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1876–2024
Carson City, NV·Nevada

Carson City, NV delivered R+11 in 2024.

Nevada's capital punches above its weight in statewide elections

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NV
LatestR+11in 2024
TypologyDiversifying Metrocluster typology
Population58,3842024 ACS

Carson City, NV, Nevada: Diversifying Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+11%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1952.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+11MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population
58,3842024 5-year
Median household income
$72,3552024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
67.9%2024 5-year
Black
1.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
26.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+33 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+48 in 1952MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Carson City, NV
TrumpR+11
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican54.3%16,873
Kamala HarrisDemocratic43.1%13,375
OtherAll other candidates2.6%820
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −11.3% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−11.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−44.8%
1896+33.2%
1900+12.4%
1904−28.1%
1908−0.9%
1912+21.3%
1916+6.2%
1920−17.5%
1924+0.2%
1928−16.1%
1932+8.7%
1936+16.6%
1940+2.4%
1944−11.7%
1948−23.0%
1952−48.1%
1956−36.1%
1960−20.5%
1964+3.2%
1968−25.0%
1972−43.6%
1976−14.4%
1980−44.8%
1984−42.0%
1988−30.2%
1992−6.7%
1996−10.1%
2000−19.2%
2004−16.1%
2008+0.9%
2012−9.0%
2016−14.1%
2020−11.4%
2024−11.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−11.3%
13,37516,87331,068
R
−11.4%
12,73516,11329,739
R
−14.1%
9,61013,12525,016
R
−9.0%
10,29112,39423,319
D
+0.9%
11,62311,41923,463
R
−16.1%
9,44113,17123,106
R
−19.2%
7,35411,08419,452
R
−10.1%
7,2699,16818,814
R
−6.7%
6,0357,30218,803
R
−30.2%
5,0889,70115,291
R
−42.0%
3,7909,47713,536
R
−44.8%
2,7698,38912,556
R
−14.4%
3,8745,2829,761
R
−43.6%
2,1205,3967,516
R
−25.0%
1,7703,1695,601
D
+3.2%
2,1291,9974,126
R
−20.5%
1,2831,9463,229
R
−36.1%
8221,7492,571
R
−48.1%
5791,6532,232
R
−23.0%
6811,0951,801
R
−11.7%
6658411,506
D
+2.4%
7857481,533
D
+16.6%
7455331,278
D
+8.7%
5794861,065
R
−16.1%
4265901,016
D
+0.2%
415413932
R
−17.5%
4135921,024
D
+6.2%
6105341,227
D
+21.3%
294150675
R
−0.9%
343350751
R
−28.1%
218409680
D
+12.4%
399311710
D
+33.2%
566284850
R
−44.8%
31417862
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.6%
German
12.0%
Irish
11.1%
American
6.7%
Italian
4.0%
Scottish
2.7%
French
2.3%
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: 42.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
2.0%
2.8%
75–84
2.9%
6.1%
65–74
6.5%
7.2%
55–64
6.9%
6.5%
45–54
5.3%
6.8%
35–44
5.4%
7.1%
25–34
5.9%
4.3%
18–24
3.5%
7.8%
5–17
7.3%
2.4%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$72,355
Carson City, NV ranks near the middle of US counties.
Carson City, NV$72,355
Nevada$78,260
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.2%
Working age (18–64)9.0%
Seniors (65+)14.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
79.5%
speak English only
Spanish17.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
19.3%
Other Christian
11.0%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.9%
Methodist
0.9%
Baptist
0.7%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

As the seat of state government, Carson City draws a high share of public-sector workers whose turnout patterns differ markedly from the casino-economy counties to its north and south, making it a reliable bellwether for rural Nevada's shifting margins.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-three points in 1896 and a Republican high of forty-eight points in 1952. The 2024 margin was eleven points.

A population of 58,384, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,355 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Carson City, NV, Nevada vote in 2024?
In 2024, Carson City, NV, Nevada voted Republican by 11.3 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,068 votes cast, 13,375 went Democratic and 16,873 went Republican.
What is Carson City, NV, Nevada's political typology?
Akashic places Carson City, NV, Nevada 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 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Carson City, NV, Nevada last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Carson City, NV, Nevada voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Carson City, NV, Nevada?
Carson City, NV, Nevada has a population of 58,384 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Carson City, NV, Nevada?
Median household income in Carson City, NV, Nevada is $72,355 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Carson City, NV, Nevada?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Carson City, NV, Nevada from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.