Nebraska State Senate District 43

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ne-sd-043
State
Nebraska
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
043
Land Area
17,757.5 sq mi
Water Area
110.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Nebraska State Senate District 43

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cherry County5960.22 sq mi33.6%100.0%
Custer County2575.59 sq mi14.5%100.0%
Sheridan County2440.88 sq mi13.7%100.0%
Dawes County1396.39 sq mi7.9%100.0%
Brown County1221.36 sq mi6.9%100.0%
Rock County1008.29 sq mi5.7%100.0%
Keya Paha County773.08 sq mi4.4%100.0%
Blaine County710.69 sq mi4.0%100.0%
Garfield County569.33 sq mi3.2%100.0%
Loup County563.52 sq mi3.2%100.0%
Boyd County539.93 sq mi3.0%100.0%

Showing all 11 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Chadron city3.90 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Valentine city2.63 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Broken Bow city2.02 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Crawford city1.17 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Rushville city1.15 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sargent city1.09 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Burwell city1.05 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cody village1.03 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Merriman village1.03 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ainsworth city1.00 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Gordon city0.93 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Ansley village0.72 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Callaway village0.70 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Arnold village0.67 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Springview village0.66 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Spencer village0.60 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Long Pine city0.58 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Anoka village0.56 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Merna village0.54 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Lynch village0.53 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Johnstown village0.53 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mason City village0.48 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kilgore village0.45 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Bassett city0.44 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Crookston village0.43 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

Showing top 25 of 48 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 338,921100.0%6.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
26,784
Active Voters
25,535 (95.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic2,73310.2%
Republican20,34976.0%
Unaffiliated3,37212.6%
Other parties3301.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202420,986 (78.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202215,858 (59.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202019,299 (72.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201814,379 (53.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201616,265 (60.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201411,352 (42.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201213,861 (51.8%)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
38,586 (± 162)
Median Age
42.9
Median Household Income
$61,451 (± $2,354)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,34721.6%
18 to 6420,93254.2%
65 and over9,30724.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,6494.3%
White, not Hispanic33,99088.1%
Black, not Hispanic1880.5%
Asian, not Hispanic2690.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,0532.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic170.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1700.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,2503.2%

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
38,121
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
29,822

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic36,81996.6%
Hispanic1,2953.4%
White34,28389.9%
Black1850.5%
Asian2540.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0652.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander190.0%
Two or More Races650.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic29,05797.4%
Hispanic7662.6%
White27,36891.8%
Black2360.8%
Asian2730.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1383.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races500.2%

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