Pershing County, Nevada: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+55%. Republican peak: R+55 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+55MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 6,4872024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,9022024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 23.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+52 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lawrence County, IN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pershing CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pershing County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | No data |
| 1916 | No data |
| 1920 | −17.5% |
| 1924 | −16.9% |
| 1928 | −9.1% |
| 1932 | +52.5% |
| 1936 | +52.4% |
| 1940 | +7.9% |
| 1944 | −1.3% |
| 1948 | −10.8% |
| 1952 | −27.6% |
| 1956 | −22.9% |
| 1960 | +5.0% |
| 1964 | +20.6% |
| 1968 | −8.3% |
| 1972 | −40.1% |
| 1976 | −0.1% |
| 1980 | −44.1% |
| 1984 | −46.8% |
| 1988 | −29.3% |
| 1992 | −11.2% |
| 1996 | −11.3% |
| 2000 | −41.3% |
| 2004 | −41.9% |
| 2008 | −22.3% |
| 2012 | −28.4% |
| 2016 | −49.1% |
| 2020 | −51.0% |
| 2024 | −54.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 496 | 1,764 | 2,308 | ||
| R | 547 | 1,731 | 2,320 | ||
| R | 430 | 1,403 | 1,982 | ||
| R | 632 | 1,167 | 1,884 | ||
| R | 673 | 1,075 | 1,801 | ||
| R | 538 | 1,341 | 1,917 | ||
| R | 476 | 1,221 | 1,802 | ||
| R | 565 | 743 | 1,569 | ||
| R | 467 | 643 | 1,566 | ||
| R | 458 | 867 | 1,396 | ||
| R | 333 | 956 | 1,330 | ||
| R | 311 | 877 | 1,282 | ||
| R | 633 | 635 | 1,353 | ||
| R | 365 | 853 | 1,218 | ||
| R | 466 | 567 | 1,213 | ||
| D | 738 | 486 | 1,224 | ||
| D | 716 | 648 | 1,364 | ||
| R | 562 | 895 | 1,457 | ||
| R | 522 | 919 | 1,441 | ||
| R | 541 | 677 | 1,262 | ||
| R | 524 | 538 | 1,062 | ||
| D | 696 | 594 | 1,290 | ||
| D | 861 | 269 | 1,130 | ||
| D | 792 | 247 | 1,039 | ||
| R | 452 | 543 | 995 | ||
| O | 164 | 308 | 854 | ||
| R | 389 | 563 | 996 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.7%
American
9.9%
Irish
6.1%
English
5.6%
Italian
1.7%
French
1.4%
Scottish
1.4%
African American
3.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 42.4 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
$66,902
Pershing County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pershing County$66,902
Nevada$78,260
United States$80,734
Pershing 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
11.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.9%
Working age (18–64)13.4%
Seniors (65+)4.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.9%
speak English only
Spanish15.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pershing County's vast high-desert ranching economy anchors a voting pattern that ran nearly 55 points Republican in 2024, making it among the most one-sided counties in a state that statewide trends toward competitive.
The Democratic margin here once reached fifty-two points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-five points.
A population of 6,487, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,902 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lawrence County and Otter Tail County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pershing County, Nevada vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pershing County, Nevada voted Republican by 54.9 points (R+55), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,308 votes cast, 496 went Democratic and 1,764 went Republican.
What is Pershing County, Nevada's political typology?
Akashic places Pershing County, Nevada in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. 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 5 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Pershing County, Nevada last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pershing County, Nevada voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Pershing County, Nevada?
Pershing County, Nevada has a population of 6,487 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pershing County, Nevada?
Median household income in Pershing County, Nevada is $66,902 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Pershing County, Nevada?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pershing County, Nevada from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.