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2022 population: 653,047
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 535,212 | 81.96% | |
| Black: | 9,030 | 1.38% | |
| Indian: | 8,254 | 1.26% | |
| Asian: | 5,459 | 0.84% | |
| 2+ races: | 13,538 | 2.07% | |
| Hispanic: | 80,596 | 12.34% | |
| Total non-White: | 117,835 | 18.04% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 301,881 | |
| Median Value | $157,000 | |
| Occupied | 262,221 | 86.9% |
| Vacant | 39,660 | 13.1% |
| Owned | 186,556 | 71.1% |
| Rented | 75,665 | 28.9% |
| Median Rent | $814 | |
| Single-Family Units | 245,361 | 81.3% |
| Detached | 238,456 | 79.0% |
| Attached | 6,905 | 2.3% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 23,080 | 7.6% |
| Mobile Homes | 17,079 | 5.7% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 11,590 | 4.4% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 11,207 | 4.3% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 10,864 | 4.1% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 11,711 | 4.5% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 11,975 | 4.6% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 11,298 | 4.3% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 11,995 | 4.6% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 10,872 | 4.1% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 10,854 | 4.1% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 21,601 | 8.2% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 28,523 | 10.9% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 37,163 | 14.2% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 27,000 | 10.3% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 16,433 | 6.3% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 17,013 | 6.5% |
| $200,000 or more | 12,122 | 4.6% |
| Median Household Income | 63,735 | |
| Per Capita Income | 34,036 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 11,590 | 4.4% |
| Public Assistance | 4,665 | 1.8% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 23,421 | 8.9% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 262,069 | 77.9% |
| Unemployed | 7,425 | 2.2% |
| In Armed Forces | 245 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 269,739 | 80.2% |
| Not in Labor Force | 66,783 | 19.8% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 22.1% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 113,586 | 87,817 | 56.4% |
| Non-Profit | 7,891 | 19,796 | 28.5% |
| Self-Employed | 32,644 | 14,140 | 69.8% |
| Local Government | 11,905 | 18,747 | 38.8% |
| State Government | 6,001 | 7,851 | 43.3% |
| Federal Government | 2,662 | 2,984 | 47.1% |
| Total Private + Self | 146,230 | 101,957 | 58.9% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 28,459 | 49,378 | 36.6% |
| Total | 174,689 | 151,335 | 53.6% |
| Pct. Govt. | 15.4% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 50,910 | 15.6% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 63,264 | 19.3% |
| Professional, Technical | 60,383 | 18.5% |
| Service Occupations | 53,456 | 16.3% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 9,335 | 2.9% |
| All others | 99,259 | 30.3% |
| White Collar | 53.3% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 38,782 | 11.9% |
| Retail trade | 36,786 | 11.2% |
| Educational services and health care | 31,077 | 9.5% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 29,881 | 9.1% |
| Construction | 23,646 | 7.2% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 18,204 | 5.6% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 17,312 | 5.3% |
| Other services | 15,158 | 4.6% |
| Public administration | 13,498 | 4.1% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 13,230 | 4.0% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 9,981 | 3.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 8,499 | 2.6% |
| Information | 4,063 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 56,783 | 8.70% |
| Puerto Rican | 1,595 | 0.24% |
| Cuban | 2,644 | 0.40% |
| Dominican | 146 | 0.02% |
| Total Central American | 12,487 | 1.91% |
| Costa Rican | 127 | 0.02% |
| Guatemalan | 7,752 | 1.19% |
| Honduran | 1,800 | 0.28% |
| Nicaraguan | 64 | 0.01% |
| Panamanian | 59 | 0.01% |
| Salvadoran | 2,580 | 0.40% |
