Nevada County, California
Precinct data
Results by precinct
95 precincts · 62,125 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -CP02CP02 | 770 | 1,044 | 46 | 1,860 | 41.4% | 56.1% | R+14.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -CP61CP61 | 822 | 924 | 66 | 1,812 | 45.4% | 51.0% | R+5.6 |
| Precinct -CP62CP62 | 826 | 841 | 48 | 1,715 | 48.2% | 49.0% | R+0.9 |
| Precinct -CP07CP07 | 600 | 1,049 | 46 | 1,695 | 35.4% | 61.9% | R+26.5 |
| Precinct -CP01CP01 | 734 | 889 | 40 | 1,663 | 44.1% | 53.5% | R+9.3 |
| Precinct -CP60CP60 | 618 | 969 | 65 | 1,652 | 37.4% | 58.7% | R+21.2 |
| Precinct -CP71CP71 | 1,216 | 352 | 51 | 1,619 | 75.1% | 21.7% | D+53.4 |
| Precinct -CP63CP63 | 787 | 772 | 47 | 1,606 | 49.0% | 48.1% | D+0.9 |
| Precinct -CP10CP10 | 708 | 844 | 44 | 1,596 | 44.4% | 52.9% | R+8.5 |
| Precinct -CP19CP19 | 1,133 | 406 | 40 | 1,579 | 71.8% | 25.7% | D+46.0 |
| Precinct -CP14CP14 | 732 | 784 | 57 | 1,573 | 46.5% | 49.8% | R+3.3 |
| Precinct -CP92CP92 | 1,217 | 304 | 37 | 1,558 | 78.1% | 19.5% | D+58.6 |
| Precinct -CP06CP06 | 533 | 970 | 54 | 1,557 | 34.2% | 62.3% | R+28.1 |
| Precinct -CP44CP44 | 956 | 522 | 49 | 1,527 | 62.6% | 34.2% | D+28.4 |
| Precinct -CP85CP85 | 918 | 522 | 52 | 1,492 | 61.5% | 35.0% | D+26.5 |
| Precinct -CP12CP12 | 1,051 | 351 | 44 | 1,446 | 72.7% | 24.3% | D+48.4 |
| Precinct -CP34CP34 | 1,017 | 370 | 38 | 1,425 | 71.4% | 26.0% | D+45.4 |
| Precinct -CP09CP09 | 601 | 630 | 27 | 1,258 | 47.8% | 50.1% | R+2.3 |
| Precinct -CP87CP87 | 697 | 483 | 55 | 1,235 | 56.4% | 39.1% | D+17.3 |
| Precinct -CP86CP86 | 752 | 394 | 51 | 1,197 | 62.8% | 32.9% | D+29.9 |
| Precinct -CP78CP78 | 831 | 281 | 59 | 1,171 | 71.0% | 24.0% | D+47.0 |
| Precinct -CP38CP38 | 867 | 238 | 29 | 1,134 | 76.5% | 21.0% | D+55.5 |
| Precinct -CP67CP67 | 523 | 532 | 43 | 1,098 | 47.6% | 48.5% | R+0.8 |
| Precinct -CP84CP84 | 721 | 321 | 49 | 1,091 | 66.1% | 29.4% | D+36.7 |
| Precinct -CP39CP39 | 646 | 387 | 36 | 1,069 | 60.4% | 36.2% | D+24.2 |
| Precinct -CP73CP73 | 492 | 521 | 32 | 1,045 | 47.1% | 49.9% | R+2.8 |
| Precinct -CP45CP45 | 466 | 447 | 33 | 946 | 49.3% | 47.3% | D+2.0 |
| Precinct -CP43CP43 | 502 | 392 | 42 | 936 | 53.6% | 41.9% | D+11.8 |
| Precinct -CP79CP79 | 664 | 180 | 46 | 890 | 74.6% | 20.2% | D+54.4 |
| Precinct -CP47CP47 | 434 | 399 | 28 | 861 | 50.4% | 46.3% | D+4.1 |
| Precinct -CP82CP82 | 437 | 270 | 37 | 744 | 58.7% | 36.3% | D+22.4 |
| Precinct -CP08CP08 | 334 | 376 | 23 | 733 | 45.6% | 51.3% | R+5.7 |
| Precinct -CP03CP03 | 553 | 147 | 30 | 730 | 75.8% | 20.1% | D+55.6 |
| Precinct -CP11CP11 | 423 | 266 | 22 | 711 | 59.5% | 37.4% | D+22.1 |
| Precinct -CP64CP64 | 317 | 371 | 22 | 710 | 44.6% | 52.3% | R+7.6 |
| Precinct -CP72CP72 | 355 | 321 | 23 | 699 | 50.8% | 45.9% | D+4.9 |
| Precinct -CP76CP76 | 324 | 334 | 30 | 688 | 47.1% | 48.5% | R+1.5 |
| Precinct -CP29CP29 | 311 | 330 | 21 | 662 | 47.0% | 49.8% | R+2.9 |
| Precinct -CP13CP13 | 326 | 309 | 20 | 655 | 49.8% | 47.2% | D+2.6 |
| Precinct -CP80CP80 | 391 | 194 | 29 | 614 | 63.7% | 31.6% | D+32.1 |
| Precinct -CP83CP83 | 377 | 190 | 39 | 606 | 62.2% | 31.4% | D+30.9 |
| Precinct -CP74CP74 | 268 | 309 | 23 | 600 | 44.7% | 51.5% | R+6.8 |
| Precinct -CP81CP81 | 449 | 107 | 29 | 585 | 76.8% | 18.3% | D+58.5 |
