Nebraska State Senate District 37

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ne-sd-037
State
Nebraska
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
037
Land Area
149.5 sq mi
Water Area
4.08 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Nebraska State Senate District 37

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Buffalo County149.44 sq mi100.0%15.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Kearney city14.54 sq mi9.7%96.7%
Glenwood CDP2.38 sq mi1.6%99.2%
Shelton village0.90 sq mi0.6%93.7%
Gibbon city0.87 sq mi0.6%99.3%

Showing all 4 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 340,552100.0%6.2%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
24,225
Active Voters
22,768 (94.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic4,44318.3%
Republican14,37659.3%
Unaffiliated4,81319.9%
Other parties5932.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202418,264 (75.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202211,657 (48.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202016,378 (67.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201810,901 (45.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201613,376 (55.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20148,201 (33.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201211,237 (46.4%)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
40,759 (± 508)
Median Age
33.9
Median Household Income
$72,607 (± $4,036)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
35.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,73521.4%
18 to 6425,19661.8%
65 and over6,82816.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,95512.2%
White, not Hispanic33,21281.5%
Black, not Hispanic3800.9%
Asian, not Hispanic8072.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic870.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic760.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic2360.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,0062.5%

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
39,395
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
30,742

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic35,23689.4%
Hispanic4,16110.6%
White33,62285.3%
Black3220.8%
Asian4651.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native870.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander600.2%
Two or More Races820.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic28,29192.0%
Hispanic2,4548.0%
White27,28988.8%
Black4141.3%
Asian3551.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1640.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander250.1%
Two or More Races550.2%

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