Lyon County, Nevada: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+44%. Democratic peak: D+62 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+44MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 61,6802024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,8122024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 74.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 19.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+62 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Cameron County, PA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Lyon CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Lyon County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −19.5% |
| 1896 | +62.0% |
| 1900 | +24.6% |
| 1904 | −39.4% |
| 1908 | −10.3% |
| 1912 | +25.9% |
| 1916 | +6.1% |
| 1920 | −42.7% |
| 1924 | −29.7% |
| 1928 | −13.7% |
| 1932 | +36.6% |
| 1936 | +42.4% |
| 1940 | +5.1% |
| 1944 | −11.7% |
| 1948 | −20.7% |
| 1952 | −43.2% |
| 1956 | −37.0% |
| 1960 | −19.4% |
| 1964 | −2.6% |
| 1968 | −22.6% |
| 1972 | −49.2% |
| 1976 | −4.9% |
| 1980 | −44.4% |
| 1984 | −42.9% |
| 1988 | −29.9% |
| 1992 | −8.0% |
| 1996 | −13.8% |
| 2000 | −27.6% |
| 2004 | −32.1% |
| 2008 | −17.9% |
| 2012 | −28.6% |
| 2016 | −41.5% |
| 2020 | −41.1% |
| 2024 | −44.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,954 | 23,861 | 33,541 | ||
| R | 8,473 | 20,914 | 30,238 | ||
| R | 6,146 | 16,005 | 23,762 | ||
| R | 7,380 | 13,520 | 21,465 | ||
| R | 8,405 | 12,154 | 20,931 | ||
| R | 5,637 | 11,136 | 17,151 | ||
| R | 3,955 | 7,270 | 11,992 | ||
| R | 3,419 | 4,753 | 9,699 | ||
| R | 2,777 | 3,509 | 9,204 | ||
| R | 2,301 | 4,390 | 6,987 | ||
| R | 1,673 | 4,320 | 6,177 | ||
| R | 1,288 | 3,709 | 5,456 | ||
| R | 1,866 | 2,068 | 4,162 | ||
| R | 959 | 2,813 | 3,772 | ||
| R | 939 | 1,616 | 2,999 | ||
| R | 1,327 | 1,397 | 2,724 | ||
| R | 1,009 | 1,494 | 2,503 | ||
| R | 781 | 1,697 | 2,478 | ||
| R | 576 | 1,453 | 2,029 | ||
| R | 629 | 967 | 1,633 | ||
| R | 708 | 895 | 1,603 | ||
| D | 1,067 | 963 | 2,030 | ||
| D | 1,203 | 487 | 1,690 | ||
| D | 983 | 456 | 1,439 | ||
| R | 704 | 927 | 1,631 | ||
| R | 231 | 618 | 1,303 | ||
| R | 344 | 945 | 1,408 | ||
| D | 769 | 669 | 1,635 | ||
| O | 438 | 136 | 1,168 | ||
| R | 364 | 458 | 915 | ||
| R | 164 | 392 | 578 | ||
| D | 354 | 214 | 568 | ||
| D | 482 | 113 | 595 | ||
| O | 36 | 152 | 595 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.6%
English
12.5%
Irish
11.8%
Italian
5.2%
American
4.9%
French
2.2%
Scottish
2.0%
African American
1.1%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
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: 43.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$80,812
Lyon County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Lyon County$80,812
Nevada$78,260
United States$80,734
Lyon County ranks in the top 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.8%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)12.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.7%
speak English only
Spanish11.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 79.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Lyon County, a rural stretch east of Carson City, delivered a 44-point Republican presidential margin in 2024—among the widest in a state that statewide remains closely contested.
The Republican margin here reached forty-nine points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-four points.
A median household income of $80,812, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 61,680 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cameron County and Lawrence County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lyon County, Nevada vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lyon County, Nevada voted Republican by 44.4 points (R+44), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 33,541 votes cast, 8,954 went Democratic and 23,861 went Republican.
What is Lyon County, Nevada's political typology?
Akashic places Lyon County, Nevada in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 county has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 26 times, and other 2 times.
When did Lyon County, Nevada last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lyon County, Nevada voted Democratic was 1940.
How many people live in Lyon County, Nevada?
Lyon County, Nevada has a population of 61,680 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lyon County, Nevada?
Median household income in Lyon County, Nevada is $80,812 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Lyon County, Nevada?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lyon County, Nevada from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.