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Nebraska's 3rd congressional district

U.S. House district for Nebraska

U.S. House district for Nebraska

FieldValue
stateNebraska
district number3
image name{{maplinkframe=yesplain=yesfrom=Nebraska's 3rd congressional district (2023–).mapframe-longitude=-99.8frame-latitude=41.5zoom=6frame-height=300frame-width=400overlay-vertical-alignment=bottomoverlay-horizontal-alignment=rightoverlay=
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
representativeAdrian Smith
partyRepublican
residenceGering
percent urban46.21
percent rural53.79
population649,934
population year2024
median income$69,788
percent white81.4
percent hispanic12.2
percent black1.3
percent asian0.7
percent native american1.4
percent more than one race2.7
percent other race0.3
cpviR+27

| percent more than one race = 2.7

Nebraska's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Nebraska that encompasses its western three-fourths; it is one of the largest non-at-large districts in the country, covering nearly 65000 sqmi, two time zones and 80 counties. It includes Grand Island, Kearney, Hastings, North Platte, Alliance, and Scottsbluff. Additionally, it encompasses the Sandhills region and a large majority of the Platte River. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+27, it is by far the most Republican district in Nebraska, a state with an all-Republican delegation.

Political history

Nebraska has had at least three congressional districts since 1883. The district's current configuration dates from 1963, when Nebraska lost a seat as a result of the 1960 United States census. At that time, most of the old 3rd and 4th districts were merged to form the new 3rd district. It is one of the most Republican districts in the nation, as Democrats have only come close to winning it three times as currently drawn, in 1974, 1990, and 2006, all years where the incumbent was not running for reelection.

Republican presidential and gubernatorial candidates routinely carry the district with margins of 40 percent or more, while Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936 was the last Democratic presidential candidate to win a plurality within the current district boundaries. Excepting historically Democratic Saline County on the district's eastern boundary, Thurston County which only moved into the district in 2023, and Dakota County which has only been within the district since 2013, the last Democrat to carry any county within the district at a presidential level was Jimmy Carter in 1976. Although the Nebraska Legislature is elected on a nonpartisan basis, all but two members representing significant portions of the district are known to be Republicans. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index (CPVI) of R+29, it is the most Republican congressional district outside Appalachia. Because Nebraska awards an Electoral College vote from each district, it is the most Republican Electoral College constituency. It is currently held by Republican Adrian Smith, who was first elected in 2006.

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentMcCain 65% - 31%
2012PresidentRomney 72% - 28%
2016PresidentTrump 74% - 21%
2018SenateFischer 71% - 25%
GovernorRicketts 73% - 27%
2020PresidentTrump 75% - 23%
2022GovernorPillen 75% - 20%
2024PresidentTrump 76% - 22%
Senate (Reg.)Fischer 67% - 33%
Senate (Spec.)Ricketts 79% - 21%

Composition

Nebraska's 3rd congressional district contains the entirety of the following counties, with the exception of Polk, which it shares with the 1st. Polk County communities within the 3rd district include the village of Polk and Stromsburg.

#CountySeatPopulation
1AdamsHastings30,899
3AntelopeNeligh6,302
5ArthurArthur412
7BannerHarrisburg674
9BlaineBrewster431
11BooneAlbion5,310
13Box ButteAlliance10,692
15BoydButte1,725
17BrownAinsworth2,853
19BuffaloKearney50,697
21BurtTekamah6,727
27CedarHartington8,262
29ChaseImperial3,724
31CherryValentine5,492
33CheyenneSidney9,541
35ClayClay Center6,116
41CusterBroken Bow10,581
43DakotaDakota City21,268
45DawesChadron8,133
47DawsonLexington24,085
49DeuelChappell1,871
51DixonPonca5,491
57DundyBenkelman1,561
59FillmoreGeneva5,548
61FranklinFranklin2,825
63FrontierStockville2,585
65FurnasBeaver City4,556
67GageBeatrice21,634
69GardenOshkosh1,794
71GarfieldBurwell1,763
73GosperElwood1,847
75GrantHyannis565
77GreeleyGreeley Center2,219
79HallGrand Island62,197
81HamiltonAurora9,537
83HarlanAlma3,045
85HayesHayes Center846
87HitchcockTrenton2,552
89HoltO'Neill10,093
91HookerMullen679
93HowardSt. Paul6,527
95JeffersonFairbury7,054
97JohnsonTecumseh5,198
99KearneyMinden6,770
101KeithOgallala8,113
103Keya PahaSpringview805
105KimballKimball3,289
107KnoxCenter8,298
111LincolnNorth Platte33,365
113LoganStapleton655
115LoupTaylor592
117McPhersonTryon383
121MerrickCentral City7,755
123MorrillBridgeport4,504
125NanceFullerton3,274
127NemahaAuburn7,076
129NuckollsNelson4,095
131OtoeNebraska City16,335
133PawneePawnee City2,512
135PerkinsGrant2,795
137PhelpsHoldrege9,057
139PiercePierce7,299
143Polk (shared with the 1st)Osceola5,228
145Red WillowMcCook10,457
147RichardsonFalls City7,689
149RockBassett1,271
151SalineWilber14,555
157Scotts BluffGering35,699
161SheridanRushville4,928
163ShermanLoup City2,983
165SiouxHarrison1,154
169ThayerHebron4,829
171ThomasThedford677
173ThurstonPender6,557
175ValleyOrd4,012
177WashingtonBlair21,152
179WayneWayne9,874
181WebsterRed Cloud3,351
183WheelerBarlett775
185YorkYork14,356

