congressional districtNebraska 1st Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+28.7
2008R+9.2
2012R+15.8
2016R+18.3
2020R+10.7
2024R+13.0
net swing · 2004→2024D+15.6R+28.7 → R+13.0
vs. U.S. · 2024R+11.5R+13.0 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 66.4% of 479,961 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
136,130
177,581
4,891
318,602
479,961
66.4%
2020
136,500
170,243
7,490
314,233
461,352†
68.1%
2016
101,945
151,618
17,465
271,028
445,022†
60.9%
2012
106,095
146,936
5,754
258,785
429,115†
60.3%
2008
115,224
138,981
5,302
259,507
415,842†
62.4%
2004
87,420
159,129
3,744
250,293
402,569†
62.2%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupNE-1NebraskaUnited States
German33.6%31.0%12.5%
Irish11.2%11.7%9.4%
English9.7%9.4%9.5%
Czech4.7%3.4%—
American3.6%3.5%5.3%
Swedish3.4%3.1%—
Polish2.7%2.7%2.2%
Italian1.7%2.1%4.8%
Mexican6.9%8.7%11.3%
Guatemalan0.9%1.0%0.5%
Cuban0.5%0.4%0.7%
Salvadoran0.5%0.6%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.3%1.8%
Spanish0.2%0.2%—
Honduran0.2%0.2%0.3%
African American†2.6%3.7%9.9%
African0.2%0.3%0.5%
Sudanese0.2%0.2%—
Vietnamese0.9%0.5%0.6%
Asian Indian0.4%0.5%1.4%
Chinese0.3%0.2%1.3%
Burmese0.3%0.4%—
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
NE-1
Nebraska
United States
Median age
35.9
37.3
39.1
Age 18–24
12.0%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.9%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NE-1
Nebraska
United States
Median household income
$79,326
$76,475
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.9%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.6%
34.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NE-1
Nebraska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.4%
12.8%
22.3%
Spanish
7.2%
8.5%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.0%
0.8%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
NE-1
Nebraska
United States
Catholic
—
19.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
14.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
50.8%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Nebraska 1st Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−28.7%
2008
−9.2%
2012
−15.8%
2016
−18.3%
2020
−10.7%
2024
−13.0%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
1
R
39.9%124,498
60.1%187,559
312,057
2022
1
R
42.1%93,929
57.9%129,236
223,165
2020
1
R
37.7%119,622
59.5%189,006
317,566
2018
1
R
39.6%93,069
60.4%141,712
234,781
2016
1
R
30.5%83,467
69.5%189,771
273,238
2014
1
R
31.2%55,838
68.8%123,219
179,057
2012
1
R
31.7%81,206
68.3%174,889
256,095
2010
1
R
28.7%47,106
71.3%116,871
163,977
2008
1
R
29.6%77,897
70.4%184,923
262,820
2006
1
R
41.6%86,360
58.4%121,015
207,375
2004
1
R
43.0%113,971
54.2%143,756
265,072
2002
1
R
0.0%0
85.4%133,013
155,844
2000
1
R
31.0%72,859
66.2%155,485
234,698
1998
1
R
26.4%48,826
73.5%136,058
185,227
1996
1
R
29.9%67,152
70.1%157,108
224,260
1994
1
R
37.3%70,369
62.6%117,967
188,550
1992
1
R
40.3%96,309
59.7%142,713
239,108
1990
1
R
35.2%70,587
64.7%129,654
200,381
1988
1
R
33.0%72,167
66.9%146,231
218,502
1986
1
R
35.5%67,137
64.4%121,772
188,986
1984
1
R
25.9%55,508
74.1%158,836
214,364
1982
1
R
24.9%45,676
75.1%137,675
183,368
1980
1
R
21.3%43,605
78.6%160,705
204,341
1978
1
R
41.9%71,311
58.1%99,013
170,324
1976
1
R
26.8%53,699
73.2%146,558
200,268
Nebraska's 1st stretches from the capital city of Lincoln through a mix of small cities and farming communities. Even with a sizable university population in Lancaster County, the district has delivered consistent double-digit Republican margins in recent presidential cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 28.7 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.0 points.
A population of 653,661, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,326 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 2 and Congressional District 6.
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How did Nebraska 1st Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nebraska 1st Congressional District voted Republican by 13.0 points (R+13.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 318,602 votes cast, 136,130 went Democratic and 177,581 went Republican.
How many people live in Nebraska 1st Congressional District?
Nebraska 1st Congressional District has a population of 653,661 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nebraska 1st Congressional District?
Median household income in Nebraska 1st Congressional District is $79,326 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Nebraska 1st Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Nebraska 1st Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
