State Senate District 4 State Senate District (NE) — Elections 1876–2024

Nebraska 4th State Senate District, Nebraska: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Republican peak: R+36 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 24,2422024 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+35 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+36 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

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.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+10.1%	6,104	4,962	11,291
2020	D	+11.3%	6,170	4,890	11,348
2016	D	+2.4%	4,670	4,435	9,867
2012	R	−3.0%	4,369	4,646	9,189
2008	D	+4.6%	4,794	4,362	9,303
2004	R	−18.1%	3,420	4,958	8,498
2000	R	−15.1%	3,010	4,146	7,516
1996	R	−12.0%	2,902	3,789	7,375
1992	R	−13.2%	2,753	3,837	8,212
1988	R	−13.2%	3,141	4,100	7,287
1984	R	−31.1%	2,420	4,624	7,085
1980	R	−27.6%	2,120	3,977	6,727
1976	R	−19.7%	2,539	3,825	6,513
1972	R	−35.6%	1,978	4,168	6,147
1968	R	−13.3%	2,118	2,865	5,629
1964	D	+11.4%	3,180	2,528	5,708
1960	R	−5.8%	2,629	2,955	5,584
1956	R	−18.8%	2,056	3,007	5,063
1952	R	−12.5%	2,281	2,932	5,214
1948	D	+2.1%	2,021	1,936	3,957
1944	D	+8.8%	2,617	2,193	4,810
1940	D	+11.3%	2,743	2,188	4,931
1936	D	+32.6%	2,883	1,451	4,394
1932	D	+26.8%	2,435	1,393	3,889
1928	R	−5.8%	1,735	1,951	3,710
1924	R	−16.4%	766	1,206	2,681
1920	R	−20.4%	757	1,171	2,026
1916	D	+24.8%	1,018	597	1,700
1912	D	+23.0%	530	254	1,202
1908	D	+4.9%	639	577	1,260
1904	R	−32.0%	280	626	1,081
1900	R	−3.6%	543	585	1,151
1896	R	−2.4%	482	506	1,013
1892	D	+35.2%	439	119	910
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

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

0.5%

85+

0.9%

1.7%

75–84

2.2%

4.1%

65–74

4.7%

5.5%

55–64

5.7%

5.8%

45–54

5.6%

7.2%

35–44

7.0%

7.4%

25–34

7.3%

4.6%

18–24

4.6%

9.4%

5–17

9.1%

3.5%

3.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$80,391

State Senate District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 4$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

Catholic & Orthodox

25.0%

Other Christian

8.4%

Mainline Protestant

7.8%

Baptist

3.7%

Non-Christian

2.9%

Methodist

2.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Nebraska 4th State Senate District in the Great Plains has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Nebraska 4th State Senate District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Nebraska 4th State Senate District has rarely exceeded thirty-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-six 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 4, Nebraska vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 4, Nebraska voted Democratic by 10.1 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,291 votes cast, 6,104 went Democratic and 4,962 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 4, Nebraska's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 4, Nebraska as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 4, Nebraska last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 4, Nebraska voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 4, Nebraska?

State Senate District 4, Nebraska has a population of 24,242 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 4, Nebraska?

Median household income in State Senate District 4, 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 4, Nebraska?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 4, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Nebraska 4th State Senate District delivered D+10 in 2024.

Key facts

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