† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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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
GroupWinnemucca, NVNevadaUnited States
German17.3%9.4%12.5%
English11.6%8.6%9.5%
Irish9.4%7.9%9.4%
American7.6%3.4%5.3%
Italian5.0%4.9%4.8%
Scottish3.4%1.5%1.3%
Norwegian2.4%——
French2.1%1.5%1.6%
Mexican24.5%21.4%11.3%
Spanish0.8%0.5%—
Spaniard0.2%0.4%—
Navajo0.2%——
Filipino1.4%4.5%0.9%
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
Winnemucca, NV
Nevada
United States
Median age
37.7
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
8.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.6%
17.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Winnemucca, NV
Nevada
United States
Median household income
$81,073
$78,260
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.6%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.3%
27.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Winnemucca, NV
Nevada
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
17.3%
29.5%
22.3%
Spanish
15.1%
20.0%
13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
1.1%
3.0%
0.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Winnemucca, NV
Nevada
United States
Catholic
20.1%
24.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
7.4%
6.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
60.3%
58.4%
51.5%
Latter-day Saints
10.0%
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.
Winnemucca, NV
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−3.4%
1896
+76.9%
1900
+31.6%
1904
−23.9%
1908
+9.1%
1912
+28.5%
1916
+22.6%
1920
−10.0%
1924
−13.4%
1928
−13.1%
1932
+47.1%
1936
+51.2%
1940
+26.8%
1944
+8.7%
1948
−0.8%
1952
−33.8%
1956
−21.2%
1960
+0.7%
1964
+12.5%
1968
−15.9%
1972
−39.9%
1976
−11.8%
1980
−44.5%
1984
−47.4%
1988
−37.9%
1992
−19.7%
1996
−18.9%
2000
−49.9%
2004
−47.2%
2008
−30.0%
2012
−36.1%
2016
−48.7%
2020
−53.9%
2024
−55.2%
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
21.3%Harris1,711
76.5%Trump6,141
0.4%Oliver30 +2
R+55.2
R+1.3
R+53.7
8,030
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.5%6,141
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic21.3%1,711
OtherAll other candidates1.6%126
Chase OliverIndependent0.4%30
Joel SkousenIndependent0.3%22
R
21.7%Biden1,689
75.6%Trump5,877
2.6%
R+53.9
R+5.2
R+58.3
7,771
R
21.5%Clinton1,386
70.3%Trump4,521
8.2%
R+48.7
R+12.6
R+50.8
6,433
R
30.2%Obama1,737
66.3%Romney3,810
3.4%
R+36.1
R+6.1
R+39.9
5,744
R
34.1%Obama1,909
64.0%McCain3,586
1.9%
R+30.0
D+17.3
R+37.2
5,599
R
25.4%Kerry1,361
72.6%Bush3,896
2.0%
R+47.2
D+2.7
R+44.8
5,367
R
22.4%Gore1,128
72.3%Bush3,638
5.2%
R+49.9
R+31.0
R+50.4
5,030
R
32.0%Clinton1,467
50.8%Dole2,334
17.2%
R+18.9
D+0.8
R+27.4
4,590
R
23.0%Clinton810
42.7%Bush1,505
34.3%
R+19.7
D+18.1
R+25.3
3,523
R
28.6%Dukakis1,024
66.5%Bush2,378
4.9%
R+37.9
D+9.6
R+30.1
3,576
R
25.0%Mondale862
72.4%Reagan2,498
2.6%
R+47.4
R+2.9
R+29.2
3,450
R
24.1%Carter684
68.6%Reagan1,950
7.4%
R+44.5
R+32.7
R+34.8
2,843
R
41.5%Carter1,074
53.4%Ford1,380
5.1%
R+11.8
D+28.0
R+13.9
2,585
R
30.1%McGovern713
69.9%Nixon1,659
0.0%
R+39.9
R+24.0
R+16.7
2,372
R
35.0%Humphrey885
51.0%Nixon1,287
14.0%
R+15.9
R+28.4
R+15.2
2,525
D
56.2%Johnson1,421
