† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupElkoNevadaUnited States
German14.0%9.4%12.5%
English12.5%8.6%9.5%
Irish8.6%7.9%9.4%
American7.6%3.4%5.3%
Italian3.0%4.9%4.8%
Scottish2.3%1.5%1.3%
French1.9%1.5%1.6%
Norwegian1.8%——
Mexican26.0%21.4%11.3%
Spanish1.1%0.5%—
Spaniard0.6%0.4%—
Guatemalan0.3%0.8%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.9%1.8%
Navajo1.5%——
Maya0.9%——
Asian Indian1.0%0.6%1.4%
Chinese1.0%1.3%1.3%
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
Elko
Nevada
United States
Median age
33.2
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
11.8%
8.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.3%
17.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Elko
Nevada
United States
Median household income
$79,036
$78,260
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.8%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.2%
27.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Elko
Nevada
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
17.1%
29.5%
22.3%
Spanish
14.6%
20.0%
13.6%
Other languages
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Elko
Nevada
United States
Catholic
—
24.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
6.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
58.4%
51.5%
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.
Elko, Nevada
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−54.2%
2008
−35.0%
2012
−47.5%
2016
−43.4%
2020
−43.4%
2024
−45.0%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
26.1%Harris1,988
71.1%Trump5,413
2.8%
R+45.0
R+1.6
R+43.5
7,613
R
26.2%Biden2,022
69.6%Trump5,374
4.2%
R+43.4
±0.0
R+47.9
7,721
R
22.9%Clinton1,533
66.3%Trump4,445
10.9%
R+43.4
D+4.1
R+45.5
6,707
R
24.8%Obama1,428
72.3%Romney4,165
2.9%
R+47.5
R+12.6
R+51.4
5,759
R
30.8%Obama1,925
65.8%McCain4,107
3.3%
R+35.0
D+19.3
R+42.2
6,241
R
21.6%Kerry1,282
75.9%Bush4,495
2.5%
R+54.2
—
R+51.8
5,923
Elko anchors a vast high-desert region where the extractive-industry economy shapes a reliably Republican electorate, often posting some of Nevada's widest margins in presidential and Senate contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 54.2 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.0 points.
A population of 20,696, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,036 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pampa and Gainesville.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Elko, Nevada voted Republican by 45.0 points (R+45.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,613 votes cast, 1,988 went Democratic and 5,413 went Republican.
How many people live in Elko, Nevada?
Elko, Nevada has a population of 20,696 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Elko, Nevada?
Median household income in Elko, Nevada is $79,036 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Elko, Nevada?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Elko, Nevada from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
