Nebraska State Senate District 47

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ne-sd-047
State
Nebraska
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
047
Land Area
10,460.2 sq mi
Water Area
94.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Nebraska State Senate District 47

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Sioux County2066.72 sq mi19.8%100.0%
Garden County1705.37 sq mi16.3%100.0%
Morrill County1424.02 sq mi13.6%100.0%
Cheyenne County1196.01 sq mi11.4%100.0%
Box Butte County1075.36 sq mi10.3%100.0%
Keith County1061.74 sq mi10.2%100.0%
Grant County776.98 sq mi7.4%100.0%
Arthur County715.15 sq mi6.8%100.0%
Deuel County439.85 sq mi4.2%100.0%

Showing all 9 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Sidney city7.48 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lorenzo CDP6.84 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Alliance city4.98 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ogallala city4.96 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Belmar CDP4.58 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sunol CDP2.19 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Potter village1.44 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Berea CDP1.19 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bridgeport city1.15 sq mi<0.1%95.8%
Paxton village1.03 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Chappell city0.70 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bayard city0.70 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hemingford village0.68 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Oshkosh city0.67 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lisco CDP0.60 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hyannis village0.52 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lemoyne CDP0.51 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Lodgepole village0.48 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Big Springs village0.44 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lewellen village0.37 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Martin CDP0.36 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Dalton village0.34 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Arthur village0.31 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Brule village0.31 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Harrison village0.31 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 30 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 339,092100.0%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
25,926
Active Voters
24,412 (94.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,03211.7%
Republican17,95969.3%
Unaffiliated4,51517.4%
Other parties4201.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202419,213 (74.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202213,411 (51.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202017,364 (67.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201812,073 (46.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201614,131 (54.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20148,709 (33.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201211,989 (46.2%)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
38,889 (± 167)
Median Age
44.4
Median Household Income
$61,599 (± $2,053)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,71422.4%
18 to 6420,94653.9%
65 and over9,22923.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,88410.0%
White, not Hispanic32,76784.3%
Black, not Hispanic1910.5%
Asian, not Hispanic2650.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3380.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic510.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic800.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,3133.4%

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
38,438
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
29,741

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic34,73290.4%
Hispanic3,7039.6%
White33,08086.1%
Black1790.5%
Asian1660.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native3350.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander500.1%
Two or More Races00.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic27,47092.4%
Hispanic2,2637.6%
White26,27988.4%
Black2861.0%
Asian2750.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native5922.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander450.2%
Two or More Races20.0%

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