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Utah 2nd State House District
presidential margin
2008R+52.32012R+74.52016R+32.22020R+40.92024R+37.0
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+37.0
2024
median income$86,146U.S. $80,734 · UT $95,166
median age27.5U.S. 39.1 · UT 32.2
poverty rate10.8%U.S. 12.5% · UT 8.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)42.2%U.S. 35.6% · UT 37.9%
non-english12.0%U.S. 22.3% · UT 15.9%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English34.3%
German9.6%
Danish6.5%
Mexican8.4%
Salvadoran0.9%
Puerto Rican0.5%
Chinese0.3%
Cambodian0.3%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Cache County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Utah 2nd State House District

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Utah 2nd State House DistrictTrumpR+37.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for Utah 2nd State House DistrictThe boundary of Utah 2nd State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+37.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Utah 2nd State House District · R+37.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican66.7%13,592
Kamala HarrisDemocratic29.7%6,047
Chase OliverLibertarian3.6%738
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Utah 2nd State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Cache County, UTRepublicanR+34.4
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
29.7%Harris6,047
66.7%Trump13,592
3.6%Oliver738
−37.0%
20,377
R
27.4%Biden5,290
68.3%Trump13,178
4.3%Jorgensen824
−40.9%
19,292
R
15.4%Clinton2,337
47.6%Trump7,202
37.0%McMullin5,592
−32.2%
15,131
R
12.8%Obama1,677
87.2%Romney11,466
0.0%
−74.5%
13,143
R
21.5%Obama2,595
73.8%McCain8,911
4.7%Baldwin568
−52.3%
12,074
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −37.0% in 2024.−37.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−52.3%
2012−74.5%
2016−32.2%
2020−40.9%
2024−37.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RMike PetersenState House · 2

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+37, this northern Utah district ranks among the state's most one-sided constituencies, where Republican candidates routinely face only nominal general-election competition.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 74.5 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.9 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.0 points.

A population of 43,892, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $86,146 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 5 and State House District 53.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 5
Utah
99.2twin score
elasticity2008–2012 trajectory12-yr trend
State House District 53
Utah
99.0twin score
elasticity12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectory
State House District 55
Utah
98.9twin score
12-yr trendelasticity2008–2012 trajectory

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Cache County

Frequently asked questions

How did Utah 2nd State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Utah 2nd State House District voted Republican by 37.0 points (R+37.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,377 votes cast, 6,047 went Democratic and 13,592 went Republican.
How many people live in Utah 2nd State House District?
Utah 2nd State House District has a population of 43,892 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Utah 2nd State House District?
Median household income in Utah 2nd State House District is $86,146 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of Utah 2nd State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Utah 2nd State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.