† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupCarson City, NVNevadaUnited States
English12.6%8.6%9.5%
German12.0%9.4%12.5%
Irish11.1%7.9%9.4%
American6.7%3.4%5.3%
Italian4.0%4.9%4.8%
Scottish2.7%1.5%1.3%
French2.3%1.5%1.6%
Polish2.1%1.3%2.2%
Mexican21.3%21.4%11.3%
Salvadoran1.5%1.5%0.7%
Spanish1.2%0.5%—
Nicaraguan0.5%——
Spaniard0.4%0.4%—
Guatemalan0.3%0.8%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.9%1.8%
Cuban0.2%1.3%0.7%
Filipino1.1%4.5%0.9%
Chinese0.4%1.3%1.3%
Japanese0.3%0.4%0.2%
Vietnamese0.2%0.5%0.6%
Hmong0.2%——
African American†1.5%7.6%9.9%
Aztec0.4%0.4%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Carson City, NV
Nevada
United States
Median age
42.4
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
7.8%
8.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.2%
17.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Carson City, NV
Nevada
United States
Median household income
$72,355
$78,260
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.3%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.7%
27.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Carson City, NV
Nevada
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
20.5%
29.5%
22.3%
Spanish
17.8%
20.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Carson City, NV
Nevada
United States
Catholic
19.3%
24.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
4.8%
6.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
65.5%
58.4%
51.5%
Latter-day Saints
6.2%
5.9%
2.0%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Carson City, NV
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
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
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
43.1%Harris13,375
54.3%Trump16,873
0.7%Oliver210 +2
R+11.3
D+0.1
R+9.8
31,068
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican54.3%16,873
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic43.1%13,375
OtherAll other candidates1.7%517
Chase OliverIndependent0.7%210
Joel SkousenIndependent0.3%93
R
42.8%Biden12,735
54.2%Trump16,113
3.0%
R+11.4
D+2.7
R+15.8
29,739
R
38.4%Clinton9,610
52.5%Trump13,125
9.1%
R+14.1
R+5.0
R+16.1
25,016
R
44.1%Obama10,291
53.1%Romney12,394
2.7%
R+9.0
R+9.9
R+12.9
23,319
D
49.5%Obama11,623
48.7%McCain11,419
1.8%
D+0.9
D+17.0
R+6.4
23,463
R
40.9%Kerry9,441
57.0%Bush13,171
2.1%
R+16.1
D+3.0
R+13.7
23,106
R
37.8%Gore7,354
57.0%Bush11,084
5.2%
R+19.2
R+9.1
R+19.7
19,452
R
38.6%Clinton7,269
48.7%Dole9,168
12.6%
R+10.1
R+3.4
R+18.6
18,814
R
32.1%Clinton6,035
38.8%Bush7,302
29.1%
R+6.7
D+23.4
R+12.3
18,803
R
33.3%Dukakis5,088
63.4%Bush9,701
3.3%
R+30.2
D+11.8
R+22.4
15,291
R
28.0%Mondale3,790
70.0%Reagan9,477
2.0%
R+42.0
D+2.7
R+23.8
13,536
R
22.1%Carter2,769
66.8%Reagan8,389
11.1%
R+44.8
R+30.3
R+35.0
12,556
R
39.7%Carter3,874
54.1%Ford5,282
6.2%
R+14.4
D+29.2
R+16.5
9,761
R
28.2%McGovern2,120
71.8%Nixon5,396
0.0%
R+43.6
R+18.6
R+20.4
7,516
R
31.6%Humphrey1,770
56.6%Nixon3,169
11.8%
R+25.0
R+28.2
R+24.3
5,601
D
51.6%Johnson2,129
48.4%Goldwater1,997
0.0%
D+3.2
D+23.7
R+19.4
4,126
R
39.7%Kennedy1,283
60.3%Nixon1,946
0.0%
R+20.5
D+15.5
R+20.7
3,229
R
32.0%Stevenson822
68.0%Eisenhower1,749
0.0%
R+36.1
D+12.1
R+20.7
2,571
R
25.9%Stevenson579
74.1%Eisenhower1,653
0.0%
R+48.1
R+25.1
R+37.4
2,232
R
37.8%Truman681
60.8%Dewey1,095
1.4%
R+23.0
R+11.3
R+27.5
1,801
R
44.2%Roosevelt665
55.8%Dewey841
0.0%
R+11.7
R+14.1
R+19.2
1,506
D
51.2%Roosevelt785
48.8%Willkie748
0.0%
D+2.4
R+14.2
R+7.5
1,533
D
58.3%Roosevelt745
41.7%Landon533
0.0%
D+16.6
D+7.9
R+7.7
1,278
D
54.4%Roosevelt579
45.6%Hoover486
0.0%
D+8.7
D+24.9
R+9.1
1,065
R
41.9%Smith426
58.1%Hoover590
0.0%
R+16.1
R+16.4
D+1.3
1,016
D
44.5%Davis415
44.3%Coolidge413
11.2%
D+0.2
D+17.7
D+25.4
932
R
40.3%Cox413
57.8%Harding592
1.9%
R+17.5
R+23.7
D+8.7
1,024
D
49.7%Wilson610
43.5%Hughes534
6.8%
D+6.2
R+15.1
D+3.1
1,227
D
43.6%Wilson294
22.2%Taft150
34.2%
D+21.3
D+22.3
D+1.8
675
R
45.7%Bryan343
46.6%Taft350
7.7%
R+0.9
D+27.2
D+8.6
751
R
32.1%Parker218
60.1%Roosevelt409
7.8%
R+28.1
R+40.5
R+8.4
680
D
56.2%Bryan399
43.8%McKinley311
0.0%
D+12.4
R+20.8
D+19.9
710
D
66.6%Bryan566
33.4%McKinley284
0.0%
D+33.2
D+78.0
D+39.3
850
R
3.6%Cleveland31
48.4%Harrison417
48.0%
R+44.8
—
R+46.4
862
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
43.7%13,454
50.0%15,389
30,799
2022
R
43.6%10,337
52.5%12,451
23,694
2018
R
41.1%9,321
54.3%12,328
22,694
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+12.5
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+11.3
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.2 points.
Domestic migration in Carson City, NV in Carson City, NV: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−207
2012
−200
2013
−451
2014
+437
2015
+26
2016
+374
2017
+519
2018
+787
2019
+795
2021
+610
2022
−291
2023
+331
2024
+50
2025
+573
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 33.2 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 48.1 points in 1952. The 2024 margin was 11.3 points.
A population of 58,384, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,355 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bishop, CA and The Dalles, OR.
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In 2024, Carson City, NV, Nevada voted Republican by 11.3 points (R+11.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,068 votes cast, 13,375 went Democratic and 16,873 went Republican.
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 34 presidential elections in Carson City, NV, Nevada from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.
