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2022 population: 652,597
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 457,631 | 70.12% | |
| Black: | 62,545 | 9.58% | |
| Indian: | 1,625 | 0.25% | |
| Asian: | 25,426 | 3.90% | |
| 2+ races: | 23,102 | 3.54% | |
| Hispanic: | 80,392 | 12.32% | |
| Total non-White: | 194,966 | 29.88% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 272,453 | |
| Median Value | $235,100 | |
| Occupied | 256,308 | 94.1% |
| Vacant | 16,145 | 5.9% |
| Owned | 164,047 | 64.0% |
| Rented | 92,261 | 36.0% |
| Median Rent | $1,111 | |
| Single-Family Units | 197,524 | 72.5% |
| Detached | 186,975 | 68.6% |
| Attached | 10,549 | 3.9% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 64,006 | 23.5% |
| Mobile Homes | 2,652 | 1.0% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 11,235 | 4.4% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 8,746 | 3.4% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 7,400 | 2.9% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 7,895 | 3.1% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 8,409 | 3.3% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 9,496 | 3.7% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 8,175 | 3.2% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 9,303 | 3.6% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 8,609 | 3.4% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 17,263 | 6.7% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 25,390 | 9.9% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 33,098 | 12.9% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 29,051 | 11.3% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 19,527 | 7.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 23,954 | 9.3% |
| $200,000 or more | 28,757 | 11.2% |
| Median Household Income | 79,112 | |
| Per Capita Income | 43,343 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 9,462 | 3.7% |
| Public Assistance | 4,981 | 1.9% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 23,849 | 9.3% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 287,493 | 78.5% |
| Unemployed | 10,779 | 2.9% |
| In Armed Forces | 1,352 | 0.4% |
| Total Labor Force | 299,624 | 81.8% |
| Not in Labor Force | 66,719 | 18.2% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 21.2% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 131,105 | 103,627 | 55.9% |
| Non-Profit | 12,504 | 24,536 | 33.8% |
| Self-Employed | 17,890 | 11,718 | 60.4% |
| Local Government | 8,465 | 13,570 | 38.4% |
| State Government | 4,911 | 5,910 | 45.4% |
| Federal Government | 4,212 | 3,374 | 55.5% |
| Total Private + Self | 148,995 | 115,345 | 56.4% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 30,092 | 47,390 | 38.8% |
| Total | 179,087 | 162,735 | 52.4% |
| Pct. Govt. | 11.8% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 64,595 | 18.9% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 72,382 | 21.1% |
| Professional, Technical | 88,998 | 26.0% |
| Service Occupations | 50,283 | 14.7% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,014 | 0.3% |
| All others | 65,987 | 19.3% |
| White Collar | 66.0% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Retail trade | 35,180 | 10.3% |
| Educational services and health care | 31,739 | 9.3% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 31,317 | 9.2% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 28,293 | 8.3% |
| Manufacturing | 27,640 | 8.1% |
| Construction | 25,568 | 7.5% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 20,617 | 6.0% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 16,518 | 4.8% |
| Other services | 14,360 | 4.2% |
| Public administration | 10,429 | 3.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 8,034 | 2.3% |
| Information | 6,160 | 1.8% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 3,373 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 60,285 | 9.24% |
| Puerto Rican | 2,704 | 0.41% |
| Cuban | 1,169 | 0.18% |
| Dominican | 432 | 0.07% |
| Total Central American | 9,062 | 1.39% |
| Costa Rican | 145 | 0.02% |
| Guatemalan | 4,035 | 0.62% |
| Honduran | 1,361 | 0.21% |
| Nicaraguan | 327 | 0.05% |
| Panamanian | 96 | 0.01% |
| Salvadoran | 3,098 | 0.47% |
| Total South American | 2,813 | 0.43% |
