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Vice President Harris is leading former President Trump in a key district in Nebraska, a new poll found. The CNN survey, conducted by SSRS, found that 53 percent of voters in the Cornhusker State ...
Nebraska's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Nebraska that encompasses the core of the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area.It includes all of Douglas County, which includes the state's largest city Omaha; it also includes Saunders County and areas of western Sarpy County.
The first time it split its electoral votes came in 2008 when Barack Obama carried Nebraska's 2nd congressional district, anchored by Omaha, and thus received one electoral vote from the state despite losing statewide. The 2nd district returned to the Republican column in the following two elections, but in 2020 it was considered a key ...
Vice President Harris is leading former President Trump in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District by 8 points, according to a new survey. The poll, commissioned by GOP firm Remington Research ...
It was also the first presidential election since 2012 where the district did not back the Electoral College winner, and the first time a Republican won the presidency without carrying the district or sweeping Nebraska’s electoral votes since 1908. Notably, the 2nd district was the only electoral vote Trump won in 2016 but lost in 2024. [53]
Vice President Harris leads former President Trump 54 percent to 42 percent in Nebraska's "blue dot" Omaha presidential electoral voting bloc, according to a recent poll.
However, in more recent elections, the Democratic Party has been able to capture a single electoral vote from Nebraska's 2nd congressional district. [9] [10] Democrats have nicknamed the district the blue dot from its depiction on electoral maps surrounded by red states. [11]
The presidential election isn't the only competitive race in Nebraska's 2nd District. Rep. Don Bacon , who touts himself as one of the most moderate Republicans in Congress, is facing a second ...