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Congressional District 2·Utah

Utah 2nd Congressional District moved 5 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

Salt Lake's suburbs anchor a reliably red congressional district

2008 — 2024·5 elections
UT
LatestR+20in 2024
TypologyDiversifying Metrocluster typology
Population1,031,3022024 ACS

Utah 2nd Congressional District: Diversifying Metro district. In 2024, voted R+20%. Republican peak: R+42 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+20MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population
1,031,3022024 5-year
Median household income
$94,7872024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
79.5%2024 5-year
Black
1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
15.1%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+42 in 2012MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
MALOY, CelesteCongress 119 · Republican
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score0.41 sits at approximately the 71st percentile.00.41−1 liberal+1 conservative
MALOY scores 0.41 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: STEWART, Chris (2023–2025), STEWART, Chris (2021–2023), STEWART, Chris (2019–2021), STEWART, Chris (2017–2019)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 2
TrumpR+20
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 2, UTA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 2, UT, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Tooele County, UT · R+41Kane County, UT · R+48Beaver County, UT · R+74Garfield County, UT · R+59Juab County, UT · R+76Wayne County, UT · R+52Piute County, UT · R+79Millard County, UT · R+76Iron County, UT · R+57Sevier County, UT · R+76Salt Lake County, UT · D+10Davis County, UT · R+25Washington County, UT · R+52
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican58.9%213,857
Kamala HarrisDemocratic38.6%140,055
OtherAll other candidates2.6%9,365
D+60
R+60
13 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −20.3% in 2024.−20.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−22.5%
2012−42.2%
2016−16.2%
2020−15.7%
2024−20.3%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−20.3%
140,055213,857363,277
R
−15.7%
142,267197,455351,972
R
−16.2%
83,866128,140273,639
R
−42.2%
68,504168,571237,075
R
−22.5%
87,447140,323235,456
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024R31.7%62.5%1,463,509
2022R0.0%53.2%1,076,061
2018R30.9%62.6%1,062,845
2016R27.1%68.1%1,115,583
2012R30.0%65.3%1,006,901
2010R32.8%61.6%585,230
2006R31.1%62.4%571,252
2004R28.4%68.7%911,726
2000R31.5%65.6%769,704
1998R33.0%64.0%494,909
1994R28.3%68.8%519,304
1992R39.7%55.4%758,479
1988R31.7%67.1%640,702
1986R26.6%72.3%435,111
1982R41.3%58.3%530,802
1980R25.5%73.6%594,298
1976R42.9%55.6%522,108

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
28.4%
German
10.5%
Irish
6.5%
American
4.2%
Scottish
3.8%
Italian
2.7%
French
1.5%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 34.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
0.7%
2.0%
75–84
2.3%
4.1%
65–74
4.3%
4.8%
55–64
4.9%
5.8%
45–54
5.5%
7.1%
35–44
6.9%
7.3%
25–34
6.9%
5.0%
18–24
4.8%
10.5%
5–17
9.9%
3.3%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$94,787
Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 2$94,787
Utah$95,166
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.2%
Working age (18–64)7.9%
Seniors (65+)8.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.4%
speak English only
Spanish9.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
61.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.4%
Non-Christian
1.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.7%
Mainline Protestant
0.5%
Baptist
0.4%
Methodist
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 29.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering much of the Salt Lake Valley's southern and western reaches alongside rural stretches, Utah's 2nd District delivered a 19-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting its blend of fast-growing exurbs and sparsely populated high-desert counties.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of forty-two points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty points.

A population of 1,031,302, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $94,787 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 2, Utah voted Republican by 20.3 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 363,277 votes cast, 140,055 went Democratic and 213,857 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 2, Utah's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 2, Utah in the "Diversifying Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. 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 Congressional District 2, Utah?
Congressional District 2, Utah has a population of 1,031,302 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, Utah?
Median household income in Congressional District 2, Utah is $94,787 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of Congressional District 2, Utah?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Utah from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.