Nevada — Elections 1876–2024

Nevada: state. In 2024, voted R+3%. Democratic peak: D+62 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+3MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Akashic typology
Population: 3,184,6122024 5-year
Median household income: $78,2602024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 49.8%2024 5-year
Black: 9.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 29.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+62 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+36 in 1980MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Nevada

TrumpR+3

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	50.6%	751,205
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	47.5%	705,197
OtherAll other candidates	1.9%	28,438

D+60

R+60

17 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1876–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	−19.3%
1896	+62.4%
1900	+24.5%
1904	−23.8%
1908	+1.8%
1912	+23.8%
1916	+17.0%
1920	−20.7%
1924	−19.8%
1928	−13.1%
1932	+38.8%
1936	+45.6%
1940	+20.2%
1944	+9.2%
1948	+3.1%
1952	−22.9%
1956	−15.9%
1960	+2.3%
1964	+17.2%
1968	−8.2%
1972	−27.4%
1976	−4.4%
1980	−35.6%
1984	−33.9%
1988	−20.9%
1992	+2.6%
1996	+1.0%
2000	−3.5%
2004	−2.6%
2008	+12.6%
2012	+6.7%
2016	+2.4%
2020	+2.4%
2024	−3.1%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−3.1%	705,197	751,205	1,484,840
2020	D	+2.4%	703,486	669,890	1,405,376
2016	D	+2.4%	539,260	512,058	1,125,385
2012	D	+6.7%	531,373	463,567	1,014,918
2008	D	+12.6%	533,736	412,827	961,581
2004	R	−2.6%	397,190	418,690	829,587
2000	R	−3.5%	279,978	301,575	608,970
1996	D	+1.0%	203,974	199,244	464,279
1992	D	+2.6%	189,148	175,828	506,318
1988	R	−20.9%	132,738	206,040	350,067
1984	R	−33.9%	91,655	188,770	286,667
1980	R	−35.6%	66,666	155,017	247,885
1976	R	−4.4%	92,479	101,273	201,876
1972	R	−27.4%	66,016	115,750	181,766
1968	R	−8.2%	60,598	73,188	154,218
1964	D	+17.2%	79,339	56,094	135,433
1960	D	+2.3%	54,880	52,387	107,267
1956	R	−15.9%	40,640	56,049	96,689
1952	R	−22.9%	31,688	50,502	82,190
1948	D	+3.1%	31,291	29,357	62,117
1944	D	+9.2%	29,623	24,611	54,234
1940	D	+20.2%	31,945	21,229	53,174
1936	D	+45.6%	31,925	11,923	43,848
1932	D	+38.8%	28,756	12,674	41,430
1928	R	−13.1%	14,090	18,327	32,417
1924	R	−19.8%	5,909	11,243	26,921
1920	R	−20.7%	9,851	15,479	27,194
1916	D	+17.0%	17,776	12,127	33,316
1912	O	+23.8%	7,986	3,196	20,115
1908	D	+1.8%	11,212	10,775	24,526
1904	R	−23.8%	3,982	6,864	12,115
1900	D	+24.5%	6,347	3,849	10,196
1896	D	+62.4%	8,376	1,938	10,314
1892	O	−19.3%	714	2,811	10,878
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	47.9%	46.2%	1,464,728
2022	D	48.8%	48.0%	1,020,850
2018	D	50.4%	45.4%	972,132
2016	D	47.1%	44.7%	1,108,294
2012	R	44.7%	45.9%	997,805
2010	D	50.3%	44.5%	721,404
2006	R	41.0%	55.4%	582,572
2004	D	61.1%	35.1%	810,068
2000	R	39.7%	55.0%	600,776
1998	D	47.9%	47.8%	435,864
1994	D	50.9%	41.0%	380,530
1992	D	51.0%	40.2%	495,887
1988	D	51.3%	47.1%	342,407
1986	D	50.0%	44.5%	261,932
1982	R	48.8%	51.2%	235,097
1980	R	37.9%	59.3%	243,273
1976	D	63.0%	31.4%	201,899

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

9.4%

English

8.6%

Irish

7.9%

Italian

4.9%

American

3.4%

French

1.5%

Polish

1.3%

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: 39.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

0.9%

2.5%

75–84

2.7%

4.9%

65–74

5.4%

6.2%

55–64

6.2%

6.4%

45–54

6.2%

7.1%

35–44

6.7%

7.4%

25–34

7.1%

4.1%

18–24

3.9%

8.3%

5–17

7.9%

2.8%

2.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$78,260

Nevada ranks near the middle of US counties.

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

12.4%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.2%

Working age (18–64)11.4%

Seniors (65+)11.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

70.5%

speak English only

Spanish20.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander6.0%

Other Indo-European2.4%

Other languages1.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

25.1%

Other Christian

10.8%

Baptist

1.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.5%

Non-Christian

1.3%

Mainline Protestant

0.9%

Methodist

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Nevada sits in the desert Southwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty-two points in 1896 and a Republican high of thirty-six points in 1980. Between 2020 and 2024 the state moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was three points.

A population of 3,184,612, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,260 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Nevada vote in 2024?

In 2024, Nevada voted Republican by 3.1 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,484,840 votes cast, 705,197 went Democratic and 751,205 went Republican.

What is Nevada's political typology?

Akashic places Nevada in the "" 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 state has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 15 times, and other 2 times.

When did Nevada last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Nevada voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in Nevada?

Nevada has a population of 3,184,612 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Nevada?

Median household income in Nevada is $78,260 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.

What is the political history of Nevada?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Nevada from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Clark County, NV	R +91,991
Washoe County, NV	R +5,688
Lyon County, NV	R +2,470

Nevada moved 5 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

Key facts

U.S. Senate

Demographics

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