| Precinct -CP26CP26 | 271 | 290 | 23 | 584 | 46.4% | 49.7% | R+3.3 |
| Precinct -CP37CP37 | 288 | 269 | 20 | 577 | 49.9% | 46.6% | D+3.3 |
| Precinct -CP53CP53 | 308 | 227 | 28 | 563 | 54.7% | 40.3% | D+14.4 |
| Precinct -CP54CP54 | 304 | 231 | 11 | 546 | 55.7% | 42.3% | D+13.4 |
| Precinct -CP75CP75 | 258 | 252 | 24 | 534 | 48.3% | 47.2% | D+1.1 |
| Precinct -CP59CP59 | 246 | 210 | 28 | 484 | 50.8% | 43.4% | D+7.4 |
| Precinct -CP51CP51 | 311 | 153 | 10 | 474 | 65.6% | 32.3% | D+33.3 |
| Precinct -CP20CP20 | 190 | 251 | 12 | 453 | 41.9% | 55.4% | R+13.5 |
| Precinct -CP40CP40 | 247 | 169 | 18 | 434 | 56.9% | 38.9% | D+18.0 |
| Precinct -CP05CP05 | 157 | 241 | 14 | 412 | 38.1% | 58.5% | R+20.4 |
| Precinct -CP28CP28 | 205 | 182 | 6 | 393 | 52.2% | 46.3% | D+5.9 |
| Precinct -CP46CP46 | 217 | 153 | 8 | 378 | 57.4% | 40.5% | D+16.9 |
| Precinct -CP68CP68 | 201 | 160 | 13 | 374 | 53.7% | 42.8% | D+11.0 |
| Precinct -CP55CP55 | 169 | 182 | 12 | 363 | 46.6% | 50.1% | R+3.6 |
| Precinct -CP25CP25 | 172 | 165 | 16 | 353 | 48.7% | 46.7% | D+2.0 |
| Precinct -CP77CP77 | 131 | 148 | 7 | 286 | 45.8% | 51.7% | R+5.9 |
| Precinct -CP58CP58 | 145 | 111 | 24 | 280 | 51.8% | 39.6% | D+12.1 |
| Precinct -CP23CP23 | 110 | 160 | 5 | 275 | 40.0% | 58.2% | R+18.2 |
| Precinct -CP70CP70 | 154 | 105 | 15 | 274 | 56.2% | 38.3% | D+17.9 |
| Precinct -CP88CP88 | 138 | 117 | 12 | 267 | 51.7% | 43.8% | D+7.9 |
| Precinct -CP04CP04 | 106 | 143 | 16 | 265 | 40.0% | 54.0% | R+14.0 |
| Precinct -CP15CP15 | 110 | 140 | 5 | 255 | 43.1% | 54.9% | R+11.8 |
| Precinct -CP36CP36 | 99 | 126 | 9 | 234 | 42.3% | 53.8% | R+11.5 |
| Precinct -CP50CP50 | 130 | 58 | 7 | 195 | 66.7% | 29.7% | D+36.9 |
| Precinct -CP27CP27 | 79 | 103 | 3 | 185 | 42.7% | 55.7% | R+13.0 |
| Precinct -CP94CP94 | 109 | 65 | 6 | 180 | 60.6% | 36.1% | D+24.4 |
| Precinct -CP66CP66 | 80 | 72 | 4 | 156 | 51.3% | 46.2% | D+5.1 |
| Precinct -CP49CP49 | 88 | 49 | 12 | 149 | 59.1% | 32.9% | D+26.2 |
| Precinct -CP31CP31 | 58 | 82 | 4 | 144 | 40.3% | 56.9% | R+16.7 |
| Precinct -CP42CP42 | 91 | 42 | 8 | 141 | 64.5% | 29.8% | D+34.8 |
| Precinct -CP95CP95 | 85 | 48 | 8 | 141 | 60.3% | 34.0% | D+26.2 |
| Precinct -CP56CP56 | 78 | 53 | 6 | 137 | 56.9% | 38.7% | D+18.2 |
| Precinct -CP69CP69 | 38 | 93 | 4 | 135 | 28.1% | 68.9% | R+40.7 |
| Precinct -CP33CP33 | 71 | 47 | 6 | 124 | 57.3% | 37.9% | D+19.4 |
| Precinct -CP93CP93 | 62 | 51 | 10 | 123 | 50.4% | 41.5% | D+8.9 |
| Precinct -CP30CP30 | 40 | 75 | 2 | 117 | 34.2% | 64.1% | R+29.9 |
| Precinct -CP57CP57 | 60 | 48 | 3 | 111 | 54.1% | 43.2% | D+10.8 |
| Precinct -CP32CP32 | 68 | 36 | 3 | 107 | 63.6% | 33.6% | D+29.9 |
| Precinct -CP22CP22 | 35 | 69 | 1 | 105 | 33.3% | 65.7% | R+32.4 |
| Precinct -CP65CP65 | 59 | 39 | 7 | 105 | 56.2% | 37.1% | D+19.0 |
| Precinct -CP89CP89 | 38 | 56 | 2 | 96 | 39.6% | 58.3% | R+18.8 |
| Precinct -CP18CP18 | 54 | 34 | 2 | 90 | 60.0% | 37.8% | D+22.2 |
| Precinct -CP35CP35 | 32 | 43 | 6 | 81 | 39.5% | 53.1% | R+13.6 |
| Precinct -CP90CP90 | 36 | 35 | 6 | 77 | 46.8% | 45.5% | D+1.3 |
| Precinct -CP24CP24 | 28 | 36 | 10 | 74 | 37.8% | 48.6% | R+10.8 |
| Precinct -CP41CP41 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 59 | 45.8% | 45.8% | Even |
