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Nebraska 27th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+10.42012D+3.32016D+1.52020D+7.72024D+3.7
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+3.7
2024
median income$74,764U.S. $80,734 · NE $76,475
median age32.1U.S. 39.1 · NE 37.3
poverty rate13.0%U.S. 12.5% · NE 10.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)41.9%U.S. 35.6% · NE 34.7%
non-english12.3%U.S. 22.3% · NE 12.8%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German29.5%
Irish10.4%
English9.4%
Mexican8.8%
Guatemalan0.8%
Salvadoran0.6%
African American†5.4%
African0.4%
Sudanese0.4%
Vietnamese1.9%
Asian Indian0.7%
Chinese0.6%
religion

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

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

Nebraska 27th State Senate District

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Nebraska 27th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+3.7
2024
2024 presidential margin for Nebraska 27th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Nebraska 27th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+3.7), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Nebraska 27th State Senate District · D+3.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic51.0%8,261
Donald TrumpRepublican47.2%7,656
Chase OliverLibertarian1.8%287
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 27th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Lancaster County, NEDemocraticD+4.3
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
51.0%Harris8,261
47.2%Trump7,656
1.8%Oliver287
+3.7%
16,204
D
52.6%Biden8,590
44.9%Trump7,330
2.5%Jorgensen409
+7.7%
16,329
D
47.4%Clinton6,695
45.9%Trump6,477
6.6%Johnson938
+1.5%
14,110
D
51.6%Obama6,898
48.4%Romney6,463
0.0%
+3.3%
13,361
D
54.4%Obama6,818
43.9%McCain5,512
1.7%Nader214
+10.4%
12,544
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: +3.7% in 2024.+3.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+10.4%
2012+3.3%
2016+1.5%
2020+7.7%
2024+3.7%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
OJason ProkopState Senate · 27

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 70-point Republican presidential margin and a population of just over 41,000, this sparsely populated district reflects the dominant rural conservatism of Nebraska's western or Panhandle regions, where statewide races are seldom competitive.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 10.4 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 3.7 points.

A population of 41,511, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,764 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 26 and State Senate District 46.

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 26
Nebraska
94.0twin score
median agepopulation scale12-yr trend
State Senate District 46
Nebraska
82.9twin score
median agepopulation scalecollege share
State Senate District 25
Iowa
80.4twin score
elasticity12-yr trendScottish ancestry≠ median age

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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Lancaster County

Frequently asked questions

How did Nebraska 27th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nebraska 27th State Senate District voted Democratic by 3.7 points (D+3.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 16,204 votes cast, 8,261 went Democratic and 7,656 went Republican.
How many people live in Nebraska 27th State Senate District?
Nebraska 27th State Senate District has a population of 41,511 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nebraska 27th State Senate District?
Median household income in Nebraska 27th State Senate District is $74,764 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Nebraska 27th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Nebraska 27th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.