Nebraska State Senate District 21

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ne-sd-021
State
Nebraska
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
021
Land Area
308.6 sq mi
Water Area
4.65 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Nebraska State Senate District 21

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lancaster County308.58 sq mi100.0%36.8%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lincoln city18.92 sq mi6.1%18.7%
Waverly city2.38 sq mi0.8%97.0%
Emerald CDP0.59 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Agnew CDP0.19 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Davey village0.15 sq mi0.1%99.0%
Malcolm village0.14 sq mi<0.1%95.2%
Raymond village0.13 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 7 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
NE District 139,105100.0%6.0%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
26,243
Active Voters
24,773 (94.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,23727.6%
Republican11,99945.7%
Unaffiliated6,39024.3%
Other parties6172.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202420,023 (76.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202212,957 (49.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202017,785 (67.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201811,550 (44.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201613,756 (52.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20147,145 (27.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20129,955 (37.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/01/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
40,624 (± 2,009)
Median Age
33.9
Median Household Income
$88,626 (± $5,480)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
38.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,13727.4%
18 to 6424,24359.7%
65 and over5,24412.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,1007.6%
White, not Hispanic31,60077.8%
Black, not Hispanic1,5063.7%
Asian, not Hispanic2,1315.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2600.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic70.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3010.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,7194.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
39,235
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
28,347

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic36,32692.6%
Hispanic2,9117.4%
White31,79781.0%
Black1,2543.2%
Asian1,6264.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2620.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander90.0%
Two or More Races350.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic26,85094.7%
Hispanic1,5045.3%
White24,00484.7%
Black9533.4%
Asian1,4695.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native4141.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander80.0%
Two or More Races290.1%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).