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The '''2nd Nebraska Congressional District''' seat encompasses the core of the [[Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area|Omaha metropolitan area]]. It includes all of [[Douglas County, Nebraska]] (which includes [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]) and the urbanized areas of [[Sarpy County, Nebraska|Sarpy County]]. In the [[United States House of Representatives]], it is currently represented by [[Lee Terry]], a [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]. |
The '''2nd Nebraska Congressional District''' seat encompasses the core of the [[Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area|Omaha metropolitan area]]. It includes all of [[Douglas County, Nebraska]] (which includes [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]) and the urbanized areas of [[Sarpy County, Nebraska|Sarpy County]]. In the [[United States House of Representatives]], it is currently represented by [[Lee Terry]], a [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]. |
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==The 2nd district and the electoral vote for President== |
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Revision as of 19:14, 8 November 2008
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| Population (2000) | 570,421 |
| Median household income | 45,235 |
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| Cook PVI | R+9 |
The 2nd Nebraska Congressional District seat encompasses the core of the Omaha metropolitan area. It includes all of Douglas County, Nebraska (which includes Omaha) and the urbanized areas of Sarpy County. In the United States House of Representatives, it is currently represented by Lee Terry, a Republican.
The 2nd district and the electoral vote for President
Nebraska is one of only two states in the United States which splits its congressional delegation's electoral votes for President by winning party (the other state being Maine). The statewide popular-vote winner in Nebraska receives two electoral votes, and the winner of each of Nebraska's congressional districts (there are currently three such districts) contributes an electoral vote to the respective district winner. While the rest of the state is heavily Republican, the 2nd district — centered as it is on the city of Omaha — is much closer between the two main parties.
For the 2008 United States presidential election, US President-Elect Barack Obama won the District's electoral vote, with 1,260 more votes cast for him than John McCain].[1] This was the first time since the election of 1892 that a state split its electoral votes (not counting the actions of faithless electors).[citation needed]
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