Nebraska 1st 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: 592,6382024 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

FLOOD, MikeCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: FORTENBERRY, Jeff (2021–2023), FORTENBERRY, Jeff (2019–2021), FORTENBERRY, Jeff (2017–2019), FORTENBERRY, Jeff (2015–2017)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

12 counties · 1 D · 11 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%	120,789	161,905	288,409
2020	R	−11.9%	121,496	155,363	285,046
2016	R	−18.2%	91,050	136,094	248,145
2012	R	−15.5%	95,441	131,431	232,025
2008	R	−8.8%	103,355	123,785	231,502
2004	R	−28.0%	79,982	143,391	226,707
2000	R	−23.6%	70,196	116,686	197,225
1996	R	−13.3%	69,572	94,143	184,222
1992	R	−12.3%	63,825	88,225	199,067
1988	R	−14.4%	72,723	97,386	171,122
1984	R	−35.3%	51,664	108,559	161,283
1980	R	−32.2%	44,451	94,245	154,716
1976	R	−19.8%	55,990	84,379	143,622
1972	R	−34.8%	44,962	92,892	137,854
1968	R	−24.9%	41,497	71,681	121,107
1964	D	+10.0%	69,653	57,000	126,653
1960	R	−25.8%	48,948	82,935	131,882
1956	R	−33.1%	41,155	81,814	122,969
1952	R	−39.5%	37,423	86,192	123,615
1948	R	−11.4%	43,812	55,061	98,873
1944	R	−19.0%	44,608	65,577	110,185
1940	R	−18.8%	47,449	69,404	116,853
1936	D	+13.1%	64,427	49,179	116,512
1932	D	+24.6%	66,320	39,802	107,601
1928	R	−25.3%	38,498	64,795	103,829
1924	R	−15.1%	28,307	41,795	89,040
1920	R	−35.6%	21,976	47,546	71,726
1916	D	+10.7%	28,253	22,634	52,370
1912	D	+24.7%	21,653	10,423	45,440
1908	D	+6.7%	26,791	23,365	51,377
1904	R	−30.9%	12,832	26,173	43,198
1900	R	−2.2%	22,912	23,975	47,831
1896	D	+4.0%	23,069	21,252	45,329
1892	D	+24.8%	16,313	6,812	38,311
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	0.0%	53.2%	938,336
2020	R	24.4%	62.7%	930,012
2018	R	38.6%	57.7%	698,883
2014	R	31.5%	64.3%	540,337
2012	R	42.2%	57.8%	788,572
2008	R	40.1%	57.5%	792,511
2006	D	63.9%	36.1%	592,316
2002	R	14.6%	82.8%	480,217
2000	D	51.0%	48.8%	692,350
1996	R	42.6%	57.4%	661,837
1994	D	54.8%	45.0%	579,205
1990	D	58.9%	40.9%	593,828
1988	D	56.7%	41.7%	667,860
1984	D	51.9%	48.0%	639,668
1982	D	66.6%	28.5%	545,647
1978	D	67.7%	32.3%	493,802
1976	D	52.9%	47.1%	593,310

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's 1st stretches from the capital city of Lincoln through a mix of small cities and farming communities. Even with a sizable university population in Lancaster County, the district has delivered consistent double-digit Republican margins in recent presidential cycles.

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 592,638 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 288,409 votes cast, 120,789 went Democratic and 161,905 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 592,638 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

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Demographics

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