| Other Central American | 105 | 0.02% |
| Total South American | 1,735 | 0.27% |
| Argentinean | 126 | 0.02% |
| Bolivian | 72 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 214 | 0.03% |
| Colombian | 692 | 0.11% |
| Ecuadorian | 27 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 132 | 0.02% |
| Uruguayan | 1 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 442 | 0.07% |
| Other South American | 29 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 5,206 | 0.80% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Laotian | 882 | 0.14% |
| Chinese | 840 | 0.13% |
| Vietnamese | 742 | 0.11% |
| Filipino | 598 | 0.09% |
| Japanese | 547 | 0.08% |
| Indian | 412 | 0.06% |
| Burmese | 340 | 0.05% |
| Korean | 308 | 0.05% |
| Hmong | 131 | 0.02% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 551,563 | 90.1% |
| Spanish | 48,666 | 7.9% |
| Other | 3,572 | 0.6% |
| German, other Germanic | 2,025 | 0.3% |
| Other Asian | 1,706 | 0.3% |
| Vietnamese | 778 | 0.1% |
| Chinese | 761 | 0.1% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 722 | 0.1% |
| Other Indo-European | 688 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 230,575 | 35.3% |
| Irish | 72,114 | 11.0% |
| English | 57,365 | 8.8% |
| American | 27,407 | 4.2% |
| Swedish | 25,526 | 3.9% |
| Czech | 20,286 | 3.1% |
| Polish | 15,675 | 2.4% |
| Danish | 13,096 | 2.0% |
| French | 11,261 | 1.7% |
| Norwegian | 10,984 | 1.7% |
| Dutch | 9,533 | 1.5% |
| Italian | 8,234 | 1.3% |
| Scottish | 8,182 | 1.3% |
| European | 7,989 | 1.2% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,515 | 0.7% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 631,788 | 96.7% |
| Not a citizen | 21,259 | 3.3% |
| Native | 616,046 | 94.3% |
| Foreign-born | 37,001 | 5.7% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 17,494 | 4.0% | 23,129 | 5.3% | 135,885 | 31.0% | 157,553 | 35.9% | 72,099 | 16.4% | 32,283 | 7.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.2 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 17,494 | 4.0% |
| 9-12 Years | 23,129 | 5.3% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 135,885 | 31.0% |
| Some College | 157,553 | 35.9% |
| Bach. Degree | 72,099 | 16.4% |
| Grad Degree | 32,283 | 7.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.2 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | NE03 | Adrian Smith* (R) | 172,700 | 78.3% | David Else (D) | 34,836 | 15.8% | 13,016 | 5.9% | 220,552 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | NE03 | Adrian Smith* (R) | 225,157 | 78.5% | Mark Elworth (D) | 50,691 | 17.7% | 10,922 | 3.8% | 286,770 |
| 2018-11-06 | NE03 | Adrian Smith* (R) | 163,650 | 76.7% | Paul Theobald (D) | 49,654 | 23.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 213,304 |
| 2016-11-08 | NE03 | Adrian Smith* (R) | 226,720 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 226,720 | |||
| 2014-11-04 | NE03 | Adrian Smith* (R) | 139,440 | 75.4% | Mark Sullivan (D) | 45,524 | 24.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 184,964 |
| 2012-11-06 | NE03 | Adrian Smith* (R) | 187,423 | 74.2% | Mark Sullivan (D) | 65,266 | 25.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 252,689 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | NE03 | Adrian Smith* (R) | 117,275 | 70.1% | Rebekah Davis (D) | 29,932 | 17.9% | 20,036 | 12.0% | 167,243 |
| 2008-11-04 | NE03 | Adrian Smith* (R) | 183,117 | 76.9% | Jay Stoddard (D) | 55,087 | 23.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 238,204 |
| 2006-11-07 | NE03 | Adrian Smith (R) | 113,687 | 55.0% | Scott Kleeb (D) | 93,046 | 45.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 206,733 |
| 2004-11-02 | NE03 | Tom Osborne* (R) | 218,751 | 87.5% | Donna Anderson (D) | 26,434 | 10.6% | 4,951 | 2.0% | 250,136 |
| 2002-11-05 | NE03 | Tom Osborne* (R) | 163,939 | 93.2% | Jerry Hickman (Libertarian) | 12,017 | 6.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 175,956 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | NE03 | Tom Osborne (R) | 182,117 | 82.0% | Roland Reynolds (D) | 34,944 | 15.7% | 5,032 | 2.3% | 222,093 |
| 1998-11-03 | NE03 | Bill Barrett* (R) | 149,896 | 84.3% | Jerry Hickman (Libertarian) | 27,278 | 15.3% | 555 | 0.3% | 177,729 |
