Nebraska State Senate District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ne-sd-003
State
Nebraska
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
003
Land Area
17.6 sq mi
Water Area
0.11 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Nebraska State Senate District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Sarpy County17.57 sq mi100.0%7.4%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Bellevue city7.72 sq mi43.9%33.7%
Papillion city1.20 sq mi6.8%9.6%
Offutt AFB CDP0.83 sq mi4.7%21.0%

Showing all 3 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 138,55399.7%5.9%95.0%
NE District 21030.3%<0.1%5.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
23,134
Active Voters
22,002 (95.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,56328.4%
Republican9,35140.4%
Unaffiliated6,61428.6%
Other parties6062.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202417,106 (73.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202210,561 (45.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202015,046 (65.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201810,247 (44.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201611,709 (50.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,601 (28.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20129,583 (41.4%)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
40,535 (± 1,434)
Median Age
34.5
Median Household Income
$96,976 (± $3,691)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
37.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,47825.8%
18 to 6424,75561.1%
65 and over5,30213.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,73516.6%
White, not Hispanic27,95469.0%
Black, not Hispanic1,7254.3%
Asian, not Hispanic1,0632.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic610.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic210.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic7701.9%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,2065.4%

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
38,836
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
28,512

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic33,09285.2%
Hispanic5,74114.8%
White28,78374.1%
Black1,6664.3%
Asian8422.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native640.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races2030.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic24,96787.6%
Hispanic3,54812.4%
White22,10477.5%
Black1,5445.4%
Asian8653.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2731.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races1710.6%

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