Nebraska 1st State Senate District
Akashic| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 71.4% | 13,635 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 27.4% | 5,221 |
| Chase OliverLibertarian | 1.2% | 231 |
County-level results (5 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson County, NE | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Nemaha County, NE | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Otoe County, NE | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Pawnee County, NE | Republican | R+57.8 |
| Richardson County, NE | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 27.4%Harris5,221 | 71.4%Trump13,635 | 1.2%Oliver231 | 19,087 | ||
| R | 27.5%Biden5,376 | 70.4%Trump13,739 | 2.1%Jorgensen407 | 19,522 | ||
| R | 25.4%Clinton4,470 | 68.7%Trump12,074 | 5.9%Johnson1,035 | 17,579 | ||
| R | 35.5%Obama5,976 | 64.5%Romney10,872 | 0.0% | 16,848 | ||
| R | 38.5%Obama7,062 | 57.3%McCain10,506 | 4.2%Nader768 | 18,336 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −18.8% |
| 2012 | −29.1% |
| 2016 | −43.3% |
| 2020 | −42.8% |
| 2024 | −44.1% |
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
A 14-point two-party swing toward the Republican candidate was recorded in State Senate District 1 in Nebraska between the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections, the largest movement between consecutive elections in the available record. The 2024 margin was R+44, the strongest Republican margin across the elections covered. That figure stands as the peak Republican result in a series that spans the 2008 through 2024 presidential contests, with the 2012 to 2016 interval marking the sharpest single shift within that arc. The district had about 38,822 residents in the 2024 ACS five-year estimate. Its median age was 42.5 in the same estimate. The presidential record assembled for the district covers the 2008 through 2024 elections, with the R+44 margin in 2024 representing the most recent data point in that series.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 44.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.1 points.
A population of 38,681, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,020 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 38 and State Senate District 47.
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