Nebraska 44th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 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. Roosevelt1932
61.3%
14,453 votes · D+24.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · 57.4%
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
81.7%
14,555 votes · R+63.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 80.6%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
14,453votes
61.3% of the vote · D+24.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 13,349 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1952
17,649votes
78.9% of the vote · R+57.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 15,360 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
William J. Bryan1896
+16.3pts D vs U.S.
Place D+10.2 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · +16.2 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
+62.4pts R vs U.S.
Place R+57.9 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +60.7 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
OTeresa IbachState Senate · 44
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.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
15.7%2,527
84.3%13,591
16,118
2020
R
15.9%2,663
84.1%14,061
16,724
2018
R
18.3%2,300
81.7%10,238
12,538
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+62, this sparsely populated district anchors heavily Republican rural Nebraska, where low population density and agricultural economies have long driven lopsided Republican alignment at every level of the ballot.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.2 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 63.9 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 62.0 points.
A population of 39,247, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,408 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 33 and State Senate District 48.
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How did Nebraska 44th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nebraska 44th State Senate District voted Republican by 62.0 points (R+62.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,619 votes cast, 3,091 went Democratic and 13,387 went Republican.
When did Nebraska 44th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Nebraska 44th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Nebraska 44th State Senate District?
Nebraska 44th State Senate District has a population of 39,247 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nebraska 44th State Senate District?
Median household income in Nebraska 44th State Senate District is $68,408 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Nebraska 44th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Nebraska 44th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 31 went Republican.