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Nebraska 8th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+19.52012D+16.92016D+25.32020D+35.42024D+36.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+36.8
2024
median income$68,230U.S. $80,734 · NE $76,475
median age36.7U.S. 39.1 · NE 37.3
poverty rate14.5%U.S. 12.5% · NE 10.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)42.1%U.S. 35.6% · NE 34.7%
non-english16.5%U.S. 22.3% · NE 12.8%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German27.4%
Irish14.1%
English9.5%
African American†11.1%
African0.6%
Sudanese0.4%
Mexican5.8%
Guatemalan0.5%
Salvadoran0.5%
Asian Indian1.3%
Burmese1.0%
Chinese0.5%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Douglas County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Nebraska 8th State Senate District

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Nebraska 8th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+36.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for Nebraska 8th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Nebraska 8th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+36.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Nebraska 8th State Senate District · D+36.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic67.6%13,158
Donald TrumpRepublican30.8%6,003
Chase OliverLibertarian1.6%307
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Nebraska 8th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Douglas County, NEDemocraticD+10.1
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
67.6%Harris13,158
30.8%Trump6,003
1.6%Oliver307
+36.8%
19,468
D
66.6%Biden13,295
31.2%Trump6,220
2.2%Jorgensen446
+35.4%
19,961
D
59.4%Clinton10,510
34.1%Trump6,034
6.5%Johnson1,158
+25.3%
17,702
D
58.5%Obama9,807
41.5%Romney6,967
0.0%
+16.9%
16,774
D
58.9%Obama11,231
39.4%McCain7,514
1.8%Nader339
+19.5%
19,084
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +36.8% in 2024.+36.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+19.5%
2012+16.9%
2016+25.3%
2020+35.4%
2024+36.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
OMegan HuntState Senate · 8

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Anchored in central Omaha, District 8 backed the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee by nearly 37 points, making it an outlier in a state where Republicans dominate most of the legislative map.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.3 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.8 points.

A population of 40,473, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,230 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 9 and State Senate District 28.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 9
Nebraska
96.4twin score
12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 28
Nebraska
89.4twin score
2016–2024 trajectoryelasticity
State Senate District 40
Minnesota
88.4twin score
12-yr trendelasticity2020–2024 trajectory≠ Norwegian ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Nebraska 8th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nebraska 8th State Senate District voted Democratic by 36.8 points (D+36.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 19,468 votes cast, 13,158 went Democratic and 6,003 went Republican.
How many people live in Nebraska 8th State Senate District?
Nebraska 8th State Senate District has a population of 40,473 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nebraska 8th State Senate District?
Median household income in Nebraska 8th State Senate District is $68,230 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Nebraska 8th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Nebraska 8th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.