Utah 2nd Congressional District (UT) — Elections 1876–2024

Utah 2nd Congressional District, Utah: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+25%. Democratic peak: D+68 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+25MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 1,031,3022024 5-year
Median household income: $94,7872024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 79.5%2024 5-year
Black: 1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 15.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+68 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+52 in 1980MIT Election Lab

MALOY, CelesteCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: STEWART, Chris (2023–2025), STEWART, Chris (2021–2023), STEWART, Chris (2019–2021), STEWART, Chris (2017–2019)

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	−24.6%	169,483	283,926	465,434
2020	R	−22.7%	169,541	276,045	468,643
2016	R	−20.7%	95,831	169,595	356,349
2012	R	−47.2%	79,563	229,742	318,171
2008	R	−28.6%	101,682	186,620	297,080
2004	R	−45.5%	75,055	205,939	287,917
2000	R	−40.9%	61,791	158,213	235,941
1996	R	−21.9%	65,921	109,778	200,453
1992	R	−18.6%	54,212	94,667	217,616
1988	R	−34.6%	59,945	125,162	188,363
1984	R	−50.0%	44,334	134,448	180,376
1980	R	−51.9%	34,865	122,940	169,807
1976	R	−28.1%	51,064	93,350	150,343
1972	R	−41.0%	35,502	90,053	133,111
1968	R	−20.2%	42,689	66,342	117,077
1964	D	+7.8%	59,082	50,548	109,630
1960	R	−12.9%	44,276	57,346	101,639
1956	R	−31.9%	31,061	60,201	91,262
1952	R	−22.1%	35,078	55,015	90,093
1948	D	+2.8%	38,009	35,947	74,652
1944	D	+15.0%	38,733	28,629	67,454
1940	D	+18.8%	40,660	27,772	68,550
1936	D	+33.6%	39,578	19,531	59,580
1932	D	+10.0%	30,740	25,051	57,012
1928	R	−12.2%	21,425	27,397	49,072
1924	R	−23.1%	12,388	22,232	42,692
1920	R	−21.5%	15,144	23,981	41,038
1916	D	+21.2%	24,153	15,485	40,917
1912	R	−9.3%	9,912	12,840	31,439
1908	R	−17.8%	11,675	17,077	30,314
1904	R	−27.3%	9,278	16,939	28,105
1900	R	−1.1%	13,166	13,474	26,979
1896	D	+67.6%	18,678	3,607	22,292
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
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	31.7%	62.5%	1,463,509
2022	R	0.0%	53.2%	1,076,061
2018	R	30.9%	62.6%	1,062,845
2016	R	27.1%	68.1%	1,115,583
2012	R	30.0%	65.3%	1,006,901
2010	R	32.8%	61.6%	585,230
2006	R	31.1%	62.4%	571,252
2004	R	28.4%	68.7%	911,726
2000	R	31.5%	65.6%	769,704
1998	R	33.0%	64.0%	494,909
1994	R	28.3%	68.8%	519,304
1992	R	39.7%	55.4%	758,479
1988	R	31.7%	67.1%	640,702
1986	R	26.6%	72.3%	435,111
1982	R	41.3%	58.3%	530,802
1980	R	25.5%	73.6%	594,298
1976	R	42.9%	55.6%	522,108

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

English

28.4%

German

10.5%

Irish

6.5%

American

4.2%

Scottish

3.8%

Italian

2.7%

French

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: 34.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

0.7%

2.0%

75–84

2.3%

4.1%

65–74

4.3%

4.8%

55–64

4.9%

5.8%

45–54

5.5%

7.1%

35–44

6.9%

7.3%

25–34

6.9%

5.0%

18–24

4.8%

10.5%

5–17

9.9%

3.3%

3.2%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$94,787

Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 2$94,787

Utah$95,166

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 189.2%

Working age (18–64)7.9%

Seniors (65+)8.2%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

85.4%

speak English only

Spanish9.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%

Other Indo-European2.0%

Other languages0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

61.0%

Catholic & Orthodox

6.4%

Non-Christian

1.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.7%

Mainline Protestant

0.5%

Baptist

0.4%

Methodist

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 29.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering much of the Salt Lake Valley's southern and western reaches alongside rural stretches, Utah's 2nd District delivered a 19-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting its blend of fast-growing exurbs and sparsely populated high-desert counties.

The Republican margin in Utah 2nd Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-two points in 1980. The margin in 2024 was twenty-five points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $94,787, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 1,031,302 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, Utah vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 2, Utah voted Republican by 24.6 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 465,434 votes cast, 169,483 went Democratic and 283,926 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, Utah as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 2, Utah last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, Utah voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 2, Utah?

Congressional District 2, Utah has a population of 1,031,302 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, Utah?

Median household income in Congressional District 2, Utah is $94,787 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Utah 2nd Congressional District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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