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Nebraska 2nd State Senate District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German34.5%31.0%12.5%

Irish12.7%11.7%9.4%

English12.7%9.4%9.5%

American4.5%3.5%5.3%

Czech4.4%3.4%—

Swedish3.6%3.1%—

Polish3.3%2.7%2.2%

Italian2.5%2.1%4.8%

Mexican2.5%8.7%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.2%0.3%1.8%

Vietnamese0.4%0.5%0.6%

Asian Indian0.2%0.5%1.4%

African American†0.7%3.7%9.9%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	NE SD 2	Nebraska	United States
Median age	41.9	37.3	39.1
Age 18–24	10.6%	9.8%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	17.4%	16.8%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	NE SD 2	Nebraska	United States
Median household income	$93,144	$76,475	$84,427
Poverty rate	7.5%	10.6%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	36.4%	34.7%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	NE SD 2	Nebraska	United States
Owner-occupied homes	79.6%	66.5%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	20.4%	33.5%	34.8%
Median home value	$306,000	$238,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,183	$1,072	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	45.1%	45.1%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	7.1%	7.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	NE SD 2	Nebraska	United States
Mean commute	26.1 min	19.2 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	4.5%	3.6%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	76.4%	76.1%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.2%	0.5%	3.2%
Works from home	13.9%	11.0%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	NE SD 2	Nebraska	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	7.3%	12.8%	22.3%
Spanish	2.9%	8.5%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	NE SD 2	Nebraska	United States
Catholic	—	19.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	14.2%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	50.8%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	NE SD 2	Nebraska	United States
Foreign-born residents	3.8%	8.0%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	2.2%	3.4%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.7%	4.6%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.8%	6.9%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.426	0.456	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic36.8%9,603TrumpRepublican61.7%16,088OtherAll other candidates1.5%388

R+24.9

Lead: 6,485
Total: 26,079
vs nation: R+23.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic36.9%8,807TrumpRepublican60.4%14,421OtherAll other candidates2.8%662

R+23.5

Lead: 5,614
Total: 23,890
vs nation: R+28.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic31.1%6,001TrumpRepublican61.3%11,833OtherAll other candidates7.6%1,461

R+30.2

Lead: 5,832
Total: 19,295
vs nation: R+32.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic37.8%6,887RomneyRepublican60.3%10,992OtherAll other candidates2.0%358

R+22.5

Lead: 4,105
Total: 18,237
vs nation: R+26.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic40.9%7,420McCainRepublican57.2%10,362OtherAll other candidates1.9%346

R+16.2

Lead: 2,942
Total: 18,128
vs nation: R+23.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic32.9%5,767BushRepublican66.1%11,594OtherAll other candidates1.0%183

R+33.2

Lead: 5,827
Total: 17,544
vs nation: R+30.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic35.5%5,466BushRepublican59.7%9,182OtherAll other candidates4.8%737

R+24.2

Lead: 3,716
Total: 15,385
vs nation: R+24.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic36.7%5,233DoleRepublican51.5%7,345OtherAll other candidates11.9%1,694

R+14.8

Lead: 2,112
Total: 14,272
vs nation: R+23.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+24.9MIT Election Lab
Population: 40,7082024 5-year
Population density: 67 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 610 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $93,1442024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 89.7%2024 5-year
Black: 1.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+23.7 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+41.1 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 31, SD · twin score 84.7

presidential history

Party record book

Nebraska 2nd State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

59.2%

5,897 votes · D+20.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 55.9%

Republican

Richard Nixon1972

70.5%

6,846 votes · R+41.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 68.1%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Kamala Harris2024

9,603votes

36.8% of the vote · R+24.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 8,807 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

16,088votes

61.7% of the vote · R+24.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 14,421 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Woodrow Wilson1916

+8.5pts D vs U.S.

Place D+11.7 · U.S. D+3.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1908 · +7.7 pts

Republican

Benjamin Harrison1892

+35.9pts R vs U.S.

Place R+34.2 · U.S. D+1.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +32.3 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

ORob ClementsState Senate · 2

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	34.7%7,470	65.3%14,031	21,501
2018	R	37.9%5,832	62.1%9,550	15,382

Anchored in Nebraska's sparsely populated western Panhandle, this district's 2024 presidential margin of R+24.8 reflects a pattern of decisive Republican preference that has held steady across multiple election cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.7 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 41.1 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.9 points.

A population of 40,708, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,144 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 31 and State Senate District 16.

Political twins — state-senate districts

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

State Senate District 31

2008–2020 trajectory≠ Norwegian ancestry

State Senate District 16

2008–2020 trajectory≠ Norwegian ancestry

State Senate District 30

population scale2020–2024 trajectory% White≠ % unaffiliated

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Nebraska 2nd State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Nebraska 2nd State Senate District voted Republican by 24.9 points (R+24.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,079 votes cast, 9,603 went Democratic and 16,088 went Republican.

When did Nebraska 2nd State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Nebraska 2nd State Senate District voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Nebraska 2nd State Senate District?

Nebraska 2nd State Senate District has a population of 40,708 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Nebraska 2nd State Senate District?

Median household income in Nebraska 2nd State Senate District is $93,144 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.

What is the political history of Nebraska 2nd State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Nebraska 2nd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 33 went Republican.