White Pine County, Nevada: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+57%. Democratic peak: D+77 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+57MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 8,7352024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,8652024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 16.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+77 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Atchison County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of White Pine CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for White Pine 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 | −14.5% |
| 1896 | +77.2% |
| 1900 | +32.9% |
| 1904 | −26.7% |
| 1908 | −3.9% |
| 1912 | +17.3% |
| 1916 | +31.1% |
| 1920 | −18.6% |
| 1924 | −23.3% |
| 1928 | −17.0% |
| 1932 | +23.4% |
| 1936 | +52.6% |
| 1940 | +40.1% |
| 1944 | +28.8% |
| 1948 | +23.2% |
| 1952 | −0.5% |
| 1956 | −3.0% |
| 1960 | +27.2% |
| 1964 | +41.0% |
| 1968 | +9.5% |
| 1972 | −22.5% |
| 1976 | +12.5% |
| 1980 | −20.7% |
| 1984 | −19.4% |
| 1988 | −12.7% |
| 1992 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | −0.1% |
| 2000 | −32.9% |
| 2004 | −40.0% |
| 2008 | −32.1% |
| 2012 | −43.7% |
| 2016 | −53.4% |
| 2020 | −58.2% |
| 2024 | −57.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 883 | 3,364 | 4,351 | ||
| R | 859 | 3,403 | 4,369 | ||
| R | 707 | 2,723 | 3,773 | ||
| R | 983 | 2,601 | 3,704 | ||
| R | 1,230 | 2,440 | 3,773 | ||
| R | 1,082 | 2,604 | 3,802 | ||
| R | 1,069 | 2,234 | 3,543 | ||
| R | 1,397 | 1,399 | 3,495 | ||
| D | 1,354 | 1,206 | 3,730 | ||
| R | 1,351 | 1,774 | 3,328 | ||
| R | 1,276 | 1,917 | 3,311 | ||
| R | 1,181 | 1,896 | 3,462 | ||
| D | 2,009 | 1,543 | 3,739 | ||
| R | 1,546 | 2,446 | 3,992 | ||
| D | 2,062 | 1,670 | 4,108 | ||
| D | 2,809 | 1,174 | 3,983 | ||
| D | 2,713 | 1,552 | 4,265 | ||
| R | 2,247 | 2,386 | 4,633 | ||
| R | 2,183 | 2,205 | 4,388 | ||
| D | 2,287 | 1,396 | 3,843 | ||
| D | 2,812 | 1,554 | 4,366 | ||
| D | 3,671 | 1,568 | 5,239 | ||
| D | 2,806 | 872 | 3,678 | ||
| D | 2,178 | 1,352 | 3,530 | ||
| R | 1,413 | 1,992 | 3,405 | ||
| R | 499 | 1,049 | 2,356 | ||
| R | 902 | 1,354 | 2,436 | ||
| D | 1,922 | 948 | 3,128 | ||
| O | 514 | 254 | 1,501 | ||
| R | 722 | 786 | 1,643 | ||
| R | 152 | 276 | 465 | ||
| D | 325 | 164 | 489 | ||
| D | 311 | 40 | 351 | ||
| O | 8 | 71 | 434 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.2%
American
10.2%
German
8.8%
Irish
6.8%
Scottish
4.5%
Italian
4.0%
French
2.3%
African American
4.8%
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: 43.1 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
$72,865
White Pine County ranks near the middle of US counties.
White Pine County$72,865
Nevada$78,260
United States$80,734
White Pine 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
8.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 183.5%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)6.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.5%
speak English only
Spanish5.3%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
White Pine County, anchored by the copper-mining town of Ely, recorded a 57-point Republican presidential margin in 2024—among the widest in a state that statewide remained closely contested.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-eight points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-seven points.
A median household income of $72,865, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 8,735 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Atchison County and Morrow County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did White Pine County, Nevada vote in 2024?
In 2024, White Pine County, Nevada voted Republican by 57.0 points (R+57), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,351 votes cast, 883 went Democratic and 3,364 went Republican.
What is White Pine County, Nevada's political typology?
Akashic places White Pine 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 13 times, Republican 19 times, and other 2 times.
When did White Pine County, Nevada last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which White Pine County, Nevada voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in White Pine County, Nevada?
White Pine County, Nevada has a population of 8,735 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in White Pine County, Nevada?
Median household income in White Pine County, Nevada is $72,865 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of White Pine County, Nevada?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in White Pine County, Nevada from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 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.