Washoe County, Nevada: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+1%. Republican peak: R+39 in 1980.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+1MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 497,2002024 5-year
- Median household income
- $88,0962024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 26.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39 in 1980MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- DeKalb County, IL · similarity 0.93
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Washoe CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Washoe 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 | −18.1% |
| 1896 | +39.0% |
| 1900 | +4.5% |
| 1904 | −31.2% |
| 1908 | −7.5% |
| 1912 | +22.3% |
| 1916 | +1.6% |
| 1920 | −26.7% |
| 1924 | −24.2% |
| 1928 | −18.7% |
| 1932 | +30.5% |
| 1936 | +37.2% |
| 1940 | +6.8% |
| 1944 | −3.7% |
| 1948 | −14.7% |
| 1952 | −36.4% |
| 1956 | −32.9% |
| 1960 | −10.4% |
| 1964 | +4.7% |
| 1968 | −20.8% |
| 1972 | −32.4% |
| 1976 | −14.2% |
| 1980 | −39.5% |
| 1984 | −37.7% |
| 1988 | −22.3% |
| 1992 | −2.7% |
| 1996 | −4.2% |
| 2000 | −9.4% |
| 2004 | −4.2% |
| 2008 | +12.7% |
| 2012 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | +1.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 130,071 | 127,443 | 263,734 | ||
| D | 128,128 | 116,760 | 252,142 | ||
| D | 97,379 | 94,758 | 209,909 | ||
| D | 95,409 | 88,453 | 187,855 | ||
| D | 99,671 | 76,880 | 179,175 | ||
| R | 74,841 | 81,545 | 159,079 | ||
| R | 52,097 | 63,640 | 122,301 | ||
| R | 44,915 | 49,477 | 109,266 | ||
| R | 39,500 | 42,636 | 114,671 | ||
| R | 32,902 | 52,654 | 88,728 | ||
| R | 22,321 | 50,418 | 74,511 | ||
| R | 15,621 | 41,276 | 64,956 | ||
| R | 21,687 | 29,264 | 53,227 | ||
| R | 17,106 | 33,539 | 50,645 | ||
| R | 14,560 | 23,492 | 42,988 | ||
| D | 20,170 | 18,350 | 38,520 | ||
| R | 15,280 | 18,833 | 34,113 | ||
| R | 9,525 | 18,865 | 28,390 | ||
| R | 8,888 | 19,044 | 27,932 | ||
| R | 8,365 | 11,323 | 20,188 | ||
| R | 8,384 | 9,024 | 17,408 | ||
| D | 9,243 | 8,062 | 17,305 | ||
| D | 9,514 | 4,358 | 13,872 | ||
| D | 8,141 | 4,333 | 12,474 | ||
| R | 3,952 | 5,767 | 9,719 | ||
| R | 1,669 | 3,549 | 7,766 | ||
| R | 2,357 | 4,189 | 6,865 | ||
| D | 3,341 | 3,225 | 7,098 | ||
| O | 1,446 | 644 | 3,602 | ||
| R | 1,745 | 2,053 | 4,105 | ||
| R | 721 | 1,517 | 2,552 | ||
| D | 1,005 | 919 | 1,924 | ||
| D | 1,168 | 513 | 1,681 | ||
| O | 235 | 530 | 1,628 | ||
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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%
English
11.8%
Irish
10.9%
Italian
6.2%
American
3.9%
French
2.2%
Scottish
2.1%
African American
1.9%
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: 39.0 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
$88,096
Washoe County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Washoe County$88,096
Nevada$78,260
United States$80,734
Washoe County ranks in the top 10% 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
10.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.4%
Working age (18–64)10.2%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.6%
speak English only
Spanish15.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.6%
Other Indo-European2.3%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Washoe anchors Nevada's second-largest metro and has trended Democratic over two decades of in-migration, flipping from a double-digit Republican stronghold to a county decided by single digits in every presidential race since 2016.
The Democratic margin here reached thirty-nine points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was one point.
A population of 497,200, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,096 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of DeKalb County and Centre County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Washoe County, Nevada vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washoe County, Nevada voted Democratic by 1.0 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 263,734 votes cast, 130,071 went Democratic and 127,443 went Republican.
What is Washoe County, Nevada's political typology?
Akashic places Washoe County, Nevada in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 20 times, and other 2 times.
When did Washoe County, Nevada last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Washoe County, Nevada voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Washoe County, Nevada?
Washoe County, Nevada has a population of 497,200 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washoe County, Nevada?
Median household income in Washoe County, Nevada is $88,096 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Washoe County, Nevada?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Washoe County, Nevada from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.