Nebraska State Senate District 38

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ne-sd-038
State
Nebraska
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
038
Land Area
4,379 sq mi
Water Area
25.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Nebraska State Senate District 38

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Furnas County719.13 sq mi16.4%100.0%
Red Willow County717.01 sq mi16.4%100.0%
Franklin County575.82 sq mi13.1%100.0%
Nuckolls County575.16 sq mi13.1%100.0%
Webster County574.91 sq mi13.1%100.0%
Clay County572.29 sq mi13.1%100.0%
Harlan County553.47 sq mi12.6%100.0%
Phelps County91.00 sq mi2.1%16.9%

Showing all 8 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
McCook city5.46 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Holdrege city4.23 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Superior city2.22 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sutton city1.74 sq mi<0.1%93.9%
Cambridge city1.34 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Indianola city1.25 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Alma city1.15 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Red Cloud city1.03 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Franklin city0.99 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Beaver City city0.99 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Arapahoe city0.97 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bartley village0.94 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Oxford village0.91 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Nelson city0.82 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bloomington village0.80 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Edgar city0.79 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Blue Hill city0.73 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Clay Center city0.73 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fairfield city0.72 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Harvard city0.64 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Hardy village0.61 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Orleans village0.60 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hildreth village0.57 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cowles village0.56 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Guide Rock village0.50 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 52 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 341,141100.0%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
28,544
Active Voters
27,401 (96.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,39711.9%
Republican20,46371.7%
Unaffiliated4,25614.9%
Other parties4281.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202421,783 (76.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202215,810 (55.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202020,155 (70.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201814,443 (50.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201616,703 (58.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201411,188 (39.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201214,125 (49.5%)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
40,728 (± 281)
Median Age
44.2
Median Household Income
$65,975 (± $2,730)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,03922.2%
18 to 6422,05454.1%
65 and over9,63523.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,4586.0%
White, not Hispanic36,56989.8%
Black, not Hispanic2580.6%
Asian, not Hispanic1010.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1380.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic200.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic210.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,1632.9%

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
40,246
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
31,229

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic38,15594.8%
Hispanic2,0905.2%
White37,01192.0%
Black2450.6%
Asian440.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1400.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander190.0%
Two or More Races490.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic29,90295.8%
Hispanic1,3244.2%
White29,07493.1%
Black2760.9%
Asian1160.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native3751.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander220.1%
Two or More Races390.1%

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