State Senate District 32 State Senate District (NE) — Elections 1876–2024

Nebraska 32nd State Senate District, Nebraska: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+9%. Republican peak: R+40 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 121,9742024 5-year
Median household income: $74,2072024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 81.3%2024 5-year
Black: 2.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+35 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+40 in 1904MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

5 counties · 1 D · 4 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	R	−8.6%	26,278	31,322	58,790
2020	R	−5.5%	26,920	30,163	58,823
2016	R	−11.3%	20,681	26,497	51,672
2012	R	−7.6%	22,050	25,750	48,917
2008	R	−0.9%	24,069	24,511	49,566
2004	R	−18.8%	19,850	29,219	49,842
2000	R	−15.0%	17,613	24,297	44,417
1996	R	−4.0%	17,936	19,624	42,117
1992	R	−1.3%	17,215	17,836	46,107
1988	R	−2.8%	19,893	21,049	41,216
1984	R	−24.7%	14,742	24,507	39,565
1980	R	−24.0%	12,443	21,622	38,318
1976	R	−10.8%	15,849	19,771	36,466
1972	R	−24.6%	13,497	22,312	35,809
1968	R	−17.4%	12,937	18,754	33,500
1964	D	+18.2%	21,198	14,682	35,881
1960	R	−21.8%	14,974	23,331	38,305
1956	R	−27.9%	13,390	23,771	37,160
1952	R	−39.3%	11,692	26,860	38,552
1948	R	−9.5%	14,668	17,756	32,424
1944	R	−19.0%	14,828	21,763	36,591
1940	R	−18.5%	16,339	23,741	40,080
1936	D	+14.5%	22,718	16,910	40,126
1932	D	+23.6%	23,139	14,206	37,894
1928	R	−27.0%	13,257	23,118	36,579
1924	R	−12.9%	11,997	16,150	32,160
1920	R	−32.6%	8,565	17,237	26,576
1916	D	+9.8%	10,475	8,548	19,645
1912	D	+22.9%	8,405	4,219	18,294
1908	D	+2.9%	10,072	9,498	20,068
1904	R	−39.7%	3,960	10,609	16,745
1900	R	−7.0%	8,539	9,857	18,746
1896	R	−3.5%	8,130	8,741	17,282
1892	D	+35.1%	7,152	1,802	15,229
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

32.6%

Irish

10.5%

English

9.7%

American

3.2%

French

1.7%

Polish

1.7%

Italian

1.4%

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: 36.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.3%

2.0%

75–84

2.6%

4.8%

65–74

5.2%

5.6%

55–64

5.6%

5.7%

45–54

5.3%

6.5%

35–44

6.1%

6.6%

25–34

6.1%

6.6%

18–24

6.5%

8.7%

5–17

8.3%

3.0%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,207

State Senate District 32 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 32$74,207

Nebraska$76,475

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.1%

Working age (18–64)11.3%

Seniors (65+)9.4%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

87.1%

speak English only

Spanish7.0%

Other Indo-European2.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Mainline Protestant

17.2%

Catholic & Orthodox

12.9%

Other Christian

7.3%

Methodist

6.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.9%

Baptist

0.7%

Non-Christian

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Nebraska 32nd State Senate District in the Great Plains delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Republican candidate carrying the district by nine points — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty-five points in 1892; the Republican margin reached forty points in 1904. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 121,974, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $74,207 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

Compare two places, side by side

Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →

Cite this page

All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.

State Senate District 32, Nebraska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/31032/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.

License: CC BY 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 32, Nebraska vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 32, Nebraska voted Republican by 8.6 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 58,790 votes cast, 26,278 went Democratic and 31,322 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 32, Nebraska's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 32, Nebraska as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 32, Nebraska last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 32, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in State Senate District 32, Nebraska?

State Senate District 32, Nebraska has a population of 121,974 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 32, Nebraska?

Median household income in State Senate District 32, Nebraska is $74,207 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.

What is the political history of State Senate District 32, Nebraska?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 32, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Nebraska 32nd State Senate District delivered R+9 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

Demographics

Compare two places, side by side

Frequently asked questions