State Senate District 25 State Senate District (NE) — Elections 1876–2024

Nebraska 25th 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: 28,6722024 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%	7,110	6,513	13,931
2020	D	+7.8%	7,222	6,151	13,798
2016	D	+0.2%	5,432	5,405	11,955
2012	R	−0.3%	5,443	5,479	11,177
2008	D	+5.0%	5,769	5,213	11,189
2004	R	−13.7%	4,629	6,123	10,927
2000	R	−10.1%	3,919	4,872	9,402
1996	R	−1.5%	3,804	3,933	8,575
1992	R	−0.2%	3,634	3,650	9,250
1988	R	−0.4%	3,896	3,927	7,874
1984	R	−19.3%	2,887	4,281	7,218
1980	R	−15.2%	2,384	3,403	6,690
1976	R	−15.5%	2,484	3,426	6,067
1972	R	−24.3%	2,275	3,736	6,012
1968	R	−16.0%	2,066	2,901	5,225
1964	D	+18.2%	3,028	2,096	5,124
1960	R	−25.2%	1,980	3,311	5,291
1956	R	−29.9%	1,687	3,124	4,810
1952	R	−35.0%	1,556	3,229	4,785
1948	R	−12.6%	1,609	2,073	3,682
1944	R	−16.0%	1,697	2,345	4,042
1940	R	−17.2%	1,696	2,403	4,099
1936	D	+3.3%	1,963	1,834	3,871
1932	R	−6.5%	1,596	1,823	3,486
1928	R	−50.9%	864	2,679	3,564
1924	R	−19.6%	1,015	1,585	2,914
1920	R	−28.8%	740	1,372	2,193
1916	D	+12.3%	798	618	1,465
1912	D	+29.4%	589	225	1,240
1908	D	+6.7%	749	652	1,444
1904	R	−53.6%	174	717	1,013
1900	R	−13.2%	498	655	1,185
1896	R	−6.7%	499	572	1,096
1892	D	+41.1%	514	113	976
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 25 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 25$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+37.2, this district ranks among the state's most one-sided, reflecting the rural, low-density character common to Nebraska's western and central legislative geography.

The Democratic margin in Nebraska 25th 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 25, Nebraska vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 25, Nebraska voted Democratic by 4.3 points (D+4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 13,931 votes cast, 7,110 went Democratic and 6,513 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 25, Nebraska's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 25, 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 25, Nebraska last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 25, Nebraska voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 25, Nebraska?

State Senate District 25, Nebraska has a population of 28,672 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 25, Nebraska?

Median household income in State Senate District 25, 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 25, Nebraska?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 25, 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 25th State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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