State Senate District 29 State Senate District (NE) — Elections 1876–2024

Nebraska 29th 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: 3,9942024 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%	990	907	1,940
2020	D	+7.8%	1,006	857	1,922
2016	D	+0.2%	757	753	1,665
2012	R	−0.3%	758	763	1,557
2008	D	+5.0%	804	726	1,558
2004	R	−13.7%	645	853	1,522
2000	R	−10.2%	546	679	1,310
1996	R	−1.5%	530	548	1,194
1992	R	−0.2%	506	508	1,288
1988	R	−0.4%	543	547	1,097
1984	R	−19.3%	402	596	1,005
1980	R	−15.2%	332	474	932
1976	R	−15.5%	346	477	845
1972	R	−24.3%	317	520	837
1968	R	−15.9%	288	404	728
1964	D	+18.2%	422	292	714
1960	R	−25.1%	276	461	737
1956	R	−29.9%	235	435	670
1952	R	−34.9%	217	450	667
1948	R	−12.7%	224	289	513
1944	R	−16.2%	236	327	563
1940	R	−17.3%	236	335	571
1936	D	+3.2%	273	256	539
1932	R	−6.6%	222	254	486
1928	R	−51.0%	120	373	496
1924	R	−19.7%	141	221	406
1920	R	−28.9%	103	191	305
1916	D	+12.3%	111	86	204
1912	D	+29.5%	82	31	173
1908	D	+6.5%	104	91	201
1904	R	−53.9%	24	100	141
1900	R	−13.3%	69	91	165
1896	R	−6.5%	70	80	153
1892	D	+41.2%	72	16	136
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 29 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 29$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+77.4, this sparsely populated district in Nebraska ranks among the most lopsided in the state, reflecting the deep-red voting patterns typical of Nebraska's rural, agrarian interior.

The Democratic margin in Nebraska 29th 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 29, Nebraska vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 29, Nebraska voted Democratic by 4.3 points (D+4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,940 votes cast, 990 went Democratic and 907 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 29, Nebraska's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 29, 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 29, Nebraska last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 29, Nebraska voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 29, Nebraska?

State Senate District 29, Nebraska has a population of 3,994 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 29, Nebraska?

Median household income in State Senate District 29, 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 29, Nebraska?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 29, 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 29th State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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