State Senate District 10 State Senate District (NE) — Elections 1876–2024

Nebraska 10th 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: 17,8002024 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%	4,482	3,644	8,291
2020	D	+11.3%	4,530	3,590	8,333
2016	D	+2.4%	3,429	3,257	7,245
2012	R	−3.0%	3,208	3,412	6,747
2008	D	+4.6%	3,520	3,203	6,831
2004	R	−18.1%	2,511	3,640	6,239
2000	R	−15.1%	2,210	3,044	5,519
1996	R	−12.0%	2,131	2,782	5,415
1992	R	−13.2%	2,022	2,818	6,030
1988	R	−13.2%	2,306	3,011	5,350
1984	R	−31.1%	1,777	3,395	5,203
1980	R	−27.6%	1,557	2,920	4,940
1976	R	−19.7%	1,864	2,808	4,782
1972	R	−35.7%	1,452	3,061	4,513
1968	R	−13.3%	1,555	2,103	4,133
1964	D	+11.4%	2,335	1,857	4,191
1960	R	−5.9%	1,930	2,170	4,100
1956	R	−18.8%	1,510	2,208	3,718
1952	R	−12.5%	1,675	2,153	3,828
1948	D	+2.2%	1,484	1,421	2,906
1944	D	+8.8%	1,921	1,610	3,532
1940	D	+11.2%	2,014	1,607	3,621
1936	D	+32.6%	2,117	1,065	3,226
1932	D	+26.8%	1,788	1,023	2,856
1928	R	−5.8%	1,274	1,433	2,724
1924	R	−16.4%	563	886	1,969
1920	R	−20.4%	556	860	1,488
1916	D	+24.7%	747	439	1,249
1912	D	+23.0%	389	186	882
1908	D	+5.0%	470	424	925
1904	R	−31.9%	206	459	794
1900	R	−3.7%	399	430	845
1896	R	−2.3%	354	371	744
1892	D	+35.0%	322	88	668
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 10 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 10$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's 10th state senate district sits within the Omaha metro and leans Democratic in federal contests, though the officially nonpartisan unicameral means state-level races follow different dynamics than straight-ticket patterns suggest.

The Democratic margin in Nebraska 10th 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 10, Nebraska vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 10, Nebraska voted Democratic by 10.1 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 8,291 votes cast, 4,482 went Democratic and 3,644 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 10, Nebraska's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 10, 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 10, Nebraska last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 10, Nebraska voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 10, Nebraska?

State Senate District 10, Nebraska has a population of 17,800 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 10, Nebraska?

Median household income in State Senate District 10, 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 10, Nebraska?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 10, 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 10th State Senate District delivered D+10 in 2024.

Key facts

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