveland|Cleveland]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Benjamin Harrison|Harrison]]''' || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election || {{party shading/Independent}}| No election
|-
|  [[1892 United States presidential election|1892]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Benjamin Harrison|Harrison]] || {{party shading/Populist}}| [[James B. Weaver|Weaver]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Benjamin Harrison|Harrison]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Grover Cleveland|Cleveland]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Benjamin Harrison|Harrison]] || {{party shading/Populist}}| [[James B. Weaver|Weaver]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Benjamin Harrison|Harrison]]
|-
|  [[1896 United States presidential election|1896]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[William McKinley|McKinley]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[William Jennings Bryan|Bryan]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[William McKinley|McKinley]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[William Jennings  Bryan|Bryan]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[William Jennings Bryan|Bryan]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[William McKinley|McKinley]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[William Jennings Bryan|Bryan]]
|-
|  [[1900 United States presidential election|1900]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[William McKinley|McKinley]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[William McKinley|McKinley]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[William McKinley|McKinley]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[William Jennings Bryan|Bryan]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[William McKinley|McKinley]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[William McKinley|McKinley]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[William McKinley|McKinley]]'''
|-
|  [[1904 United States presidential election|1904]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Theodore Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Theodore Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Theodore Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Theodore Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Theodore Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Theodore Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Theodore Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]'''
|-
|  [[1908 United States presidential election|1908]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[William Howard Taft|Taft]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[William Howard Taft|Taft]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[William Howard Taft|Taft]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[William Howard Taft|Taft]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[William Jennings Bryan|Bryan]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[William Howard Taft|Taft]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[William Howard Taft|Taft]]'''
|-
|  [[1912 United States presidential election|1912]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Woodrow Wilson|Wilson]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Woodrow Wilson|Wilson]]''' || {{party shading/Progressive}}| [[Theodore Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Woodrow Wilson|Wilson]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Woodrow Wilson|Wilson]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Woodrow Wilson|Wilson]]''' || {{party shading/Progressive}}| [[Theodore Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]
|-
|  [[1916 United States presidential election|1916]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Charles Evans Hughes|Hughes]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Woodrow Wilson|Wilson]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Charles Evans Hughes|Hughes]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Woodrow Wilson|Wilson]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Woodrow Wilson|Wilson]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Woodrow Wilson|Wilson]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Charles Evans Hughes|Hughes]]
|-
|  [[1920 United States presidential election|1920]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Warren G. Harding|Harding]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Warren G. Harding|Harding]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Warren G. Harding|Harding]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Warren G. Harding|Harding]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Warren G. Harding|Harding]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Warren G. Harding|Harding]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Warren G. Harding|Harding]]'''
|-
|  [[1924 United States presidential election|1924]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Calvin Coolidge|Coolidge]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Calvin Coolidge|Coolidge]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Calvin Coolidge|Coolidge]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Calvin Coolidge|Coolidge]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Calvin Coolidge|Coolidge]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Calvin Coolidge|Coolidge]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Calvin Coolidge|Coolidge]]'''
|-
|  [[1928 United States presidential election|1928]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Herbert Hoover|Hoover]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Herbert Hoover|Hoover]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Herbert Hoover|Hoover]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Herbert Hoover|Hoover]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Herbert Hoover|Hoover]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Herbert Hoover|Hoover]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Herbert Hoover|Hoover]]'''
|-
|  [[1932 United States presidential election|1932]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]'''
|-
|  [[1936 United States presidential election|1936]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]'''
|-
|  [[1940 United States presidential election|1940]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Wendell Willkie|Willkie]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Wendell Willkie|Willkie]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Wendell Willkie|Willkie]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Wendell Willkie|Willkie]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Wendell Willkie|Willkie]]
|-
|  [[1944 United States presidential election|1944]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Thomas E. Dewey|Dewey]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Thomas E. Dewey|Dewey]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Thomas E. Dewey|Dewey]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Thomas E. Dewey|Dewey]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Thomas E. Dewey|Dewey]]
|-
|  [[1948 United States presidential election|1948]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Harry S. Truman|Truman]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Thomas E. Dewey|Dewey]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Harry S. Truman|Truman]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Harry S. Truman|Truman]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Thomas E. Dewey|Dewey]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Thomas E. Dewey|Dewey]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Thomas E. Dewey|Dewey]]
|-
|  [[1952 United States presidential election|1952]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]]'''
|-
|  [[1956 United States presidential election|1956]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Adlai Stevenson II|Stevenson]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]]'''
|-
|  [[1960 United States presidential election|1960]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]]
|-
|  [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Lyndon B. Johnson|Johnson]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Lyndon B. Johnson|Johnson]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Lyndon B. Johnson|Johnson]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Lyndon B. Johnson|Johnson]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Lyndon B. Johnson|Johnson]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Lyndon B. Johnson|Johnson]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Lyndon B. Johnson|Johnson]]'''
