unsusm
‘0 1
Capital: Lincoln
1970 Population: 1,483,791 National tank: 35
1970 Per Capita 1nco=e=$3,700 National Rank: 24
.1 LPICE m
Nit—es. U.S. Senator Ronan L. Hruska 0.5. Senator Carl T. Curtis Governor J. J. Exon Lt. Governor Frank Harsh
Secretary of State Attorney General
Allen J. Boerman Clarence Meyer
LEGISLATIVE COMPOSITION
Congressional Delegation State Senate
State House POPULATION 1970 Population: 1.483.791 Urban: Rural: 38.5 Age: 18-20: 87,000 21—24: 93,000 08'“) 25-44: $42,000 (33.5%) 45-64: 303,000 (29.5%) 65+: 191,000 (18.7%)
VOTER REGISTRATION Democrats %
“2310531111. vanes
1972 Nixon (70.5%) McGovern (29.5%) 1968 Nixon 321,163 (60%) Metre! 170,784 (32:) lallece 44,904 (8%) 1964 Johnson 307,307 (53%] Goldwater 276.847 (47%) 1960 Kennedy 232.542 (38%) Rlxoo 380,553 (62%)
Regublicnns
Congressional Districts: Counties:
Voting Precincts: 1972 Convention Delegates: 1972 Electoral Vetes:
2,036
Year First Elected to z Part1. Elected 9resent Tern Vote R 1954 1970 52.5% R 1954 1972 53.1 D 1970 1970 53.8 R 1970 1970 77.4 R 1970 1970 51.4 R 1960 1970 61.6 Democrats Regggllcans 3 Unicnneral non-partisan Legislature 49 members Ethnic and Raciél: White: 96.61 Geroon: 4.2% Black: 2.71 Chech: 1.3% _ Other: .83 Swedish: 1.21 Median Age: 28.6 years Median Voting Age: 44.5 Nhite Collar: 44_¢g Blue Collar: 28.3 9 Others s Totnl
