Nebraska's congressional districts

Nebraska's congressional districts since 2013[1]

Nebraska has three congressional districts due to its population, each of which elects a congressman to the United States House of Representatives.

Census Bureau population growth estimates indicated that Nebraska may lose its third District seat after the 2020 census.

Current districts and representatives

List of members of the Nebraskan United States House delegation, district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 3 members, two Republican and one Democrat.

District Representative Party CPVI Incumbent time in office District map
1st Jeff Fortenberry (R-Lincoln) Republican R+10 January 3, 2005 – present
2nd Brad Ashford (D-Omaha) Democrat R+4 January 3, 2015 – present
3rd Adrian Smith (R-North Platte) Republican R+23 January 3, 2007 – present

Historical and present district boundaries

Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Nebraska, presented chronologically.[2] All redistricting events that took place in Nebraska between 1973 and 2013 are shown. District numbers are represented by the map fill colors.

Year Statewide map
1973 – 1982
1983 – 1992
1993 – 2002
2003 – 2013
Since 2013


Obsolete districts

Fourth District

The fourth District seat was eliminated after the 1960 census.

Fifth District

The fifth District seat was eliminated after the 1940 census.

Sixth District

The sixth District seat was eliminated after the 1930 census.

At-large District

The At-large District seat was eliminated in 1883.

See also

References

  1. "The national atlas". nationalatlas.gov. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  2. "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789-2012.". Retrieved October 18, 2014.