Nebraska's 1st congressional district

Nebraska's 1st congressional district
Nebraska's 1st congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Mike Flood; R–Norfolk
Distribution	65.21% urban; 34.79% rural;
Population (2023)	659,725
Median household; income	$76,484
Ethnicity	77.9% White; 10.9% Hispanic; 4.1% Two or more races; 3.3% Black; 2.9% Asian; 0.9% other;
Cook PVI	R+6

Nebraska's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Nebraska that encompasses most of its eastern quarter, except for Omaha and some of its suburbs, which are part of the 2nd congressional district. It includes the state capital Lincoln, as well as the cities of Bellevue, Fremont, and Norfolk. Following the 2010 United States census, the 1st congressional district was changed to include an eastern section of Sarpy County; Dakota County was moved to the 3rd congressional district. Following the 2020 United States Census, the 1st congressional district was changed to include the eastern section of Sarpy County, the 10 entire counties of Cass, Lancaster, Seward, Butler, Dodge, Colfax, Platte, Cuming, Stanton, Madison, and the northeast quarter of Polk County to include the city of Osceola.^[3]

Under the lines of redistricting following the 2010 census, The Cook Partisan Voting Index (CPVI) for the 1st congressional district was R+11.^[4] However, in 2025, the CPVI adjusted the district's rating to R+6, as a result of redistricting.^[5]

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
2008	President	McCain 54% - 44%
2012	President	Romney 58% - 42%
2016	President	Trump 56% - 38%
2018	Senate	Fischer 53% - 43%
2018	Governor	Ricketts 55% - 45%
2020	President	Trump 54% - 43%
2022	Governor	Pillen 56% - 41%
2024	President	Trump 55% - 43%
	Senate (Reg.)	Osborn 51% - 49%
	Senate (Spec.)	Ricketts 59% - 41%

Composition

Nebraska's 1st district includes the entirety of the following counties with the exception of Sarpy, which it shares with the 2nd, and Polk, which it shares with the 3rd. Sarpy County communities within the 1st district include Bellevue, Chalco, La Platte, La Vista, Offutt AFB, and most of Papillion. Polk County communities include Osceola and Shelby.^[10]

#	County	Seat	Population
23	Butler	David City	8,459
25	Cass	Plattsmouth	27,446
37	Colfax	Schuyler	10,566
39	Cuming	West Point	8,918
53	Dodge	Fremont	37,187
109	Lancaster	Lincoln	326,716
119	Madison	Madison	35,627
141	Platte	Columbus	34,609
143	Polk (shared with 3rd)	Osceola	5,228
153	Sarpy (shared with 2nd)	Papillion	199,886
159	Seward	Seward	17,671
167	Stanton	Stanton	5,856

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

Lincoln – 294,757
Bellevue – 64,176
Fremont – 27,602
Norfolk – 26,147
Columbus – 24,464
Papillion (shared with 2nd) – 24,159
La Vista – 16,746
Chalco – 11,064

2,500 – 10,000 people

Seward – 7,672
Plattsmouth – 6,808
Schuyler – 6,529
Offutt Air Force Base – 5,363
Waverly – 4,458
West Point – 3,458
Hickman – 3,161
David City – 3,024

List of members representing the district

Member (District Home)	Party	Term	Cong ress	Electoral history
District established March 4, 1883
Archibald J. Weaver (Falls City)	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	48th 49th	Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Retired.
John A. McShane (Omaha)	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	50th	Elected in 1886. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
William J. Connell (Omaha)	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	51st	Elected in 1888. Lost re-election.
William Jennings Bryan (Lincoln)	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	52nd 53rd	Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Jesse B. Strode (Lincoln)	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899	54th 55th	Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Retired.
Elmer Burkett (Lincoln)	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905	56th 57th 58th	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
Vacant		March 4, 1905 – July 18, 1905	59th
Ernest M. Pollard (Nehawka)	Republican	July 18, 1905 – March 3, 1909	59th 60th	Elected to finish Burkett's term. Re-elected in 1906. Lost re-election.
John A. Maguire (Lincoln)	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1915	61st 62nd 63rd	Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Lost re-election.
C. Frank Reavis (Falls City)	Republican	March 4, 1915 – June 3, 1922	64th 65th 66th 67th	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Resigned to become special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General.
Vacant		June 3, 1922 – November 7, 1922	67th
Roy H. Thorpe (Lincoln)	Republican	November 7, 1922 – March 3, 1923	67th	Elected to finish Reavis's term. Retired.
John H. Morehead (Falls City)	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Retired.
Henry C. Luckey (Lincoln)	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	74th 75th	Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Lost re-election.
George H. Heinke (Nebraska City)	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 2, 1940	76th	Elected in 1938. Died.
Vacant		January 2, 1940 – April 19, 1940
John H. Sweet (Nebraska City)	Republican	April 19, 1940 – January 3, 1941		Elected to finish Heinke's term. Retired.
Oren S. Copeland (Lincoln)	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943	77th	Elected in 1940. Lost renomination.
Carl Curtis (Minden)	Republican	January 3, 1943 – December 31, 1954	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd	Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Resigned when appointed U.S. Senator.
Vacant		December 31, 1954 – January 3, 1955	83rd
Phillip H. Weaver (Falls City)	Republican	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963	84th 85th 86th 87th	Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Lost renomination.
Ralph F. Beermann (Dakota City)	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1962. Lost re-election.
Clair A. Callan (Odell)	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	89th	Elected in 1964. Lost re-election.
Robert V. Denney (Fairbury)	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971	90th 91st	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Retired.
Charles Thone (Lincoln)	Republican	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1979	92nd 93rd 94th 95th	Elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Retired to run for Governor of Nebraska.
Doug Bereuter (Lincoln)	Republican	January 3, 1979 – August 31, 2004	96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Resigned to become president of The Asia Foundation.
Vacant		August 31, 2004 – January 3, 2005	108th
Jeff Fortenberry (Lincoln)	Republican	January 3, 2005 – March 31, 2022	109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Resigned due to criminal conviction.
Vacant		March 31, 2022 – July 12, 2022	117th
Mike Flood (Norfolk)	Republican	July 12, 2022 – present	117th 118th 119th	Elected to finish Fortenberry's term. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.

