Congressional District 1 Congressional District (NE) — Elections 1876–2024

Nebraska 1st Congressional District, Nebraska: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+39 in 1952.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 592,6682024 5-year
Median household income: $78,8232024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 80.8%2024 5-year
Black: 2.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+25 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+39 in 1952MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

23 counties · 2 D · 21 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−14.3%	120,796	161,912	288,424
2020	R	−11.9%	121,503	155,370	285,060
2016	R	−18.2%	91,056	136,100	248,158
2012	R	−15.5%	95,446	131,437	232,037
2008	R	−8.8%	103,361	123,791	231,514
2004	R	−28.0%	79,986	143,397	226,718
2000	R	−23.6%	70,199	116,691	197,234
1996	R	−13.3%	69,576	94,148	184,232
1992	R	−12.3%	63,829	88,230	199,077
1988	R	−14.4%	72,727	97,391	171,131
1984	R	−35.3%	51,667	108,565	161,292
1980	R	−32.2%	44,454	94,251	154,725
1976	R	−19.8%	55,993	84,384	143,630
1972	R	−34.8%	44,964	92,897	137,862
1968	R	−24.9%	41,499	71,685	121,114
1964	D	+10.0%	69,657	57,003	126,660
1960	R	−25.8%	48,951	82,939	131,889
1956	R	−33.1%	41,158	81,818	122,976
1952	R	−39.5%	37,426	86,196	123,622
1948	R	−11.4%	43,814	55,064	98,879
1944	R	−19.0%	44,611	65,581	110,192
1940	R	−18.8%	47,453	69,407	116,860
1936	D	+13.1%	64,431	49,181	116,519
1932	D	+24.6%	66,324	39,804	107,607
1928	R	−25.3%	38,501	64,798	103,835
1924	R	−15.1%	28,308	41,797	89,044
1920	R	−35.6%	21,977	47,548	71,729
1916	D	+10.7%	28,255	22,635	52,372
1912	D	+24.7%	21,653	10,424	45,442
1908	D	+6.7%	26,792	23,366	51,379
1904	R	−30.9%	12,832	26,175	43,200
1900	R	−2.2%	22,913	23,976	47,833
1896	D	+4.0%	23,070	21,253	45,331
1892	D	+24.8%	16,313	6,812	38,313
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

32.7%

Irish

10.9%

English

9.4%

American

3.5%

Polish

2.8%

Italian

1.9%

French

1.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 36.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.2%

1.9%

75–84

2.4%

4.6%

65–74

5.0%

5.8%

55–64

5.7%

45–54

5.3%

6.7%

35–44

6.3%

6.7%

25–34

6.2%

6.1%

18–24

5.9%

9.1%

5–17

8.7%

3.1%

3.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$78,823

Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 1$78,823

Nebraska$76,475

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.8%

Working age (18–64)10.1%

Seniors (65+)10.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

87.6%

speak English only

Spanish7.2%

Other Indo-European2.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%

Other languages0.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

17.2%

Mainline Protestant

14.4%

Other Christian

7.1%

Methodist

4.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.4%

Baptist

1.2%

Non-Christian

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Nebraska 1st Congressional District sits in the Great Plains. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Nebraska 1st Congressional District reached its widest at thirty-nine points in 1952. The margin in 2024 was fourteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $78,823, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 592,668 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 1, Nebraska vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 1, Nebraska voted Republican by 14.3 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 288,424 votes cast, 120,796 went Democratic and 161,912 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 1, Nebraska's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 1, Nebraska as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 1, Nebraska last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 1, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 1, Nebraska?

Congressional District 1, Nebraska has a population of 592,668 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 1, Nebraska?

Median household income in Congressional District 1, Nebraska is $78,823 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.

What is the political history of Congressional District 1, Nebraska?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Nebraska 1st Congressional District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions