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State Senate District 29·Nebraska

Nebraska 29th State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

One of Nebraska's most Republican-leaning legislative districts by margin

20082024·5 elections
NE
Latest
D+4
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
40,661
2024 ACS

Nebraska 29th State Senate District, Nebraska: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+4%. Democratic peak: D+8 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+4MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
40,6612024 5-year
Median household income
$74,7932024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
80.6%2024 5-year
Black
3.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+8 in 2020MIT Election Lab
1 counties · 1 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+4.3%
10,0839,23719,619
D
+7.8%
10,2428,72419,567
D
+0.2%
7,7047,66516,954
R
−0.3%
7,7187,77115,851
D
+5.0%
8,1817,39315,868

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.1%
Irish
11.3%
English
10.2%
American
3.2%
Polish
2.1%
Italian
1.8%
French
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.7%
speak English only
Spanish4.7%
Other Indo-European3.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.0%
Other languages1.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
13.3%
Mainline Protestant
11.8%
Other Christian
8.6%
Methodist
5.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.5%
Baptist
1.0%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+77.4, this sparsely populated district in Nebraska ranks among the most lopsided in the state, reflecting the deep-red voting patterns typical of Nebraska's rural, agrarian interior.

The Democratic margin in Nebraska 29th State Senate District has rarely exceeded eight points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded zero points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by four points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 81% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $74,793 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 29, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 29, Nebraska voted Democratic by 4.3 points (D+4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 19,619 votes cast, 10,083 went Democratic and 9,237 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 29, Nebraska's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 29, 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 29, Nebraska last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 29, Nebraska voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in State Senate District 29, Nebraska?
State Senate District 29, Nebraska has a population of 40,661 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 29, Nebraska?
Median household income in State Senate District 29, Nebraska is $74,793 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of State Senate District 29, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 29, 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.