Nebraska State Senate District 44

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ne-sd-044
State
Nebraska
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
044
Land Area
5,925.2 sq mi
Water Area
28.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Nebraska State Senate District 44

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Dawson County1013.06 sq mi17.1%99.9%
Frontier County974.63 sq mi16.4%100.0%
Dundy County919.68 sq mi15.5%100.0%
Chase County894.42 sq mi15.1%100.0%
Hayes County713.06 sq mi12.0%100.0%
Hitchcock County709.94 sq mi12.0%100.0%
Gosper County458.16 sq mi7.7%100.0%
Perkins County241.42 sq mi4.1%27.3%

Showing all 8 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lexington city4.50 sq mi0.1%88.7%
Gothenburg city3.63 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Imperial city3.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Willow Island CDP2.81 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cozad city2.62 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Curtis city1.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Benkelman city1.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wauneta village0.97 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Culbertson village0.84 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Grant city0.79 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Venango village0.76 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Farnam village0.67 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Maywood village0.63 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Trenton village0.58 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Overton village0.54 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Elwood village0.52 sq mi<0.1%93.9%
Stratton village0.43 sq mi<0.1%86.5%
Eustis village0.42 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Palisade village0.36 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hamlet village0.31 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sumner village0.30 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Eddyville village0.28 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Hayes Center village0.27 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Stockville village0.26 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Haigler village0.24 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

Showing top 25 of 32 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 339,247100.0%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
23,032
Active Voters
21,962 (95.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,64815.8%
Republican15,50467.3%
Unaffiliated3,54115.4%
Other parties3391.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202416,396 (71.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202211,302 (49.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202015,214 (66.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201810,487 (45.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201612,888 (56.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20148,395 (36.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201210,546 (45.8%)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
39,556 (± 215)
Median Age
38.8
Median Household Income
$68,408 (± $2,386)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
20.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,22025.8%
18 to 6421,51854.4%
65 and over7,81819.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)10,33726.1%
White, not Hispanic26,25666.4%
Black, not Hispanic1,5874.0%
Asian, not Hispanic3070.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic650.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic350.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic780.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8912.3%

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
36,602
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
26,792

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic28,93779.1%
Hispanic7,66320.9%
White26,43072.2%
Black1,4964.1%
Asian2040.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native670.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander400.1%
Two or More Races1130.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic22,42583.7%
Hispanic4,37116.3%
White20,72477.4%
Black1,0674.0%
Asian2390.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2751.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander250.1%
Two or More Races900.3%

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