Pershing County, Nevada
Precinct data
Results by precinct
12 precincts · 2,276 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -11 | 154 | 556 | 3 | 713 | 21.6% | 78.0% | R+56.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -66 | 72 | 439 | 5 | 516 | 14.0% | 85.1% | R+71.1 |
| Precinct -33 | 107 | 268 | 4 | 379 | 28.2% | 70.7% | R+42.5 |
| Precinct -44 | 92 | 206 | 2 | 300 | 30.7% | 68.7% | R+38.0 |
| Precinct -77 | 52 | 194 | 1 | 247 | 21.1% | 78.5% | R+57.5 |
| Precinct -55 | 19 | 101 | 1 | 121 | 15.7% | 83.5% | R+67.8 |
| Precinct 132_320271 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct 332_320273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct 432_320274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct 5 Imlay32_320275 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct 632_320276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct 732_320277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1920–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 19 points more Democratic.
3,861 registered voters · 2026
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−11 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −174 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $48,811 in average income, against $70,397 for residents who stayed — 31% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+31.9 on average — 23 points more Democratic-leaning than Pershing County, NV itself (R+54.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Humboldt County, NV31R+55.2
- Washoe County, NV22D+1.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Humboldt County, NV35
- Washoe County, NV23
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 | −123 |
| 2012 | +129 |
| 2013 | +75 |
| 2014 | −167 |
| 2015 | −90 |
| 2016 | −51 |
| 2017 | −104 |
| 2018 | +199 |
| 2019 | +29 |
| 2021 | −163 |
| 2022 | +41 |
| 2023 | −54 |
| 2024 | +116 |
| 2025 | −11 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 52.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 54.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.9 points.
A population of 6,487, a 64% 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 Lassen County and Brown County.
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Pershing County, Nevada. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/32027/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.