Nebraska State Senate District 1

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ne-sd-001
State
Nebraska
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
001
Land Area
2,381.9 sq mi
Water Area
11 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Nebraska State Senate District 1

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Otoe County615.66 sq mi25.8%100.0%
Richardson County551.84 sq mi23.2%100.0%
Pawnee County431.07 sq mi18.1%100.0%
Nemaha County407.38 sq mi17.1%100.0%
Johnson County376.08 sq mi15.8%100.0%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Nebraska City city4.97 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Falls City city3.34 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Auburn city2.19 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Tecumseh city1.51 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Humboldt city1.33 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Syracuse city1.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pawnee City city1.20 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Brownville village0.65 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Rulo village0.63 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Salem village0.62 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Table Rock village0.59 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Peru city0.53 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Du Bois village0.45 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sterling village0.41 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Woodland Hills CDP0.36 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Palmyra village0.34 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Brock village0.31 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Unadilla village0.31 sq mi<0.1%96.3%
Nemaha village0.30 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Verdon village0.24 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Dunbar village0.23 sq mi<0.1%99.7%
Johnson village0.22 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Douglas village0.22 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Dawson village0.21 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Shubert village0.21 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 39 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
NE District 338,691100.0%5.9%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
24,953
Active Voters
23,922 (95.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic4,71218.9%
Republican14,97760.0%
Unaffiliated4,83619.4%
Other parties4281.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202419,060 (76.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202213,302 (53.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202017,497 (70.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201812,849 (51.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201614,450 (57.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20149,968 (39.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201212,332 (49.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/01/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
38,829
Median Age
42.2
Median Household Income
$67,020 (± $2,665)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,80922.7%
18 to 6421,65755.8%
65 and over8,36321.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,5486.6%
White, not Hispanic33,64686.7%
Black, not Hispanic5151.3%
Asian, not Hispanic960.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3300.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic100.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,6844.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
38,035
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
29,488

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic36,09794.9%
Hispanic1,9425.1%
White34,15089.8%
Black4391.2%
Asian930.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3310.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races1220.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic28,21295.7%
Hispanic1,2764.3%
White26,80390.9%
Black5061.7%
Asian1570.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native7092.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races410.1%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).