| 1996-11-05 | NE03 | Bill Barrett* (R) | 167,758 | 77.4% | John Webster (D) | 48,833 | 22.5% | 166 | 0.1% | 216,757 |
| 1994-11-08 | NE03 | Bill Barrett* (R) | 154,919 | 78.7% | Gil Chapin (D) | 41,943 | 21.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 196,862 |
| 1992-11-03 | NE03 | Bill Barrett* (R) | 170,857 | 71.7% | Lowell Fisher (D) | 67,457 | 28.3% | 41 | 0.0% | 238,355 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | NE03 | Bill Barrett (R) | 98,607 | 51.1% | Sandra Schofield (D) | 94,234 | 48.8% | 103 | 0.1% | 192,944 |
| 1988-11-08 | NE03 | Virginia Smith* (R) | 170,302 | 79.0% | John Racek (D) | 45,183 | 21.0% | 16 | 0.0% | 215,501 |
| 1986-11-04 | NE03 | Virginia Smith* (R) | 136,985 | 69.8% | Scott Sidwell (D) | 59,182 | 30.2% | 17 | 0.0% | 196,184 |
| 1984-11-06 | NE03 | Virginia Smith* (R) | 183,901 | 83.3% | Tom Vickers (D) | 36,899 | 16.7% | 14 | 0.0% | 220,814 |
| 1982-11-02 | NE03 | Virginia Smith* (R) | 171,853 | 99.7% | 511 | 0.3% | 172,364 | |||
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | NE03 | Virginia Smith* (R) | 182,887 | 83.9% | Stan Ditus (D) | 34,967 | 16.0% | 16 | 0.0% | 217,870 |
| 1978-11-07 | NE03 | Virginia Smith* (R) | 141,597 | 80.0% | Marilyn Fowler (D) | 35,371 | 20.0% | 5 | 0.0% | 176,973 |
| 1976-11-02 | NE03 | Virginia Smith* (R) | 150,720 | 72.9% | James Hansen (D) | 51,012 | 24.7% | 5,033 | 2.4% | 206,765 |
| 1974-11-04 | NE03 | Virginia Smith (R) | 80,992 | 50.2% | Wayne Ziebarth (D) | 80,255 | 49.8% | 65 | 0.0% | 161,312 |
| 1972-11-07 | NE03 | Dave Martin* (R) | 133,607 | 69.6% | Warren Fitzgerald (D) | 58,378 | 30.4% | 38 | 0.0% | 192,023 |
| 1970-11-03 | NE03 | Dave Martin* (R) | 93,705 | 59.5% | Donald Searcy (D) | 63,698 | 40.5% | 4 | 0.0% | 157,407 |
| 1968-11-05 | NE03 | Dave Martin* (R) | 123,838 | 67.8% | J.B. Dean (D) | 58,728 | 32.2% | 6 | 0.0% | 182,572 |
| 1966-11-08 | NE03 | Dave Martin* (R) | 115,893 | 73.0% | John Homan (D) | 42,920 | 27.0% | 7 | 0.0% | 158,820 |
| 1964-11-03 | NE03 | Dave Martin* (R) | 104,380 | 52.8% | William Colwell (D) | 93,236 | 47.2% | 1 | 0.0% | 197,617 |
| 1962-11-06 | NE03 | Dave Martin* (R) | 103,079 | 65.6% | John Hoffman (D) | 54,058 | 34.4% | 11 | 0.0% | 157,148 |
| 1960-11-08 | NE04 | Dave Martin (R) | 69,754 | 51.1% | Donald McGinley* (D) | 66,699 | 48.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 136,453 |
| 1958-11-04 | NE04 | Donald McGinley (D) | 50,870 | 52.3% | Arthur Miller* (R) | 46,474 | 47.7% | 3 | 0.0% | 97,347 |
| 1956-11-06 | NE04 | Arthur Miller* (R) | 81,731 | 65.7% | Carlton Laird (D) | 42,583 | 34.3% | 8 | 0.0% | 124,322 |
| 1954-11-02 | NE04 | Arthur Miller* (R) | 68,189 | 70.4% | Carlton Laird (D) | 28,695 | 29.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 96,884 |
| 1952-11-04 | NE04 | Arthur Miller* (R) | 98,032 | 73.3% | Francis Lee (D) | 35,638 | 26.7% | 1 | 0.0% | 133,671 |
| 1950-11-07 | NE04 | Arthur Miller* (R) | 64,661 | 65.8% | Hans Holtorf (D) | 33,562 | 34.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 98,223 |
| 1948-11-02 | NE04 | Arthur Miller* (R) | 65,549 | 63.6% | Edgar Leafdale (D) | 37,511 | 36.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 103,060 |
| 1946-11-05 | NE04 | Arthur Miller* (R) | 57,708 | 71.3% | Stanley Long (D) | 23,234 | 28.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 80,942 |
| 1944-11-07 | NE04 | Arthur Miller* (R) | 72,647 | 63.1% | Tom Lanigan (D) | 34,394 | 29.9% | 8,102 | 7.0% | 115,143 |
| 1942-11-03 | NE04 | Arthur Miller (R) | 55,914 | 67.1% | Tom Lanigan (D) | 27,406 | 32.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 83,320 |
| 1940-11-05 | NE05 | Harry Coffee* (D) | 63,025 | 58.0% | Bert Howard (R) | 45,548 | 42.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 108,573 |
| 1938-11-08 | NE05 | Harry Coffee* (D) | 57,192 | 62.4% | William Shuman (R) | 31,225 | 34.1% | 3,206 | 3.5% | 91,623 |
| 1936-11-03 | NE05 | Harry Coffee* (D) | 62,714 | 58.3% | Cullen Wright (R) | 36,396 | 33.8% | 8,528 | 7.9% | 107,638 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 241,459 | 74.9% | Joe Biden (D) | 74,388 | 23.1% | 6,485 | 2.0% | 322,332 | 17 | 28 | 33.70% | |
| 2020 | 64% | Donald Trump* (R) | 222,179 | 75.6% | Joe Biden (D) | 65,854 | 22.4% | 5,879 | 2.0% | 293,912 | 17 | 29 | 30.73% |
