Nebraska State Senate District 27

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ne-sd-027
State
Nebraska
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
027
Land Area
43 sq mi
Water Area
0.96 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Nebraska State Senate District 27

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lancaster County43.00 sq mi100.0%5.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lincoln city14.49 sq mi33.7%14.3%
Yankee Hill CDP4.04 sq mi9.4%100.0%

Showing all 2 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 141,511100.0%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
22,809
Active Voters
20,753 (91.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,42932.6%
Republican8,65037.9%
Unaffiliated6,05326.5%
Other parties6773.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202415,903 (69.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20229,945 (43.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202014,059 (61.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20189,169 (40.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201610,757 (47.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20145,103 (22.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20127,171 (31.4%)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
41,513 (± 1,823)
Median Age
32.1
Median Household Income
$74,764 (± $6,226)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,54623.0%
18 to 6427,82767.0%
65 and over4,14010.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,66913.7%
White, not Hispanic29,89372.0%
Black, not Hispanic2,1835.3%
Asian, not Hispanic1,4573.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1260.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic330.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1220.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,0304.9%

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
39,645
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
30,121

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic34,86087.9%
Hispanic4,78912.1%
White29,73075.0%
Black2,0805.2%
Asian1,0842.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1260.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander320.1%
Two or More Races940.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic27,60291.6%
Hispanic2,5238.4%
White24,06279.9%
Black2,0166.7%
Asian1,1493.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native3221.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander350.1%
Two or More Races800.3%

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