| Argentinean | 199 | 0.03% |
| Bolivian | 43 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 835 | 0.13% |
| Colombian | 780 | 0.12% |
| Ecuadorian | 126 | 0.02% |
| Paraguayan | 9 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 281 | 0.04% |
| Uruguayan | 83 | 0.01% |
| Venezuelan | 417 | 0.06% |
| Other South American | 40 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 3,927 | 0.60% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 5,348 | 0.82% |
| Burmese | 5,076 | 0.78% |
| Chinese | 2,515 | 0.39% |
| Vietnamese | 1,930 | 0.30% |
| Filipino | 1,808 | 0.28% |
| Korean | 1,412 | 0.22% |
| Thai | 846 | 0.13% |
| Bhutanese | 827 | 0.13% |
| Japanese | 615 | 0.09% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 521,095 | 85.9% |
| Spanish | 51,001 | 8.4% |
| Other Asian | 9,040 | 1.5% |
| Other Indo-European | 6,441 | 1.1% |
| Other | 5,597 | 0.9% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 3,034 | 0.5% |
| Chinese | 2,024 | 0.3% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 2,021 | 0.3% |
| Arabic | 1,994 | 0.3% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 175,661 | 26.9% |
| Irish | 86,155 | 13.2% |
| English | 57,000 | 8.7% |
| Italian | 25,451 | 3.9% |
| Czech | 24,472 | 3.7% |
| Polish | 23,550 | 3.6% |
| Swedish | 20,228 | 3.1% |
| American | 20,116 | 3.1% |
| Norwegian | 12,868 | 2.0% |
| Danish | 12,504 | 1.9% |
| European | 12,092 | 1.9% |
| French | 12,024 | 1.8% |
| Scottish | 10,091 | 1.5% |
| Dutch | 9,652 | 1.5% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,233 | 0.6% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 615,917 | 94.4% |
| Not a citizen | 36,680 | 5.6% |
| Native | 592,566 | 90.8% |
| Foreign-born | 60,031 | 9.2% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 17,623 | 4.1% | 16,753 | 3.9% | 87,960 | 20.7% | 126,232 | 29.7% | 112,461 | 26.4% | 64,459 | 15.1% |
| Average years of education: 13.9 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 17,623 | 4.1% |
| 9-12 Years | 16,753 | 3.9% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 87,960 | 20.7% |
| Some College | 126,232 | 29.7% |
| Bach. Degree | 112,461 | 26.4% |
| Grad Degree | 64,459 | 15.1% |
| Average years of education: 13.9 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | NE02 | Don Bacon* (R) | 112,663 | 51.3% | Tony Vargas (D) | 106,807 | 48.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 219,470 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | NE02 | Don Bacon* (R) | 171,071 | 50.8% | Kara Eastman (D) | 155,706 | 46.2% | 10,185 | 3.0% | 336,962 |
| 2018-11-06 | NE02 | Don Bacon* (R) | 126,715 | 51.0% | Kara Eastman (D) | 121,770 | 49.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 248,485 |
| 2016-11-08 | NE02 | Don Bacon (R) | 141,066 | 48.9% | Brad Ashford* (D) | 137,602 | 47.7% | 9,640 | 3.3% | 288,308 |
| 2014-11-04 | NE02 | Brad Ashford (D) | 83,872 | 48.9% | Lee Terry* (R) | 78,157 | 45.6% | 9,480 | 5.5% | 171,509 |
| 2012-11-06 | NE02 | Lee Terry* (R) | 133,964 | 50.8% | John Ewing (D) | 129,767 | 49.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 263,731 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | NE02 | Lee Terry* (R) | 93,840 | 60.8% | Tom White (D) | 60,486 | 39.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 154,326 |
| 2008-11-04 | NE02 | Lee Terry* (R) | 142,473 | 51.9% | Jim Esch (D) | 131,901 | 48.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 274,374 |
| 2006-11-07 | NE02 | Lee Terry* (R) | 99,475 | 54.7% | Jim Esch (D) | 82,504 | 45.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 181,979 |
| 2004-11-02 | NE02 | Lee Terry* (R) | 152,608 | 61.1% | Nancy Thompson (D) | 90,292 | 36.2% | 6,864 | 2.7% | 249,764 |
| 2002-11-05 | NE02 | Lee Terry* (R) | 89,917 | 63.3% | Jim Simon (D) | 46,843 | 33.0% | 5,254 | 3.7% | 142,014 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | NE02 | Lee Terry* (R) | 148,911 | 65.8% | Shelley Kiel (D) | 70,268 | 31.1% | 7,101 | 3.1% | 226,280 |
| 1998-11-03 | NE02 | Lee Terry (R) | 106,782 | 65.5% | Michael Scott (D) | 55,722 | 34.2% | 499 | 0.3% | 163,003 |
| 1996-11-05 | NE02 | Jon Christensen* (R) | 125,201 | 56.8% | James Davis (D) | 88,447 | 40.1% | 6,676 | 3.0% | 220,324 |
| 1994-11-08 | NE02 | Jon Christensen (R) | 92,516 | 49.9% | Peter Hoagland* (D) | 90,750 | 49.0% | 2,044 | 1.1% | 185,310 |
| 1992-11-03 | NE02 | Peter Hoagland* (D) | 119,512 | 51.2% | Ronald Staskiewicz (R) | 113,828 | 48.8% | 32 | 0.0% | 233,372 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | NE02 | Peter Hoagland* (D) | 111,903 | 57.9% | Ally Milder (R) | 80,845 | 41.8% | 673 | 0.3% | 193,421 |
| 1988-11-08 | NE02 | Peter Hoagland (D) | 112,174 | 50.5% | Jerry Schenken (R) | 109,193 | 49.1% | 908 | 0.4% | 222,275 |
| 1986-11-04 | NE02 | Hal Daub* (R) | 99,569 | 58.5% | Walter Calinger (D) | 70,372 | 41.3% | 326 | 0.2% | 170,267 |
| 1984-11-06 | NE02 | Hal Daub* (R) | 139,384 | 64.9% | Thomas Cavanaugh (D) | 75,210 | 35.0% | 289 | 0.1% | 214,883 |
| 1982-11-02 | NE02 | Hal Daub* (R) | 92,639 | 56.7% | Richard Fellman (D) | 70,431 | 43.1% | 279 | 0.2% | 163,349 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | NE02 | Hal Daub (R) | 107,736 | 53.1% | Richard Fellman (D) | 88,843 | 43.8% | 6,471 | 3.2% | 203,050 |
| 1978-11-07 | NE02 | John Cavanaugh* (D) | 77,135 | 52.3% | Hal Daub (R) | 70,309 | 47.7% | 92 | 0.1% | 147,536 |
| 1976-11-02 | NE02 | John Cavanaugh (D) | 106,296 | 54.6% | Lee Terry, Sr. (R) | 88,352 | 45.4% | 127 | 0.1% | 194,775 |
| 1974-11-04 | NE02 | John McCollister* (R) | 72,731 | 55.1% | Daniel Lynch (D) | 59,142 | 44.8% | 52 | 0.0% | 131,925 |
| 1972-11-07 | NE02 | John McCollister* (R) | 114,669 | 63.9% | Patrick Cooney (D) | 64,696 | 36.1% | 22 | 0.0% | 179,387 |
| 1970-11-03 | NE02 | John McCollister (R) | 69,671 | 51.8% | John Hlavacek (D) | 64,620 | 48.1% | 96 | 0.1% | 134,387 |
| 1968-11-05 | NE02 | Glenn Cunningham* (R) | 87,683 | 55.2% | Mrs. Frank Morrison (D) | 71,254 | 44.8% | 40 | 0.0% | 158,977 |
| 1966-11-08 | NE02 | Glenn Cunningham* (R) | 83,082 | 64.2% | Richard Fellman (D) | 46,235 | 35.8% | 11 | 0.0% | 129,328 |
| 1964-11-03 | NE02 | Glenn Cunningham* (R) | 81,660 | 53.1% | John Swenson (D) | 72,003 | 46.9% | 4 | 0.0% | 153,667 |
| 1962-11-06 | NE02 | Glenn Cunningham* (R) | 83,139 | 69.4% | Thomas Bonner (D) | 36,577 | 30.5% | 110 | 0.1% | 119,826 |
| 1960-11-08 | NE02 | Glenn Cunningham* (R) | 101,347 | 66.6% | Joseph Benesch (D) | 50,768 | 33.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 152,115 |
| 1958-11-04 | NE02 | Glenn Cunningham* (R) | 67,660 | 64.7% | Francis Casey (D) | 36,842 | 35.3% | 3 | 0.0% | 104,505 |
| 1956-11-06 | NE02 | Glenn Cunningham (R) | 77,253 | 53.4% | Joseph Benesch (D) | 65,039 | 44.9% | 2,401 | 1.7% | 144,693 |
| 1954-11-02 | NE02 | Jackson Chase (R) | 52,471 | 52.9% | James Hart (D) | 46,629 | 47.1% | 2 | 0.0% | 99,102 |
| 1952-11-04 | NE02 | Roman Hruska (R) | 81,185 | 56.1% | James Hart (D) | 63,485 | 43.9% | 1 | 0.0% | 144,671 |
| 1950-11-07 | NE02 | Howard Buffett (R) | 71,126 | 63.5% | Eugene O'Sullivan* (D) | 40,939 | 36.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 112,065 |
| 1948-11-02 | NE02 | Eugene O'Sullivan (D) | 58,443 | 51.4% | Howard Buffett* (R) | 55,199 | 48.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 113,642 |
| 1946-11-05 | NE02 | Howard Buffett* (R) | 53,398 | 58.3% | Frank Jelen (D) | 38,125 | 41.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 91,523 |
| 1944-11-07 | NE02 | Howard Buffett* (R) | 78,686 | 59.5% | Mabel Gillespie (D) | 53,637 | 40.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 132,323 |
| 1942-11-03 | NE02 | Howard Buffett (R) | 40,646 | 53.2% | Charles McLaughlin* (D) | 35,743 | 46.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 76,389 |
| 1940-11-05 | NE02 | Charles McLaughlin* (D) | 68,760 | 56.6% | Theodore Metcalfe (R) | 52,669 | 43.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 121,429 |
| 1938-11-08 | NE02 | Charles McLaughlin* (D) | 46,927 | 57.3% | M.F. Mulvaney (R) | 32,685 | 39.9% | 2,244 | 2.7% | 81,856 |
| 1936-11-03 | NE02 | Charles McLaughlin* (D) | 66,833 | 62.0% | Jackson Chase (R) | 38,511 | 35.7% | 2,421 | 2.2% | 107,765 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 163,239 | 52.2% | Donald Trump* (R) | 143,429 | 45.8% | 6,271 | 2.0% | 312,939 | -12 | -1 | 32.72% | |
| 2020 | 67% | Joe Biden (D) | 176,468 | 52.2% | Donald Trump* (R) | 154,377 | 45.7% | 6,909 | 2.0% | 337,754 | -13 | -1 | 35.32% |
| 2016 | 59% | Donald Trump (R) | 137,506 | 48.2% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 131,102 | 46.0% | 16,603 | 5.8% | 285,211 | -11 | 2 | 33.78% |
