HarrisDemocratic24.3%4,162TrumpRepublican74.7%12,805OtherAll other candidates1.0%179
R+50.4- Lead
- 8,643
- Total
- 17,146
- vs nation
- R+48.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic25.3%4,507TrumpRepublican72.3%12,877OtherAll other candidates2.4%428
R+47.0- Lead
- 8,370
- Total
- 17,812
- vs nation
- R+51.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic21.1%3,456TrumpRepublican71.7%11,763OtherAll other candidates7.2%1,177
R+50.7- Lead
- 8,307
- Total
- 16,396
- vs nation
- R+52.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic29.2%4,777RomneyRepublican68.5%11,229OtherAll other candidates2.3%379
R+39.4- Lead
- 6,452
- Total
- 16,385
- vs nation
- R+43.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic30.9%5,246McCainRepublican67.2%11,402OtherAll other candidates1.8%309
R+36.3- Lead
- 6,156
- Total
- 16,957
- vs nation
- R+43.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic25.5%4,265BushRepublican73.3%12,248OtherAll other candidates1.1%191
R+47.8- Lead
- 7,983
- Total
- 16,704
- vs nation
- R+45.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic27.2%4,381BushRepublican69.3%11,166OtherAll other candidates3.6%574
R+42.1- Lead
- 6,785
- Total
- 16,121
- vs nation
- R+42.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic32.6%5,136DoleRepublican57.0%8,961OtherAll other candidates10.4%1,634
R+24.3- Lead
- 3,825
- Total
- 15,731
- vs nation
- R+32.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+50.4MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 40,1922024 5-year
- Population density
- 16 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 2,438 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $62,8172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 21.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+16.6 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62.5 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 44, NE · twin score 95.1
presidential history
Party record book
Nebraska 48th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1888) · 35 presidential cycles · 34 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
57.4%
7,272 votes · D+16.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · 54.7%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
80.7%
8,521 votes · R+62.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 78.3%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
7,806votes
46.7% of the vote · R+6.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 7,272 votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
12,902votes
78.3% of the vote · R+57.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 12,877 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Woodrow Wilson1916
+13.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+16.1 · U.S. D+3.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1896 · −0.7 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2016
+52.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+50.7 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +51.4 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
OBrian HardinState Senate · 48
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+50.4, this sparsely populated district of roughly 40,000 residents represents the kind of heavily Republican rural Nebraska territory where statewide Republican candidates regularly post their strongest numbers.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.6 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 62.5 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 50.4 points.
A population of 40,192, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,817 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 44 and State Senate District 33.
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 44
Nebraska
95.1twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ Scottish ancestry
State Senate District 33
Nebraska
94.5twin score
2012–2024 trajectory≠ Mexican ancestry
State Senate District 47
Nebraska
93.7twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ Mexican ancestry
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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Frequently asked questions
How did Nebraska 48th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nebraska 48th State Senate District voted Republican by 50.4 points (R+50.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,146 votes cast, 4,162 went Democratic and 12,805 went Republican.
When did Nebraska 48th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Nebraska 48th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Nebraska 48th State Senate District?
Nebraska 48th State Senate District has a population of 40,192 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nebraska 48th State Senate District?
Median household income in Nebraska 48th State Senate District is $62,817 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Nebraska 48th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Nebraska 48th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican.