Nebraska Legislature seat · lines in effect since 2022
Nebraska Legislative District 6
A district of about 38,000 people, 51% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+15.7 relative to the nation for president.
Where it sits among all 49 seats
Every Nebraska Legislature seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 49 seats. Small marks are other seats in Nebraska. The black marker is District 6.
Higher than 90% of seats.
Lower than 88% of seats.
Lower than 58% of seats.
Higher than 88% of seats.
Higher than 83% of seats.
Denser than 75% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 4 of the 4 flipped this year.
District 1042% college gradsD+8.3Flipped ODistrict 20
50% college gradsD+10.7Flipped ODistrict 18
45% college gradsR+1.7Flipped ODistrict 28
42% college gradsD+34.2Flipped O
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Who has held it
These lines took effect in 2022.
- Patrick Leahy (I)
2027– · Won 2026 by 14.8 - Machaela Cavanaugh (I)
2023–2027 · Won 2022 by 11.2
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)