Updated 20 October 2026
United States · U.S. SenateElection day · NOV 03, 2026

Nebraska

U.S. Senate

14days to polls

The call

200 synthetic voters, set beside the poll average.

SyntheticI+26.2Dan Osborn
Poll average · 6 pollsR+0.5
Gap−26.7synthetic − polls, points
SyntheticPoll average
Pete Ricketts
34.1 synthetic45.1 polls
Dan Osborn
58.2 synthetic44.6 polls

Against the polls

Share error
7.1 pts per option
Crosstab error
8.1 pts
Sample
200 synthetic voters

By group

Each cell is synthetic / YouGov, shares within the group.

GroupnRIError
18-2927 26.8 / 34.765.1 / 64.3 5.3
30-4434 27.9 / 31.064.9 / 63.0 2.0
45-6471 37.6 / 52.656.1 / 44.3 10.0
65+46 40.2 / 58.254.2 / 38.8 12.0
Men103 35.6 / 50.557.4 / 46.4 9.9
Women97 32.9 / 45.560.1 / 50.5 8.3
Harris 202448 14.4 / 1.079.6 / 98.0 12.2
Trump 202475 52.9 / 85.741.7 / 9.2 21.9
White non-college87 41.6 / 53.551.3 / 42.4 7.9
White college73 32.4 / 37.861.2 / 59.2 3.6
Male103 35.3 / 51.056.9 / 40.0 10.4
Female97 32.7 / 33.059.6 / 53.0 3.3
18-3449 28.0 / 26.061.7 / 67.0 3.6
35-4934 27.7 / 32.064.4 / 47.0 8.7
50-6425 41.4 / 48.551.1 / 41.4 4.9
65+46 40.0 / 59.054.0 / 31.0 12.3
18-4983 27.9 / 29.062.8 / 57.0 2.9
50+71 40.5 / 54.053.0 / 36.0 8.5
White160 37.1 / 46.055.4 / 44.0 5.7
Black10 16.2 / 21.074.6 / 48.0 13.3
Hispanic19 27.7 / 22.262.9 / 51.5 8.4
Asian / Other11 16.3 / 20.076.6 / 64.0 6.3
Republican102 50.2 / 78.043.0 / 14.0 15.1
Democrat69 13.3 / 2.079.2 / 87.0 6.0
Independent29 26.7 / 16.862.1 / 67.3 5.6
Trump 202475 52.6 / 82.041.4 / 12.0 15.4
Harris 202448 14.3 / 4.079.2 / 84.0 5.1
High School56 37.5 / 51.554.9 / 36.4 9.3
Some College58 36.8 / 41.054.6 / 45.0 5.2
4-Year College86 30.0 / 38.462.8 / 53.5 4.6
< $40K20 33.1 / 33.058.3 / 49.0 4.7
$40K - $80K32 33.3 / 48.059.3 / 45.0 8.5
> $80K81 32.5 / 44.060.0 / 45.0 7.5
Own138 35.3 / 52.057.5 / 37.0 10.5
Rent55 30.6 / 19.060.6 / 69.0 5.8

The government

Donald Trump's job approval as President, Nebraska

Approve · synthetic37.7%58.2% disapprove
Approve · polls44.5%51.0% disapprove
Net gap−14.0synthetic − polls

Latest polls

Newest first.

PollsterFieldwork toSampleIR
YouGovOCT 03, 20261,809 (LV)48.047.0
co/efficient (R)SEP 30, 20261,113 (LV)43.048.0
co/efficient (R)SEP 30, 20261,113 (LV)40.045.0
Wedgewood PollsSEP 16, 2026500 (LV)48.052.0
SurveyUSASEP 13, 2026503 (LV)46.042.0
GBAO (D) for Working Class Majority PACSEP 08, 2026800 (LV)47.046.0
Impact Research (D) for the Osborn campaignAUG 13, 2026600 (LV)47.047.0
Tavern Research (D)MAY 11, 20261,165 (LV)47.042.0

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How the call is made. For every race we build a synthetic electorate that matches the real one, at least 200 voters strong, and ask it how it will vote before polling day. The call is set beside the published polls as they come in, and scored against the official count once it is in.