Nye County, Nevada: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+42%. Democratic peak: D+90 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 54,3442024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,7142024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+90 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Otsego County, MI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Nye CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Nye County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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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 | −2.7% |
| 1896 | +90.0% |
| 1900 | +71.2% |
| 1904 | −12.1% |
| 1908 | +3.4% |
| 1912 | +22.2% |
| 1916 | +18.4% |
| 1920 | −19.6% |
| 1924 | −19.3% |
| 1928 | +7.9% |
| 1932 | +43.8% |
| 1936 | +52.6% |
| 1940 | +24.7% |
| 1944 | +13.2% |
| 1948 | −9.1% |
| 1952 | −29.3% |
| 1956 | −11.6% |
| 1960 | +13.1% |
| 1964 | +21.6% |
| 1968 | −5.6% |
| 1972 | −23.2% |
| 1976 | +9.7% |
| 1980 | −38.0% |
| 1984 | −46.2% |
| 1988 | −33.4% |
| 1992 | −2.3% |
| 1996 | −7.4% |
| 2000 | −19.5% |
| 2004 | −19.8% |
| 2008 | −13.4% |
| 2012 | −24.2% |
| 2016 | −42.0% |
| 2020 | −40.3% |
| 2024 | −42.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,559 | 18,946 | 26,997 | ||
| R | 7,288 | 17,528 | 25,378 | ||
| R | 5,094 | 13,324 | 19,595 | ||
| R | 6,320 | 10,566 | 17,522 | ||
| R | 7,226 | 9,537 | 17,268 | ||
| R | 5,616 | 8,487 | 14,510 | ||
| R | 4,525 | 6,904 | 12,181 | ||
| R | 3,300 | 3,979 | 9,211 | ||
| R | 2,561 | 2,743 | 8,022 | ||
| R | 1,748 | 3,619 | 5,603 | ||
| R | 1,269 | 3,573 | 4,989 | ||
| R | 973 | 2,387 | 3,720 | ||
| D | 1,261 | 1,027 | 2,415 | ||
| R | 802 | 1,287 | 2,089 | ||
| R | 728 | 843 | 2,071 | ||
| D | 1,276 | 822 | 2,098 | ||
| D | 993 | 763 | 1,756 | ||
| R | 749 | 946 | 1,695 | ||
| R | 567 | 1,037 | 1,604 | ||
| R | 595 | 722 | 1,390 | ||
| D | 943 | 723 | 1,666 | ||
| D | 1,206 | 729 | 1,935 | ||
| D | 1,495 | 464 | 1,959 | ||
| D | 1,296 | 506 | 1,802 | ||
| D | 1,123 | 958 | 2,081 | ||
| O | 454 | 884 | 2,227 | ||
| R | 1,007 | 1,576 | 2,899 | ||
| D | 1,601 | 1,019 | 3,170 | ||
| O | 869 | 345 | 2,359 | ||
| D | 1,219 | 1,124 | 2,773 | ||
| R | 389 | 511 | 1,007 | ||
| D | 190 | 32 | 222 | ||
| D | 228 | 12 | 240 | ||
| O | 7 | 14 | 261 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.6%
English
14.7%
Irish
11.9%
Italian
5.4%
American
3.9%
French
2.7%
Scottish
2.1%
African American
2.3%
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: 52.5 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
$60,714
Nye County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Nye County$60,714
Nevada$78,260
United States$80,734
Nye County ranks near the middle 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
14.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.5%
Working age (18–64)13.7%
Seniors (65+)13.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.7%
speak English only
Spanish9.3%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 78.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Nye County stretches across 18,000 square miles of Basin and Range desert, yet holds fewer than 33,000 residents. Its sparse, rural electorate has delivered Republican presidential margins above 40 points in recent cycles.
The Republican margin here reached forty-six points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-two points.
A median household income of $60,714, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 54,344 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Otsego County and Gasconade County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Nye County, Nevada vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nye County, Nevada voted Republican by 42.2 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,997 votes cast, 7,559 went Democratic and 18,946 went Republican.
What is Nye County, Nevada's political typology?
Akashic places Nye 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 12 times, Republican 19 times, and other 3 times.
When did Nye County, Nevada last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Nye County, Nevada voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Nye County, Nevada?
Nye County, Nevada has a population of 54,344 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nye County, Nevada?
Median household income in Nye County, Nevada is $60,714 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Nye County, Nevada?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Nye County, Nevada from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.