House districts / Nebraska
Nebraska's 2nd congressional district
NE-2. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Denise Powell Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $5.1mSpent $4.6m · Cash $480k
- Brinker Harding Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $2.9mSpent $2.5m · Cash $313k
8 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 2 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 51.6% | Trump 47.0% | 1.3% | D+4.6 |
| 2020 | Biden 52.2% | Trump 45.8% | 2.0% | D+6.3 |
| 2016 | Clinton 46.2% | Trump 48.1% | 5.7% | R+1.9 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 664,272 | |
| Adults (18+) | 493,029 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 93.0% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 21.3% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 29.1% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 30.7% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 18.8% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 68.2% | 57.4% |
| Black | 9.2% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 13.4% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 4.1% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 5.0% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 42.5% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $83,942 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Don Bacon Republican | 50.9% | Tony Vargas Democrat | 49.1% | R+1.9 |
| 2022 | Don Bacon Republican | 51.3% | Tony Vargas Democrat | 48.7% | R+2.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Don Bacon Republican | 50.8% | Kara Eastman Democrat others 3.0% | 46.2% | R+4.6 |
| 2018 | Don Bacon Republican | 51.0% | Kara Eastman Democrat | 49.0% | R+2.0 |
| 2016 | Don Bacon Republican | 48.9% | Brad Ashford Democrat others 3.3% | 47.7% | R+1.2 |
| 2014 | Brad Ashford Democrat | 48.9% | Lee Terry Republican others 5.5% | 45.6% | D+3.3 |
| 2012 | Lee Terry Republican | 50.8% | John W. Ewing, Jr. Democrat | 49.2% | R+1.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Lee Terry Republican | 60.8% | Tom White Democrat | 39.2% | R+21.6 |
| 2008 | Lee Terry Republican | 51.9% | Jim Esch Democrat | 48.1% | R+3.9 |
| 2006 | Lee Terry Republican | 54.7% | Jim Esch Democrat | 45.3% | R+9.3 |
| 2004 | Lee Terry Republican | 61.1% | Nancy Thompson Democrat others 2.7% | 36.1% | R+24.9 |
| 2002 | Lee Terry Republican | 63.3% | Jim Simon Democrat others 3.7% | 33.0% | R+30.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | Lee Terry Republican | 65.8% | Shelley Kiel Democrat others 3.1% | 31.1% | R+34.8 |
| 1998 | Lee Terry Republican | 65.5% | Michael Scott Democrat others 0.3% | 34.2% | R+31.3 |
| 1996 | Jon Christensen Republican | 56.9% | James Martin Davis Democrat others 2.9% | 40.2% | R+16.7 |
| 1994 | Jon Christensen Republican | 49.9% | Peter Hoadland Democrat others 1.1% | 49.0% | R+0.9 |
| 1992 | Peter Hoagland Democrat | 51.2% | Ronald L. Staskiewicz Republican | 48.8% | D+2.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | Peter Hoagland Democrat | 57.9% | Ally Milder Republican others 0.3% | 41.8% | D+16.1 |
| 1988 | Peter Hoagland Democrat | 50.5% | Jerry Schenken Republican others 0.4% | 49.1% | D+1.3 |
| 1986 | Hal Daub Republican | 58.5% | Walter M. Calinger Democrat others 0.2% | 41.3% | R+17.1 |
| 1984 | Hal Daub Republican | 64.9% | Thomas F. Cavanaugh Democrat others 0.1% | 35.0% | R+29.9 |
| 1982 | Hal Daub Republican | 56.7% | Richard M. Fellman Democrat others 0.2% | 43.1% | R+13.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Hal Daub Republican | 53.1% | Richard M. Fellman Democrat others 3.2% | 43.8% | R+9.3 |
| 1978 | John J. Cavanaugh Democrat | 52.3% | Harold J. Daub Jr. Republican | 47.7% | D+4.6 |
| 1976 | John J. Cavanaugh Democrat | 54.6% | Lee Terry Republican others 0.1% | 45.4% | D+9.2 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits