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 Omaha, as well as the suburban areas of the western part of Sarpy County. It has been represented in the United States House of Representatives since 2017 by Don Bacon, a member of the Republican Party. It was one of 18 districts that voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election while being won or held by a Republican in 2022. History This district is known as a swing district; it was one of two districts with a margin of less than 5% in all elections held after the 2010 census. It has also backed the electoral winner of many presidential elections since 2000, except for when it voted for the losing candidate Mitt Romney over Barack Obama in 2012. In 2011, Nebraska lawmakers changed the district to excise Offutt Air Force Base and the city of Bellevue — an area with a large minority population — and moved the borders to include the Republican-heavy Omaha suburbs in western Sarpy County. The move was expected to dilute the city's urban Democratic vote, which Democrats criticized for gerrymandering. In 2021, Republicans proposed a new map for the district, which encompasses southern Douglas County, Sarpy, and Saunders Counties. Another map backed by Democrats would keep Douglas County whole but move Bellevue, in Sarpy County, back into the 2nd district, where it was located prior to the state legislature's 2011 redistricting. The Democratic plan would also remove suburban areas of the 2nd district that lean Republican. The Republican congressional redistricting plan passed the committee 5-4 on a party-line vote but was stopped by a filibuster 29-17 on September 17. The legislature ultimately passed a compromise map instead. Demographics According to the APM Research Lab's Voter Profile Tools (featuring the U.S. Census Bureau's 2019 American Community Survey), the district contained about 473,000 potential voters (citizens, age 18+). Of these, 80% are White, 9% Black, and 6% Latino. Immigrants make up 5% of the district's potential voters. Median income among households (with one or more potential voter) in the district is about $73,400, while 8% of households live below the poverty line. As for the educational attainment of potential voters in the district, 40% hold a bachelor's or higher degree. Election results