| 2012 | 59% | Mitt Romney (R) | 140,976 | 52.6% | Barack Obama* (D) | 121,889 | 45.5% | 5,162 | 1.9% | 268,027 | -7 | 5 | 33.74% |
| 2008 | 60% | Barack Obama (D) | 138,809 | 50.0% | John McCain (R) | 135,439 | 48.8% | 3,561 | 1.3% | 277,809 | -8 | 3 | 34.67% |
| 2004 | 59% | George W. Bush* (R) | 153,041 | 60.2% | John Kerry (D) | 97,858 | 38.5% | 3,525 | 1.4% | 254,424 | -6 | 9 | 32.69% |
| 2000 | 54% | George W. Bush (R) | 131,700 | 56.9% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 89,014 | 38.5% | 10,578 | 4.6% | 231,292 | -5 | 9 | 33.18% |
| 1996 | 53% | Robert Dole (R) | 116,889 | 53.0% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 84,667 | 38.4% | 18,934 | 8.6% | 220,490 | -1 | 12 | 32.55% |
| 1992 | 64% | George Bush* (R) | 115,255 | 47.5% | Bill Clinton (D) | 78,701 | 32.4% | 48,657 | 20.1% | 242,613 | 1 | 10 | 32.82% |
| 1988 | 55% | George Bush (R) | 130,193 | 58.1% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 94,071 | 41.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 224,264 | -2 | 5 | 33.90% |
| 1984 | 57% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 144,901 | 67.4% | Walter Mondale (D) | 70,238 | 32.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 215,139 | -3 | 9 | 32.99% |
| 1980 | 61% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 124,810 | 61.7% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 61,448 | 30.4% | 15,958 | 7.9% | 202,216 | -4 | 11 | 31.55% |
| 1976 | 58% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 114,991 | 60.2% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 75,884 | 39.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 190,875 | 1 | 12 | 31.41% |
| 1972 | 58% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 124,791 | 68.9% | George McGovern (D) | 56,204 | 31.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 180,995 | -2 | 8 | 31.41% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 84,690 | 52.0% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 59,078 | 36.3% | 19,044 | 11.7% | 162,812 | -8 | 9 | 30.33% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 55.6% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 44.4% | 0.0% | -3 | 6 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 65% | Richard Nixon (R) | 90,012 | 54.6% | John Kennedy (D) | 74,873 | 45.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 164,885 | -7 | 5 | 26.89% |
| 1956 | 64% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 90,716 | 60.4% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 59,361 | 39.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 150,077 | -5 | 3 | 26.00% |
| 1952 | 72% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 90,046 | 58.3% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 64,346 | 41.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 154,392 | -11 | 3 | 25.32% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 656,171 | 69.4% | 9.2% | 0.2% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 12.5% |
| 2020 | 684,882 | 71.2% | 9.9% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 11.9% | |
| 2012 | 617,475 | 73.6% | 9.9% | 0.6% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 10.3% |
| 2010 | 638,871 | 73.7% | 10.2% | 0.5% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 10.7% |
| 2002 | 570,421 | 79.6% | 10.2% | 0.5% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 6.3% |
| 2000 | 594,207 | 79.8% | 9.9% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 6.1% |
| 1992 | 526,567 | 85.7% | 9.7% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 2.8% | |
| 1990 | 559,974 | 87.2% | 9.1% | 1.1% | 2.6% | ||
| 1982 | 522,919 | 88.3% | 8.4% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 2.1% | |
| 1980 | 528,517 | 8.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% | |||
| 1972 | 495,095 | 7.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 495,095 | 7.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 421,198 | ||||||
| 1950 | 341,641 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 403,364 | 152,188 | 37.7% | 142,004 | 35.2% | 109,172 | 27.1% | Rep +10,184 | Rep +2.5% | 85% |
| 2022 | 407,204 | 153,991 | 37.8% | 145,313 | 35.7% | 107,900 | 26.5% | Rep +8,678 | Rep +2.1% | 86% |