Nebraska State Senate District 23

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ne-sd-023
State
Nebraska
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
023
Land Area
1,602.7 sq mi
Water Area
20.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Nebraska State Senate District 23

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Saunders County748.93 sq mi46.7%100.0%
Butler County442.61 sq mi27.6%75.7%
Colfax County411.65 sq mi25.7%100.0%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Wahoo city2.93 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Schuyler city2.72 sq mi0.2%99.6%
David City city2.00 sq mi0.1%47.6%
Wann CDP1.49 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ashland city1.42 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Clarkson city0.79 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mead village0.61 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Leigh village0.60 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Howells village0.58 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Yutan city0.57 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Valparaiso village0.56 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ceresco village0.42 sq mi<0.1%95.9%
Cedar Bluffs village0.39 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Linwood village0.38 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Prague village0.33 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Brainard village0.31 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Bruno village0.27 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Dwight village0.24 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bellwood village0.23 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ithaca village0.23 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Weston village0.22 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ulysses village0.22 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Richland village0.21 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Morse Bluff village0.18 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Rogers village0.17 sq mi<0.1%87.9%

Showing top 25 of 32 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 222,27856.2%3.4%46.7%
NE District 117,37343.8%2.7%53.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
25,975
Active Voters
25,204 (97.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic4,93619.0%
Republican16,20162.4%
Unaffiliated4,42917.1%
Other parties4091.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202420,468 (78.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202214,463 (55.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202018,715 (72.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201813,496 (52.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201615,326 (59.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20149,675 (37.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201212,817 (49.3%)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
40,257 (± 253)
Median Age
39.2
Median Household Income
$85,852 (± $3,310)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,44225.9%
18 to 6422,74056.5%
65 and over7,07517.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,06315.1%
White, not Hispanic31,98379.4%
Black, not Hispanic4331.1%
Asian, not Hispanic1740.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2730.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic60.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic420.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,2833.2%

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
37,700
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
27,667

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic33,85789.8%
Hispanic3,84410.2%
White32,52486.3%
Black1420.4%
Asian1590.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2730.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander90.0%
Two or More Races360.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic25,91193.7%
Hispanic1,7596.4%
White25,02790.5%
Black2070.7%
Asian2250.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native4131.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander60.0%
Two or More Races280.1%

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