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1876–2024
State Senate District 2·Nebraska

Nebraska 2nd State Senate District delivered R+24 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

A rural Panhandle district where Republican margins routinely exceed 20 points

2008 — 2024·5 elections
NE
Latest
R+24
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
40,708
2024 ACS

Nebraska 2nd State Senate District, Nebraska: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+24%. Republican peak: R+26 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+24MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
40,7082024 5-year
Median household income
$85,9292024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
87.5%2024 5-year
Black
1.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.6%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+26 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−24.5%
8,22313,66922,237
R
−21.8%
8,19312,93821,798
R
−26.2%
6,08510,93718,548
R
−18.0%
6,95510,09617,428
R
−11.8%
7,4949,53817,377

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.3%
English
12.2%
Irish
12.0%
American
4.4%
Polish
3.2%
Italian
2.3%
Scottish
1.0%
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: 39.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.1%
2.1%
75–84
2.6%
5.3%
65–74
5.7%
6.8%
55–64
6.5%
6.0%
45–54
6.0%
6.5%
35–44
6.3%
6.0%
25–34
5.7%
5.2%
18–24
4.8%
9.1%
5–17
8.4%
2.8%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$85,929
State Senate District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 2$85,929
Nebraska$76,475
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.6%
Working age (18–64)7.3%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.4%
speak English only
Spanish2.7%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
10.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.1%
Methodist
5.5%
Other Christian
4.9%
Baptist
1.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Non-Christian
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The Republican margin in Nebraska 2nd State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-six points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was twenty-four points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $85,929, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 40,708 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 2, Nebraska — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/31002/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 2, Nebraska vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 2, Nebraska voted Republican by 24.5 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,237 votes cast, 8,223 went Democratic and 13,669 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 2, Nebraska's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 2, Nebraska as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 2, Nebraska?
State Senate District 2, Nebraska 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 State Senate District 2, Nebraska?
Median household income in State Senate District 2, Nebraska is $85,929 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of State Senate District 2, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 2, Nebraska from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.