|-
|  [[1968 United States presidential election|1968]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Richard Nixon|Nixon]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Richard Nixon|Nixon]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Hubert Humphrey|Humphrey]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Richard Nixon|Nixon]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Richard Nixon|Nixon]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Richard Nixon|Nixon]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Richard Nixon|Nixon]]'''
|-
|  [[1972 United States presidential election|1972]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Richard Nixon|Nixon]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Richard Nixon|Nixon]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Richard Nixon|Nixon]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Richard Nixon|Nixon]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Richard Nixon|Nixon]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Richard Nixon|Nixon]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Richard Nixon|Nixon]]'''
|-
|  [[1976 United States presidential election|1976]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Gerald Ford|Ford]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Gerald Ford|Ford]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Jimmy Carter|Carter]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Jimmy Carter|Carter]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Gerald Ford|Ford]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Gerald Ford|Ford]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Gerald Ford|Ford]]
|-
|  [[1980 United States presidential election|1980]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Jimmy Carter|Carter]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]'''
|-
|  [[1984 United States presidential election|1984]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Walter Mondale|Mondale]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]'''
|-
|  [[1988 United States presidential election|1988]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Michael Dukakis|Dukakis]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[George H. W. Bush|Bush]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Michael Dukakis|Dukakis]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[George H. W. Bush|Bush]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[George H. W. Bush|Bush]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[George H. W. Bush|Bush]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[George H. W. Bush|Bush]]'''
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|  [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[George H. W. Bush|Bush]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[George H. W. Bush|Bush]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[George H. W. Bush|Bush]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[George H. W. Bush|Bush]]
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|  [[1996 United States presidential election|1996]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Bob Dole|Dole]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Bob Dole|Dole]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Bob Dole|Dole]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Bob Dole|Dole]]
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|  [[2000 United States presidential election|2000]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Al Gore|Gore]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[George W. Bush|Bush]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Al Gore|Gore]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[George W. Bush|Bush]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[George W. Bush|Bush]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[George W. Bush|Bush]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[George W. Bush|Bush]]'''
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|  [[2004 United States presidential election|2004]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[George W. Bush|Bush]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[George W. Bush|Bush]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[John Kerry|Kerry]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[George W. Bush|Bush]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[George W. Bush|Bush]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[George W. Bush|Bush]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[George W. Bush|Bush]]'''
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|  [[2008 United States presidential election|2008]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Barack Obama|Obama]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[John McCain|McCain]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Barack Obama|Obama]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[John McCain|McCain]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[John McCain|McCain]]{{ref label|independent|†}} || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[John McCain|McCain]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[John McCain|McCain]]
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|  [[2012 United States presidential election|2012]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Barack Obama|Obama]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Mitt Romney|Romney]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Barack Obama|Obama]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Mitt Romney|Romney]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Mitt Romney|Romney]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Mitt Romney|Romney]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Mitt Romney|Romney]]
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|  [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Donald Trump|Trump]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Donald Trump|Trump]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Hillary Clinton|Clinton]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Donald Trump|Trump]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Donald Trump|Trump]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Donald Trump|Trump]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Donald Trump|Trump]]'''
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|  [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Donald Trump|Trump]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Donald Trump|Trump]] || {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''[[Joe Biden|Biden]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Donald Trump|Trump]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Donald Trump|Trump]]{{ref label|independent|†}} || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Donald Trump|Trump]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Donald Trump|Trump]]
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|  [[2024 United States presidential election|2024]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Donald Trump|Trump]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Donald Trump|Trump]]''' || {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Kamala Harris|Harris]] || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Donald Trump|Trump]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Donald Trump|Trump]]'''{{ref label|independent|†}} || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Donald Trump|Trump]]''' || {{party shading/Republican}}| '''[[Donald Trump|Trump]]'''
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!Year !! Iowa !! Kansas !! Minnesota !! Missouri !! Nebraska !! North Dakota !! South Dakota
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==See also==
*[[Great Plains]]

==Notes==
:{{note label|independent|†}}McCain and Trump won the overall state, but [[Barack Obama]] won [[Nebraska's 2nd congressional district]] in the [[2008 United States presidential election in Nebraska|2008 election]], while [[Joe Biden]] won it in the [[2020 United States presidential election in Nebraska|2020 election]] and [[Kamala Harris]] won it in the [[2024 United States presidential election in Nebraska|2024 election]].

==References==
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