Nebraska State Senate District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ne-sd-008
State
Nebraska
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
008
Land Area
9.11 sq mi
Water Area
0.02 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Nebraska State Senate District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Douglas County9.11 sq mi100.0%2.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Omaha city8.98 sq mi98.5%6.3%

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 240,473100.0%6.2%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
26,243
Active Voters
23,954 (91.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic11,85045.2%
Republican6,50324.8%
Unaffiliated7,05526.9%
Other parties8353.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202419,307 (73.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202213,258 (50.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202017,205 (65.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201813,133 (50.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201613,724 (52.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20148,549 (32.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20129,986 (38.1%)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
41,457 (± 2,186)
Median Age
36.7
Median Household Income
$68,230 (± $3,562)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
43.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,21122.2%
18 to 6426,42863.7%
65 and over5,81814.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,3495.7%
White, not Hispanic29,38570.9%
Black, not Hispanic5,56413.4%
Asian, not Hispanic1,5373.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic620.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1050.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,4555.9%

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
39,490
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
30,660

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic37,36194.6%
Hispanic2,1295.4%
White29,58474.9%
Black4,95712.6%
Asian7521.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native640.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1350.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic29,32595.6%
Hispanic1,3394.4%
White24,55980.1%
Black3,64211.9%
Asian6462.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native4091.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races860.3%

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