| 2016 | 58% | Donald Trump (R) | 199,826 | 74.9% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 53,362 | 20.0% | 13,730 | 5.1% | 266,918 | 16 | 29 | 31.62% |
| 2012 | 57% | Mitt Romney (R) | 182,067 | 69.9% | Barack Obama* (D) | 72,110 | 27.7% | 6,111 | 2.3% | 260,288 | 10 | 23 | 32.77% |
| 2008 | 60% | John McCain (R) | 169,361 | 68.6% | Barack Obama (D) | 73,099 | 29.6% | 4,282 | 1.7% | 246,742 | 12 | 23 | 30.79% |
| 2004 | 61% | George W. Bush* (R) | 189,885 | 74.9% | John Kerry (D) | 60,156 | 23.7% | 3,623 | 1.4% | 253,664 | 9 | 24 | 32.60% |
| 2000 | 58% | George W. Bush (R) | 159,815 | 71.4% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 55,859 | 24.9% | 8,310 | 3.7% | 223,984 | 9 | 23 | 32.13% |
| 1996 | 58% | Robert Dole (R) | 132,015 | 59.3% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 64,382 | 28.9% | 26,370 | 11.8% | 222,767 | 6 | 19 | 32.88% |
| 1992 | 64% | George Bush* (R) | 121,342 | 49.7% | Ross Perot (I) | 65,473 | 26.8% | 57,467 | 23.5% | 244,282 | 3 | 12 | 33.04% |
| 1988 | 59% | George Bush (R) | 144,089 | 67.6% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 69,030 | 32.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 213,119 | 7 | 14 | 32.22% |
| 1984 | 59% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 170,955 | 78.2% | Walter Mondale (D) | 47,705 | 21.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 218,660 | 8 | 19 | 33.53% |
| 1980 | 64% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 160,433 | 73.9% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 45,247 | 20.9% | 11,284 | 5.2% | 216,964 | 8 | 23 | 33.85% |
| 1976 | 61% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 128,198 | 62.8% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 75,813 | 37.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 204,011 | 4 | 15 | 33.57% |
| 1972 | 60% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 148,142 | 75.6% | George McGovern (D) | 47,750 | 24.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 195,892 | 5 | 15 | 33.99% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 125,564 | 66.0% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 50,432 | 26.5% | 14,227 | 7.5% | 190,223 | 6 | 23 | 35.43% |
| 1964 | n/a | Barry Goldwater (R) | 51.4% | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 48.6% | 0.0% | 4 | 13 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 81% | Richard Nixon (R) | 92,989 | 65.4% | John Kennedy (D) | 49,182 | 34.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 142,171 | 3 | 16 | 23.19% |
| 1956 | 75% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 89,206 | 68.0% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 41,948 | 32.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 131,154 | 3 | 11 | 22.72% |
| 1952 | 82% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 106,781 | 73.9% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 37,756 | 26.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 144,537 | 5 | 19 | 23.71% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 649,325 | 81.5% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 2.5% | 12.4% |
| 2020 | 597,568 | 83.5% | 1.5% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 12.2% | |
| 2012 | 608,438 | 86.2% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10.1% |
| 2010 | 561,378 | 87.2% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 9.8% |
| 2002 | 570,517 | 91.9% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 6.0% |
| 2000 | 535,568 | 91.2% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 6.2% |
| 1992 | 525,521 | 95.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 2.9% | |
| 1990 | 492,298 | 97.0% | 3.0% | ||||
| 1982 | 523,827 | 96.9% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2.4% | |
| 1980 | 516,103 | 2.0% | |||||
| 1972 | 494,361 | ||||||
| 1970 | 494,361 | 1.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 313,008 | ||||||
| 1950 | 315,795 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 415,229 | 261,460 | 63.0% | 75,228 | 18.1% | 78,541 | 18.9% | Rep +186,232 | Rep +44.9% | 87% |
| 2022 | 425,743 | 265,336 | 62.3% | 80,354 | 18.9% | 80,053 | 18.8% | Rep +184,982 | Rep +43.4% | 90% |