State Senate District 21 State Senate District (NE) — Elections 1876–2024

Nebraska 21st State Senate District, Nebraska: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+4%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+4MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 120,8942024 5-year
Median household income: $74,7932024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 80.6%2024 5-year
Black: 3.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 8.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+41 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+54 in 1904MIT 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	+4.3%	29,979	27,463	58,740
2020	D	+7.8%	30,453	25,938	58,178
2016	D	+0.2%	22,905	22,791	50,409
2012	R	−0.3%	22,949	23,104	47,128
2008	D	+5.0%	24,325	21,980	47,178
2004	R	−13.7%	19,519	25,816	46,075
2000	R	−10.1%	16,523	20,543	39,644
1996	R	−1.5%	16,038	16,583	36,157
1992	R	−0.2%	15,321	15,390	39,003
1988	R	−0.4%	16,429	16,558	33,202
1984	R	−19.3%	12,174	18,050	30,435
1980	R	−15.2%	10,051	14,351	28,210
1976	R	−15.5%	10,473	14,447	25,582
1972	R	−24.3%	9,593	15,754	25,347
1968	R	−16.0%	8,711	12,231	22,029
1964	D	+18.2%	12,768	8,839	21,607
1960	R	−25.1%	8,350	13,960	22,310
1956	R	−29.9%	7,111	13,170	20,282
1952	R	−35.0%	6,560	13,617	20,177
1948	R	−12.6%	6,786	8,741	15,527
1944	R	−16.0%	7,156	9,886	17,042
1940	R	−17.3%	7,150	10,133	17,283
1936	D	+3.3%	8,277	7,735	16,321
1932	R	−6.5%	6,731	7,687	14,700
1928	R	−50.9%	3,641	11,295	15,026
1924	R	−19.6%	4,279	6,683	12,285
1920	R	−28.8%	3,121	5,787	9,248
1916	D	+12.3%	3,365	2,606	6,175
1912	D	+29.3%	2,482	950	5,229
1908	D	+6.8%	3,160	2,749	6,088
1904	R	−53.6%	733	3,022	4,271
1900	R	−13.2%	2,101	2,762	4,998
1896	R	−6.6%	2,104	2,410	4,620
1892	D	+41.2%	2,168	475	4,114
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

32.1%

Irish

11.3%

English

10.2%

American

3.2%

Polish

2.1%

Italian

1.8%

French

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: 34.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.0%

1.8%

75–84

2.4%

4.4%

65–74

5.0%

5.2%

55–64

5.3%

5.5%

45–54

5.1%

6.6%

35–44

6.2%

7.2%

25–34

6.5%

7.3%

18–24

7.3%

8.6%

5–17

8.1%

3.0%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,793

State Senate District 21 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 21$74,793

Nebraska$76,475

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.9%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.3%

Working age (18–64)11.9%

Seniors (65+)9.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

87.7%

speak English only

Spanish4.7%

Other Indo-European3.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.0%

Other languages1.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

13.3%

Mainline Protestant

11.8%

Other Christian

8.6%

Methodist

5.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.5%

Baptist

1.0%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+45.1, this sparsely populated district ranks among the most lopsided in the state, reflecting the deep-red political geography common to Nebraska's rural western reaches.

The Democratic margin in Nebraska 21st State Senate District has rarely exceeded forty-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-four points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by four points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 81% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $74,793 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 21, Nebraska vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 21, Nebraska voted Democratic by 4.3 points (D+4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 58,740 votes cast, 29,979 went Democratic and 27,463 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 21, Nebraska's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 21, Nebraska as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 21, Nebraska last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 21, Nebraska voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 21, Nebraska?

State Senate District 21, Nebraska has a population of 120,894 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 21, Nebraska?

Median household income in State Senate District 21, Nebraska is $74,793 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.

What is the political history of State Senate District 21, Nebraska?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 21, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Nebraska 21st State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

Demographics

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