Nebraska State Senate District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ne-sd-005
State
Nebraska
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
005
Land Area
11.8 sq mi
Water Area
0.04 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Nebraska State Senate District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Douglas County11.82 sq mi100.0%3.6%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Omaha city11.82 sq mi100.0%8.3%

Showing all 1 place

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 240,970100.0%6.3%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
19,261
Active Voters
17,649 (91.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic8,48544.1%
Republican4,91025.5%
Unaffiliated5,23227.2%
Other parties6343.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202412,499 (64.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20227,483 (38.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202011,340 (58.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20188,049 (41.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20169,000 (46.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20144,906 (25.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20126,270 (32.6%)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
42,752 (± 1,979)
Median Age
31.7
Median Household Income
$65,254 (± $3,165)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
76.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1812,96730.3%
18 to 6425,58859.9%
65 and over4,1979.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)20,68848.4%
White, not Hispanic17,27140.4%
Black, not Hispanic3,0027.0%
Asian, not Hispanic5911.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic360.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic690.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic1400.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9552.2%

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
36,684
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
24,398

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic21,42958.4%
Hispanic15,25141.6%
White17,42447.5%
Black2,6587.2%
Asian4201.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native330.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander700.2%
Two or More Races2260.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic17,62072.2%
Hispanic6,78127.8%
White15,04261.7%
Black1,9077.8%
Asian3491.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1730.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander390.2%
Two or More Races2030.8%

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