Cites and CDPS with 10,000 or more people

  • Grand Island – 52,622
  • Kearney – 34,362
  • Hastings – 24,896
  • North Platte – 22,523
  • Scottsbluff – 14,305
  • South Sioux City – 13,856
  • Beatrice – 12,262
  • Lexington – 10,816

2,500 – 10,000 people

  • Gering – 8,531
  • York – 8,180
  • Alliance – 8,056
  • Blair – 7,967
  • Crete – 7,488
  • Nebraska City – 7,414
  • McCook – 7,253
  • Sidney – 6,440
  • Wayne – 6,165
  • Holdrege – 5,542
  • Chadron – 5,145
  • Aurora – 4,704
  • Ogallala – 4,680
  • Falls City – 4,045
  • Cozad – 3,933
  • Fairbury – 3,832
  • O'Neill – 3,575
  • Broken Bow – 3,542
  • Auburn – 3,507
  • Gothenburg – 3,430
  • Minden – 3,136
  • Central City – 3,090
  • Valentine – 2,631

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ressElectoral history
District established March 4, 1883
[[File:Edward K. Valentine - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Edward K. Valentine
(West Point)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885Redistricted from and re-elected in 1882.
Retired.
[[File:George W. E. Dorsey (Nebraska Congressman).jpg100px]]
George W. E. Dorsey
(Fremont)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1891Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Omer M. Kem (Nebraska Congressman).jpg100px]]
Omer Madison Kem
(Broken Bow)PopulistnowrapMarch 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893Elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:George de Rue Meiklejohn.jpg100px]]
George de Rue Meiklejohn
(Fullerton)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Retired.
[[File:Samuel Maxwell (Nebraska Congresman).jpg100px]]
Samuel Maxwell
(Fremont)PopulistnowrapMarch 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1899Elected in 1896.
Retired.
[[File:John S. Robinson (Nebraska Congressman).jpg100px]]
John Seaton Robinson
(Madison)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1903Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Lost re-election.
[[File:John Jay McCarthy.jpg100px]]
John J. McCarthy
(Ponca)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1907Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Lost renomination.
[[File:John F. Boyd (Nebraska Congressman).jpg100px]]
John Frank Boyd
(Neligh)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1909Elected in 1906.
Lost re-election.
[[File:JamesPLatta.jpg100px]]
James P. Latta
(Tekamah)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1909 –
September 11, 1911Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Died.
VacantnowrapSeptember 11, 1911 –
November 7, 1911
[[File:Dan V. Stephens (Nebraska Congressman).jpg100px]]
Dan V. Stephens
(Fremont)DemocraticnowrapNovember 7, 1911 –
March 3, 1919Elected to finish Latta's term.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Lost re-election.
[[File:RobertEEVans.jpg100px]]
Robert E. Evans
(Dakota City)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1923Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Lost re-election.
[[File:EdgarHoward.jpg100px]]
Edgar Howard
(Columbus)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1923 –
January 3, 1935Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Karl Stefan (Nebraska Congressman).jpg100px]]
Karl Stefan
(Norfolk)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1935 –
October 2, 1951Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Died.
VacantnowrapOctober 2, 1951 –
December 4, 1951
[[File:Robert D. Harrison (Nebraska Congressman).jpg100px]]
Robert Dinsmore Harrison
(Norfolk)RepublicannowrapDecember 4, 1951 –
January 3, 1959Elected to finish Stefan's term.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Lawrence Brock (Nebraska Congressman).jpg100px]]
Lawrence Brock
(Wakefield)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961Elected in 1958.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Ralph F. Beermann (Nebraska Congressman).jpg100px]]
Ralph F. Beermann
(Dakota City)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963Elected in 1960.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:David T. Martin 92nd Congress 1971.jpg100px]]
David Martin
(Kearney)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1963 –
December 31, 1974Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Retired and then resigned early.
VacantnowrapDecember 31, 1974 –
January 3, 1975
[[File:Virginia Smith.jpg100px]]
Virginia Smith
(Chappell)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1991Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Retired.
[[File:Bill Barrett.jpg100px]]
Bill Barrett
(Lexington)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1991 –
January 3, 2001Elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Retired.
[[File:Tom Osborne US Congress portrait.jpg100px]]
Tom Osborne
(Lemoyne)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2007Elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Retired to run for Governor of Nebraska.
[[File:Adriansmith.jpg100px]]
Adrian Smith
(Gering)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 2007 –
presentElected 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.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.

Election history

2004

Main article: 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

2006

2008

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

2010

Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

2012

Main article: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

2014

Main article: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

2016

Main article: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

2018

Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

2020

Main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

2022

Main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

2024

Main article: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

Historical district boundaries

2013–2023
2003–2013

References

References

  1. "My Congressional District".
  2. (2025-04-03). "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  3. (2025-04-03). "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  4. "Dra 2020".
  5. "Results".
  6. "Official Results".
  7. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST24/CD118_MD01.pdf https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST31/CD118_NE03.pdf]
  8. (8 November 2022). "2022 General Canvass Book". Nebraska Secretary of State.
  9. "Official Results".
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