Nevada 2nd Congressional District (NV) — Elections 1876–2024

Nevada 2nd Congressional District, Nevada: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+13%. Democratic peak: D+58 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+13MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 767,9302024 5-year
Median household income: $85,7782024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 65.9%2024 5-year
Black: 2.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 24.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+58 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+42 in 1980MIT Election Lab

AMODEI, Mark E.Congress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: HELLER, Dean (2011–2013), HELLER, Dean (2009–2011), HELLER, Dean (2007–2009), GIBBONS, James A. (2005–2007)

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

2024 results by constituent county

13 counties · 1 D · 12 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	R	−13.0%	173,047	226,371	408,993
2020	R	−10.2%	169,984	209,800	391,033
2016	R	−12.6%	128,683	169,565	325,281
2012	R	−8.4%	131,033	155,843	293,630
2008	D	+0.8%	140,932	138,763	284,288
2004	R	−15.9%	106,269	147,432	258,443
2000	R	−20.3%	76,391	118,078	205,368
1996	R	−9.9%	69,729	88,019	184,078
1992	R	−6.9%	59,429	72,326	186,981
1988	R	−27.2%	50,187	89,758	145,342
1984	R	−41.1%	35,053	86,161	124,223
1980	R	−42.0%	25,761	72,011	110,087
1976	R	−13.4%	37,121	49,242	90,669
1972	R	−36.1%	26,768	57,075	83,843
1968	R	−19.7%	24,514	38,590	71,608
1964	D	+8.0%	34,390	29,324	63,714
1960	R	−7.4%	26,964	31,245	58,209
1956	R	−29.6%	18,159	33,395	51,554
1952	R	−33.3%	16,599	33,206	49,805
1948	R	−8.3%	17,289	20,497	38,808
1944	D	+1.7%	18,202	17,581	35,783
1940	D	+13.9%	22,253	16,806	39,060
1936	D	+39.7%	21,908	9,448	31,356
1932	D	+31.4%	19,071	9,967	29,038
1928	R	−16.3%	10,510	14,601	25,111
1924	R	−21.2%	4,589	8,961	20,597
1920	R	−22.8%	7,171	11,746	20,091
1916	D	+14.3%	12,385	9,033	23,400
1912	O	+22.9%	5,389	2,279	13,555
1908	R	−2.0%	6,304	6,584	14,017
1904	R	−27.4%	2,857	5,315	8,972
1900	D	+21.0%	5,176	3,381	8,557
1896	D	+58.1%	6,730	1,785	8,516
1892	O	−20.4%	649	2,558	9,361
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	D	47.9%	46.2%	1,464,728
2022	D	48.8%	48.0%	1,020,850
2018	D	50.4%	45.4%	972,132
2016	D	47.1%	44.7%	1,108,294
2012	R	44.7%	45.9%	997,805
2010	D	50.3%	44.5%	721,404
2006	R	41.0%	55.4%	582,572
2004	D	61.1%	35.1%	810,068
2000	R	39.7%	55.0%	600,776
1998	D	47.9%	47.8%	435,864
1994	D	50.9%	41.0%	380,530
1992	D	51.0%	40.2%	495,887
1988	D	51.3%	47.1%	342,407
1986	D	50.0%	44.5%	261,932
1982	R	48.8%	51.2%	235,097
1980	R	37.9%	59.3%	243,273
1976	D	63.0%	31.4%	201,899

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

12.9%

English

12.4%

Irish

10.8%

Italian

5.6%

American

5.0%

Scottish

2.4%

French

2.1%

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: 40.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.0%

2.7%

75–84

2.8%

5.7%

65–74

5.9%

6.7%

55–64

6.5%

6.0%

45–54

5.6%

6.9%

35–44

6.2%

7.4%

25–34

6.7%

4.4%

18–24

3.9%

8.0%

5–17

7.5%

2.7%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$85,778

Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 2$85,778

Nevada$78,260

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.2%

Working age (18–64)9.9%

Seniors (65+)11.0%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

80.9%

speak English only

Spanish14.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%

Other Indo-European1.8%

Other languages0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

22.3%

Other Christian

11.3%

Baptist

1.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.1%

Mainline Protestant

1.0%

Non-Christian

0.6%

Methodist

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering most of Nevada's land area outside Las Vegas and Reno, this sprawling rural and small-city district has voted Republican by double-digit margins in recent presidential cycles, anchored by conservative communities across the high desert and rural counties.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached fifty-eight points in 1896; the Republican margin reached forty-two points in 1980. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 767,930, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $85,778 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, Nevada vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 2, Nevada voted Republican by 13.0 points (R+13), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 408,993 votes cast, 173,047 went Democratic and 226,371 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, Nevada as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 23 times, and other 2 times.

When did Congressional District 2, Nevada last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, Nevada voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in Congressional District 2, Nevada?

Congressional District 2, Nevada has a population of 767,930 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, Nevada?

Median household income in Congressional District 2, Nevada is $85,778 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Nevada from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Nevada 2nd Congressional District delivered R+13 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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Demographics

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