Nebraska 2nd Congressional District (NE) — Elections 1876–2024

Nebraska 2nd Congressional District, Nebraska: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+4%. Republican peak: R+36 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+4MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 733,1922024 5-year
Median household income: $84,5572024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 71.1%2024 5-year
Black: 9.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 13.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+32 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+36 in 1972MIT Election Lab

BACON, Donald J.Congress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: ASHFORD, John Bradley (2015–2017), TERRY, Lee Raymond (2013–2015), TERRY, Lee Raymond (2011–2013), TERRY, Lee Raymond (2009–2011)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 1 D · 2 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+4.1%	178,801	164,392	350,050
2020	D	+5.4%	178,605	159,715	347,518
2016	R	−3.2%	133,276	142,944	300,039
2012	R	−7.3%	125,894	146,133	277,485
2008	D	+0.6%	137,518	135,961	278,059
2004	R	−21.8%	96,770	151,550	251,845
2000	R	−17.9%	85,050	124,242	219,460
1996	R	−13.9%	81,228	110,773	212,434
1992	R	−14.5%	76,100	109,956	233,869
1988	R	−14.6%	86,684	116,585	204,521
1984	R	−32.8%	65,578	130,102	196,825
1980	R	−29.3%	57,140	111,533	185,861
1976	R	−19.3%	69,847	104,251	178,125
1972	R	−36.0%	53,060	112,819	165,878
1968	R	−14.1%	55,723	76,872	150,066
1964	D	+11.4%	85,021	67,625	152,647
1960	R	−6.4%	69,895	79,527	149,422
1956	R	−18.9%	54,953	80,551	135,504
1952	R	−13.7%	60,078	79,183	139,260
1948	D	+2.4%	54,826	52,262	107,089
1944	D	+6.0%	69,560	61,650	131,211
1940	D	+9.8%	72,530	59,546	132,076
1936	D	+31.4%	77,585	40,068	119,465
1932	D	+28.1%	67,358	37,401	106,511
1928	R	−6.8%	47,205	54,119	101,965
1924	R	−15.3%	22,248	33,740	75,279
1920	R	−20.8%	21,354	33,279	57,275
1916	D	+23.6%	28,263	17,048	47,592
1912	D	+23.5%	15,505	7,293	34,963
1908	D	+5.4%	18,920	16,925	37,073
1904	R	−32.2%	8,330	18,730	32,260
1900	R	−1.2%	16,661	17,069	34,388
1896	D	+1.1%	15,198	14,854	30,785
1892	D	+32.3%	12,469	3,675	27,185
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	0.0%	53.2%	938,336
2020	R	24.4%	62.7%	930,012
2018	R	38.6%	57.7%	698,883
2014	R	31.5%	64.3%	540,337
2012	R	42.2%	57.8%	788,572
2008	R	40.1%	57.5%	792,511
2006	D	63.9%	36.1%	592,316
2002	R	14.6%	82.8%	480,217
2000	D	51.0%	48.8%	692,350
1996	R	42.6%	57.4%	661,837
1994	D	54.8%	45.0%	579,205
1990	D	58.9%	40.9%	593,828
1988	D	56.7%	41.7%	667,860
1984	D	51.9%	48.0%	639,668
1982	D	66.6%	28.5%	545,647
1978	D	67.7%	32.3%	493,802
1976	D	52.9%	47.1%	593,310

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

26.4%

Irish

13.0%

English

9.2%

Italian

3.9%

Polish

3.6%

American

3.0%

Scottish

1.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 35.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.9%

1.7%

75–84

2.2%

4.1%

65–74

4.6%

5.6%

55–64

5.7%

5.8%

45–54

5.7%

7.3%

35–44

7.0%

7.3%

25–34

7.2%

4.6%

18–24

4.5%

9.5%

5–17

9.2%

3.5%

3.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$84,557

Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 2$84,557

Nebraska$76,475

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.6%

Working age (18–64)9.9%

Seniors (65+)9.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

84.9%

speak English only

Spanish9.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.3%

Other Indo-European2.3%

Other languages1.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

23.1%

Other Christian

8.0%

Mainline Protestant

7.7%

Baptist

3.3%

Non-Christian

2.4%

Methodist

2.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Nebraska's 2nd congressional district covers Omaha and most of Douglas County plus the western suburbs in Sarpy and Saunders counties. About 733,000 people live in the district. Because Nebraska is one of two states (with Maine) that splits its electoral votes by congressional district rather than awarding them winner-take-all, NE-2 has cast its own electoral vote independently of the statewide result in each election since 1992. Barack Obama carried it in 2008, Joe Biden carried it in 2020, and Kamala Harris carried it in 2024 — three Democratic electoral votes won out of a state that has otherwise voted Republican for president in every election since 1968. Presidential margins have tightened around the political center. Republicans carried the district by R+22 in 2004, R+7 in 2012, and R+3 in 2016; Democrats carried it by D+1 in 2008, D+5 in 2020, and D+4 in 2024. The district's competitiveness is rooted in Omaha's mix of urban precincts, dense first-ring suburbs, and the rapidly growing western suburbs in Sarpy County, where margins moved from R+18 in 2004 to roughly even by 2024.

The Democratic margin in Nebraska 2nd Congressional District has rarely exceeded thirty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-six points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by four points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 71% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $84,557 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, Nebraska vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 2, Nebraska voted Democratic by 4.1 points (D+4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 350,050 votes cast, 178,801 went Democratic and 164,392 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 2, Nebraska's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, Nebraska as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 2, Nebraska last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, Nebraska voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in Congressional District 2, Nebraska?

Congressional District 2, Nebraska has a population of 733,192 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, Nebraska?

Median household income in Congressional District 2, Nebraska is $84,557 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.

What is the political history of Congressional District 2, Nebraska?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Nebraska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Nebraska 2nd Congressional District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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