Nebraska State Senate District 26

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ne-sd-026
State
Nebraska
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
026
Land Area
9.23 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Nebraska State Senate District 26

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lancaster County9.23 sq mi100.0%1.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lincoln city8.99 sq mi97.3%8.9%

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 140,127100.0%6.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
24,236
Active Voters
22,100 (91.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic8,60235.5%
Republican8,47835.0%
Unaffiliated6,37626.3%
Other parties7803.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202417,854 (73.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202211,970 (49.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202016,044 (66.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201811,006 (45.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201612,507 (51.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,043 (24.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20127,418 (30.6%)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
41,344 (± 1,823)
Median Age
31.3
Median Household Income
$62,012 (± $3,817)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
32.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,21422.3%
18 to 6426,44264.0%
65 and over5,68813.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,5508.6%
White, not Hispanic32,05877.5%
Black, not Hispanic2,0665.0%
Asian, not Hispanic1,2683.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic510.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic180.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1410.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,1925.3%

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
39,631
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
30,622

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic36,69292.6%
Hispanic2,9407.4%
White32,11481.0%
Black2,0855.3%
Asian6011.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native500.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander190.0%
Two or More Races370.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic28,80894.1%
Hispanic1,8135.9%
White26,00484.9%
Black1,6415.4%
Asian8142.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native3071.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander170.1%
Two or More Races370.1%

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