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1876–2024
Congressional District 3·Nebraska

Nebraska 3rd Congressional District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NE
Latest
R+54
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
652,845
2024 ACS

Nebraska 3rd Congressional District, Nebraska: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+54%. Republican peak: R+54 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+54MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
652,8452024 5-year
Median household income
$69,5602024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
82.7%2024 5-year
Black
1.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
13.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+33 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+54 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
97 counties · 2 D · 95 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−53.6%
70,398238,512313,708
R
−51.7%
74,474241,761323,786
R
−53.0%
60,162216,917296,035
R
−41.0%
80,740197,494284,856
R
−34.6%
92,440193,227291,707
R
−46.8%
77,572217,866299,622
R
−41.5%
76,530192,929280,324
R
−25.9%
85,957158,546280,748
R
−22.4%
77,415146,159306,336
R
−29.4%
100,235184,470286,719
R
−51.3%
70,620221,386293,973
R
−49.6%
65,258214,153300,267
R
−22.1%
107,852171,070285,913
R
−47.2%
71,967200,582272,549
R
−37.3%
73,561172,605265,670
D
+0.1%
152,628152,218304,847
R
−31.5%
113,696218,087331,784
R
−35.4%
102,918215,739318,657
R
−47.8%
90,554256,224346,778
R
−11.3%
125,524157,447282,971
R
−26.0%
119,074202,649321,723
R
−21.7%
143,694223,247366,941
D
+12.6%
205,429158,482372,039
D
+28.5%
225,400123,972356,016
R
−33.6%
112,253226,828341,338
R
−18.8%
86,734143,048299,845
R
−35.6%
76,276166,671253,739
D
+12.9%
102,30978,088187,351
D
+20.9%
71,84836,510169,077
R
−0.7%
85,38786,705178,347
R
−41.2%
31,75993,653150,271
R
−4.0%
74,43980,790159,209
D
+6.7%
76,73966,957147,065
O
+32.6%
58,38114,439134,687
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
34.5%
Irish
11.1%
English
9.6%
American
4.1%
Polish
2.3%
French
1.5%
Italian
0.9%
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: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.7%
2.8%
75–84
3.3%
5.8%
65–74
5.8%
6.6%
55–64
6.5%
5.7%
45–54
5.2%
6.1%
35–44
5.8%
5.6%
25–34
5.4%
4.6%
18–24
4.1%
9.3%
5–17
8.6%
3.1%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,560
Congressional District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 3$69,560
Nebraska$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.4%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.4%
speak English only
Spanish8.6%
Other languages0.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Religious adherence data not available for this county.

Nebraska 3rd 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 3rd Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-four points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was fifty-four points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $69,560, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 652,845 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Congressional District 3, Nebraska — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cd/3103/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 3, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 3, Nebraska voted Republican by 53.6 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 313,708 votes cast, 70,398 went Democratic and 238,512 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 3, Nebraska's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 3, 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 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did Congressional District 3, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 3, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Congressional District 3, Nebraska?
Congressional District 3, Nebraska has a population of 652,845 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 3, Nebraska?
Median household income in Congressional District 3, Nebraska is $69,560 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Congressional District 3, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 3, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.