| Precinct -CP16CP16 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 50 | 48.0% | 50.0% | R+2.0 |
| Precinct -CP48CP48 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 41 | 53.7% | 34.1% | D+19.5 |
| Precinct -CP52CP52 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 40 | 52.5% | 45.0% | D+7.5 |
| Precinct -CP17CP17 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 44.4% | 51.9% | R+7.4 |
| Precinct -CP91CP91 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 78.9% | 21.1% | D+57.9 |
| Precinct -CP21CP21 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 26.7% | 73.3% | R+46.7 |
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | −9.4% |
| 1880 | −4.9% |
| 1884 | −13.7% |
| 1888 | −5.8% |
| 1892 | −3.0% |
| 1896 | +8.5% |
| 1900 | −15.8% |
| 1904 | −28.3% |
| 1908 | −12.7% |
| 1912 | +46.1% |
| 1916 | +21.4% |
| 1920 | −41.4% |
| 1924 | −33.7% |
| 1928 | −5.1% |
| 1932 | +30.4% |
| 1936 | +45.1% |
| 1940 | +33.3% |
| 1944 | +10.4% |
| 1948 | −0.0% |
| 1952 | −28.3% |
| 1956 | −19.7% |
| 1960 | −7.8% |
| 1964 | +13.2% |
| 1968 | −12.3% |
| 1972 | −15.8% |
| 1976 | −1.4% |
| 1980 | −28.9% |
| 1984 | −27.1% |
| 1988 | −17.3% |
| 1992 | −4.3% |
| 1996 | −14.8% |
| 2000 | −17.5% |
| 2004 | −8.5% |
| 2008 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | −0.6% |
| 2016 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | +14.7% |
| 2024 | +12.2% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 5.5 points more Republican.
74,577 registered voters · 2024 · up from 74,081 in 2022
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+110 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +4,015 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $121,106 in average income, against $102,380 for residents who stayed — 18% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+18.6 on average — 6.3 points more Democratic-leaning than Nevada County, CA itself (D+12.2).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Placer County, CA512R+8.5
- Sacramento County, CA231D+19.7
- Alameda County, CA151D+53.6
- Contra Costa County, CA133D+37.9
- Santa Clara County, CA131D+40.0
- Washoe County, NV109D+1.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Placer County, CA518
- Washoe County, NV286
- Sacramento County, CA210
- Los Angeles County, CA72
- Yuba County, CA72
- San Francisco County, CA67
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +92 |
| 2012 | −373 |
| 2013 | +23 |
| 2014 | +710 |
| 2015 | +288 |
| 2016 | +373 |
| 2017 | +718 |
| 2018 | +370 |
| 2019 | +465 |
| 2021 | +1,730 |
| 2022 | −768 |
| 2023 | −27 |
| 2024 | +304 |
| 2025 | +110 |
Nevada County, California swung Democratic by 12.2 points in 2024, a margin shaped by its mix of remote workers, college-educated transplants, and longtime rural residents concentrated around Grass Valley and Truckee.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 46.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 41.4 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.2 points.
A population of 102,481, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,882 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Deschutes County and Chatham County.
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