43.8%Goldwater1,106
0.0%
D+12.5
D+11.8
R+10.1
2,527
D
50.3%Kennedy1,173
49.7%Nixon1,157
0.0%
D+0.7
D+21.9
D+0.5
2,330
R
39.4%Stevenson840
60.6%Eisenhower1,292
0.0%
R+21.2
D+12.6
R+5.8
2,132
R
33.1%Stevenson691
66.9%Eisenhower1,398
0.0%
R+33.8
R+33.0
R+23.1
2,089
R
48.4%Truman886
49.2%Dewey901
2.4%
R+0.8
R+9.5
R+5.3
1,831
D
54.3%Roosevelt994
45.7%Dewey835
0.0%
D+8.7
R+18.1
D+1.2
1,829
D
63.4%Roosevelt1,367
36.6%Willkie789
0.0%
D+26.8
R+24.4
D+16.9
2,156
D
75.6%Roosevelt1,210
24.4%Landon390
0.0%
D+51.2
D+4.2
D+27.0
1,600
D
73.5%Roosevelt1,126
26.5%Hoover405
0.0%
D+47.1
D+60.2
D+29.3
1,531
R
43.5%Smith602
56.5%Hoover783
0.0%
R+13.1
D+0.3
D+4.4
1,385
O
21.9%Davis248
35.3%Coolidge400
42.8%
La Follette +7.5
R+3.4
D+11.8
1,133
R
41.4%Cox532
51.4%Harding660
7.2%
R+10.0
R+32.5
D+16.2
1,284
D
56.0%Wilson1,681
33.5%Hughes1,004
10.5%
D+22.6
R+5.9
D+19.4
3,000
O
40.0%Wilson719
11.5%Taft207
48.5%
Roosevelt +8.5
D+19.4
D+8.9
1,798
D
49.1%Bryan1,009
40.1%Taft823
10.8%
D+9.1
D+33.0
D+18.6
2,054
R
33.5%Parker356
57.4%Roosevelt610
9.0%
R+23.9
R+55.5
R+4.3
1,062
D
65.8%Bryan700
34.2%McKinley364
0.0%
D+31.6
R+45.3
D+39.1
1,064
D
88.4%Bryan749
11.6%McKinley98
0.0%
D+76.9
D+80.2
D+82.9
847
O
3.4%Cleveland27
6.8%Harrison54
89.9%
Weaver +83.1
—
R+5.0
800
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
23.1%1,838
69.0%5,500
7,968
2022
R
22.2%1,358
72.9%4,456
6,112
2018
R
21.4%1,188
72.5%4,022
5,549
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+37.9
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+55.2
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 17 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Winnemucca, NV in Winnemucca, NV: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−69
2012
+291
2013
+127
2014
−276
2015
−345
2016
−346
2017
−195
2018
−32
2019
−55
2021
+294
2022
−374
2023
−160
2024
−115
2025
−7
Humboldt County's seat anchors a sparsely populated region where extractive industries — mining, ranching, and trucking along I-80 — shape both the economy and an electorate that tilts heavily toward Republican margins in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 76.9 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 55.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 55.2 points.
A population of 17,289, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,073 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mountain Home, ID and Elko, NV.
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In 2024, Winnemucca, NV, Nevada voted Republican by 55.2 points (R+55.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,030 votes cast, 1,711 went Democratic and 6,141 went Republican.
When did Winnemucca, NV, Nevada last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Winnemucca, NV, Nevada voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Winnemucca, NV, Nevada?
Winnemucca, NV, Nevada has a population of 17,289 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Winnemucca, NV, Nevada?
Median household income in Winnemucca, NV, Nevada is $81,073 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Winnemucca, NV, Nevada?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Winnemucca, NV, Nevada from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.
