Nebraska 5th State Senate District, Nebraska: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Democratic peak: D+11 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+10MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 40,9702024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,3912024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+11 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+3 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 5, NEOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 10,315 | 8,386 | 18,962 | ||
| D | 10,427 | 8,264 | 19,179 | ||
| D | 7,892 | 7,496 | 16,675 | ||
| R | 7,383 | 7,852 | 15,530 | ||
| D | 8,101 | 7,372 | 15,723 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.7%
Irish
13.2%
English
8.9%
Italian
3.9%
Polish
3.3%
American
2.8%
Scottish
1.8%
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: 35.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$80,391
State Senate District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 5$80,391
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.3%
Working age (18–64)11.0%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.5%
speak English only
Spanish10.2%
Other Indo-European2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%
Other languages1.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Covering sparsely populated ranching and farming communities in Nebraska's far west, this district recorded an 87.6-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a rural electorate with among the most uniform partisan preferences in the country.
The Democratic margin in Nebraska 5th State Senate District has rarely exceeded eleven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded three points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by ten points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 69% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $80,391 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 5, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 5, Nebraska voted Democratic by 10.2 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 18,962 votes cast, 10,315 went Democratic and 8,386 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 5, Nebraska's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 5, Nebraska as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 5, Nebraska last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 5, Nebraska voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in State Senate District 5, Nebraska?
State Senate District 5, Nebraska has a population of 40,970 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 5, Nebraska?
Median household income in State Senate District 5, Nebraska is $80,391 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of State Senate District 5, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 5, Nebraska from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.