congressional districtNebraska 3rd Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+46.9
2008R+34.1
2012R+42.1
2016R+53.6
2020R+51.8
2024R+53.8
net swing · 2004→2024R+7.0R+46.9 → R+53.8
vs. U.S. · 2024R+52.4R+53.8 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 65.2% of 475,102 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
69,665
236,372
3,620
309,657
475,102
65.2%
2020
74,251
240,903
6,473
321,627
476,944†
67.4%
2016
60,097
216,712
15,172
291,981
482,302†
60.5%
2012
78,254
196,618
6,544
281,416
482,985†
58.3%
2008
92,288
193,059
9,986
295,333
476,281†
62.0%
2004
77,433
217,672
4,166
299,271
469,576†
63.7%
† 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-3NebraskaUnited States
German36.1%31.0%12.5%
Irish11.6%11.7%9.4%
English10.1%9.4%9.5%
American4.3%3.5%5.3%
Swedish3.7%3.1%—
Czech2.6%3.4%—
Polish2.0%2.7%2.2%
Danish1.2%——
Mexican8.4%8.7%11.3%
Guatemalan1.3%1.0%0.5%
Cuban0.5%0.4%0.7%
Salvadoran0.4%0.6%0.7%
Honduran0.3%0.2%0.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.3%1.8%
Oglala Sioux1.0%0.1%—
African American†0.5%3.7%9.9%
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-3
Nebraska
United States
Median age
40.2
37.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.7%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.4%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NE-3
Nebraska
United States
Median household income
$68,556
$76,475
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.9%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.0%
34.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NE-3
Nebraska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.6%
12.8%
22.3%
Spanish
8.6%
8.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
NE-3
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 3rd Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−46.9%
2008
−34.1%
2012
−42.1%
2016
−53.6%
2020
−51.8%
2024
−53.8%
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
3
R
19.6%59,287
80.4%243,481
302,768
2022
3
R
15.8%34,836
78.3%172,700
220,552
2020
3
R
17.7%50,690
78.5%225,157
286,770
2018
3
R
23.3%49,654
76.7%163,650
213,304
2016
3
R
0.0%0
100.0%226,720
226,720
2014
3
R
24.6%45,524
75.4%139,440
184,964
2012
3
R
25.8%65,266
74.2%187,423
252,689
2010
3
R
17.9%29,932
70.1%117,275
167,243
2008
3
R
23.1%55,087
76.9%183,117
238,204
2006
3
R
45.0%93,046
55.0%113,687
206,733
2004
3
R
10.6%26,434
87.5%218,751
250,136
2002
3
R
0.0%0
93.2%163,939
175,956
2000
3
R
15.7%34,944
82.0%182,117
222,093
1998
3
R
0.0%0
84.3%149,896
177,729
1996
3
R
22.5%48,833
77.5%167,758
216,591
1994
3
R
21.3%41,943
78.7%154,919
196,903
1992
3
R
28.3%67,457
71.7%170,857
238,355
1990
3
R
48.8%94,234
51.1%98,607
192,944
1988
3
R
21.0%45,183
79.0%170,302
215,501
1986
3
R
30.2%59,182
69.8%136,985
196,184
1984
3
R
16.7%36,899
83.3%183,901
220,814
1982
3
R
0.0%0
99.7%171,853
172,364
1980
3
R
16.0%34,967
83.9%182,887
217,870
1978
3
R
20.0%35,371
80.0%141,597
176,968
1976
3
R
24.7%51,012
72.9%150,720
206,765
Covering the vast western two-thirds of Nebraska, this sparsely populated district delivered a 55-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the deeply rural, agricultural character of the Great Plains interior.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 53.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.8 points.
A population of 653,695, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,556 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District (at Large) and Congressional District 1.
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How did Nebraska 3rd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nebraska 3rd Congressional District voted Republican by 53.8 points (R+53.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 309,657 votes cast, 69,665 went Democratic and 236,372 went Republican.
How many people live in Nebraska 3rd Congressional District?
Nebraska 3rd Congressional District has a population of 653,695 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nebraska 3rd Congressional District?
Median household income in Nebraska 3rd Congressional District is $68,556 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Nebraska 3rd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Nebraska 3rd Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