Election history

2002

2002 Nebraska's 1st congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Doug Bereuter (incumbent)	133,013	85.35%	+19.10
	Libertarian	Robert Eckerson	22,831	14.65%	+12.03
Total votes			155,844	100.0%
	Republican hold

2004

2004 Nebraska's 1st congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry	143,756	54.23%	–31.12
	Democratic	Matt Connealy	113,971	43.00%	N/A
	Green	Steve Larrick	7,345	2.77%	N/A
Total votes			265,072	100.0%
	Republican hold

2006

2006 Nebraska's 1st congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry (incumbent)	121,015	58.36%	+4.13
	Democratic	Maxine Moul	86,360	41.64%	–1.36
Total votes			207,375	100.0%
	Republican hold

2008

2008 Nebraska's 1st congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry (incumbent)	184,923	70.36%	+12.00
	Democratic	Max Yashirin	77,897	29.64%	–12.00
Total votes			262,820	100.0%
	Republican hold

2010

2010 Nebraska's 1st congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry (incumbent)	116,871	71.27%	+0.91
	Democratic	Ivy Harper	47,106	28.73%	–0.91
Total votes			163,977	100.0%
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Nebraska's 1st congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry (incumbent)	174,889	68.29%	–2.98
	Democratic	Korey L. Reiman	81,206	31.71%	+2.98
Total votes			256,095	100.0%
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Nebraska's 1st congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry (incumbent)	123,219	68.82%	+0.53
	Democratic	Dennis Crawford	55,838	31.18%	–0.53
Total votes			179,057	100.0%
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Nebraska's 1st congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry (incumbent)	189,771	69.45%	+0.63
	Democratic	Daniel M. Wik	83,467	30.55%	–0.63
Total votes			273,238	100.0%
	Republican hold

2018

2018 Nebraska's 1st congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry (incumbent)	141,172	60.36%	–9.09
	Democratic	Jessica McClure	93,069	39.64%	+9.09
Total votes			234,241	100.0%
	Republican hold

2020

2020 Nebraska's 1st congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry (incumbent)	189,006	59.52%	–0.84
	Democratic	Kate Bolz	119,622	37.67%	–1.97
	Libertarian	Dennis B. Grace	8,938	2.81%	N/A
Total votes			317,566	100.0
	Republican hold

2022 (special)

2022 Nebraska's 1st congressional district special election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Flood	61,017	52.69%	–6.83
	Democratic	Patty Pansing Brooks	54,783	47.31%	+9.64
Total votes			115,800	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

2022 Nebraska's 1st congressional district election^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Flood (incumbent)	129,236	57.91%	+5.22
	Democratic	Patty Pansing Brooks	93,929	42.09%	−5.22
Total votes			223,165	100.00%
	Republican hold

2024

2024 Nebraska's 1st congressional district election^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Flood (incumbent)	187,559	60.10%	+2.19
	Democratic	Carol Blood	124,498	39.90%	−2.19
Total votes			312,057	100.00%
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

References

^ "My Congressional District".
^ "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)". Cook Political Report. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
^ "Nebraska Legislature - Maps Clearinghouse". nebraskalegislature.gov. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^ "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)". Cook Political Report. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::9de1188c-2169-4c5a-a4f3-76179d22b279
^ Results. docs.google.com (Report).
^ "2024 Nebraska Election Results by Congressional District".
^ "Official Results" (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST31/CD118_NE01.pdf
^ Evnen, Robert B. (November 8, 2022). 2022 General Canvass Book (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. p. 11. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
^ "Official Results" (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

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