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1876–2024
State Senate District 48·Nebraska

Nebraska 48th State Senate District has voted Republican in twenty-two straight presidential cycles.

One of Nebraska's most Republican-leaning legislative districts by margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NE
Latest
R+50
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
39,823
2024 ACS

Nebraska 48th State Senate District, Nebraska: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+50%. Republican peak: R+63 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+50MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
39,8232024 5-year
Median household income
$63,3352024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
76.7%2024 5-year
Black
0.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
22.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+39 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+63 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 0 D · 3 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−50.2%
4,16112,80217,203
R
−47.0%
4,50612,87417,808
R
−50.7%
3,45511,76016,392
R
−39.4%
4,77611,22616,381
R
−36.3%
5,24511,39916,953
R
−47.8%
4,26412,24516,700
R
−42.1%
4,38011,16316,117
R
−24.3%
5,1358,95915,727
R
−21.9%
4,6508,42617,216
R
−33.3%
5,11510,29315,534
R
−57.2%
3,47012,89916,483
R
−52.3%
3,27111,59715,913
R
−23.0%
5,2038,42313,979
R
−52.9%
3,29610,70113,997
R
−44.3%
3,1349,12713,513
R
−6.5%
7,8048,89316,697
R
−24.4%
6,87111,30118,173
R
−28.5%
5,5309,94415,473
R
−47.5%
4,20211,80116,003
R
−12.1%
5,2866,74012,026
R
−31.1%
4,4628,49212,954
R
−28.0%
5,4159,62715,042
D
+16.6%
7,2705,16912,675
D
+10.5%
6,4165,18511,769
R
−62.5%
1,9228,51910,551
R
−39.5%
1,4734,4047,428
R
−48.7%
1,3774,3566,113
D
+16.1%
2,1411,5093,915
O
+9.1%
6604402,408
R
−21.0%
7471,1802,066
R
−59.8%
1418281,149
R
−28.2%
3957231,162
R
−6.7%
436500950
D
+39.3%
523981,082
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.9%
Irish
10.7%
English
9.0%
American
3.8%
French
1.5%
Italian
1.3%
Polish
1.2%
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: 41.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
2.5%
2.7%
75–84
3.2%
6.0%
65–74
6.3%
6.3%
55–64
6.6%
5.2%
45–54
5.6%
5.7%
35–44
5.9%
6.0%
25–34
5.8%
4.2%
18–24
3.6%
8.9%
5–17
8.6%
3.0%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$63,335
State Senate District 48 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 48$63,335
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.9%
Working age (18–64)10.5%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.6%
speak English only
Spanish8.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
16.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
14.9%
Mainline Protestant
5.9%
Methodist
4.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.4%
Baptist
1.1%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+50.4, this sparsely populated district of roughly 40,000 residents represents the kind of deep-red rural Nebraska territory where statewide Republican candidates regularly post their strongest numbers.

The Republican margin in Nebraska 48th State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-three points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was fifty points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $63,335, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 39,823 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 48, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 48, Nebraska voted Republican by 50.2 points (R+50), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,203 votes cast, 4,161 went Democratic and 12,802 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 48, Nebraska's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 48, Nebraska as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 29 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 48, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 48, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in State Senate District 48, Nebraska?
State Senate District 48, Nebraska has a population of 39,823 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 48, Nebraska?
Median household income in State Senate District 48, Nebraska is $63,335 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of State Senate District 48, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 48, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.