Nebraska State Senate District 40

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ne-sd-040
State
Nebraska
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
040
Land Area
5,790.9 sq mi
Water Area
51 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Nebraska State Senate District 40

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Holt County2412.40 sq mi41.7%100.0%
Knox County1108.44 sq mi19.1%100.0%
Antelope County857.16 sq mi14.8%100.0%
Cedar County740.24 sq mi12.8%100.0%
Dixon County386.92 sq mi6.7%81.3%
Pierce County287.04 sq mi5.0%50.1%

Showing all 6 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
O'Neill city2.39 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Aten CDP1.70 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Atkinson city1.64 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Neligh city1.46 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Stuart village1.37 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Creighton city1.21 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Laurel city1.18 sq mi<0.1%89.0%
Plainview city1.08 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Chambers village1.02 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hartington city1.00 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lindy CDP1.00 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Randolph city0.95 sq mi<0.1%88.7%
Bloomfield city0.82 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Osmond city0.80 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ponca city0.77 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Niobrara village0.73 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Elgin city0.73 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Crofton city0.64 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Brunswick village0.59 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Santee village0.56 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Verdigre village0.55 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Wausa village0.52 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Oakdale village0.52 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Coleridge village0.51 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bazile Mills village0.49 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 340,081100.0%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
27,243
Active Voters
26,454 (97.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,55113.0%
Republican19,93673.2%
Unaffiliated3,46312.7%
Other parties2931.1%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202422,048 (80.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202216,565 (60.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202020,402 (74.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201814,503 (53.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201616,760 (61.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201411,667 (42.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201214,542 (53.4%)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
39,880 (± 347)
Median Age
42.6
Median Household Income
$68,399 (± $2,403)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,98825.0%
18 to 6420,44851.3%
65 and over9,44423.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,5333.8%
White, not Hispanic36,33091.1%
Black, not Hispanic1630.4%
Asian, not Hispanic960.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic8082.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic40.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1310.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8152.0%

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
39,430
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
29,542

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic38,27897.1%
Hispanic1,1552.9%
White36,56792.7%
Black1640.4%
Asian690.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native8132.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races60.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic28,91297.9%
Hispanic6332.1%
White27,85394.3%
Black2130.7%
Asian1060.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native7322.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races40.0%

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