Nevada 12th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1972–2024 · 14 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
61.3%
12,799 votes · D+24.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 59.4%
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
59.4%
2,784 votes · R+20.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1980 · 56.8%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
16,845votes
54.4% of the vote · D+10.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 16,384 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
16,082votes
48.7% of the vote · D+0.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 13,534 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
+17.5pts D vs U.S.
Place D+24.7 · U.S. D+7.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +16.7 pts
Republican
Ronald Reagan1980
+14.6pts R vs U.S.
Place R+24.4 · U.S. R+9.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · +2.4 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DMax CarterState House · 12
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Assembly District 12 sits at the razor-thin center of Nevada's legislative map, where the 2024 presidential margin of D+0.9 signals a district that neither party can take for granted in any cycle.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 69.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 24.4 points in 1980. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 9.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.9 points.
A population of 74,106, a 29% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $87,032 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 34 and Assembly District 18.
Akashic
Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons → · Or open the source-auditable district brief for electoral baseline, electorate, current-cycle coverage, geography, official dates, and methodology. Open campaign intelligence report →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Nevada 12th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/32012/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
How did Nevada 12th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nevada 12th State House District voted Democratic by 0.9 points (D+0.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 33,040 votes cast, 16,384 went Democratic and 16,082 went Republican.
When did Nevada 12th State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Nevada 12th State House District voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Nevada 12th State House District?
Nevada 12th State House District has a population of 74,106 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nevada 12th State House District?
Median household income in Nevada 12th State House District is $87,032 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Nevada 12th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Nevada 12th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.