Nevada 3rd State Senate 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
62.1%
25,470 votes · D+26.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 60.1%
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
59.1%
5,408 votes · R+20.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1980 · 56.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
31,857votes
57.4% of the vote · D+16.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 29,492 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
23,688votes
43.7% of the vote · D+10.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 22,482 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
+19.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+26.3 · U.S. D+7.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +18.1 pts
Republican
Ronald Reagan1980
+13.7pts R vs U.S.
Place R+23.5 · U.S. R+9.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · +1.9 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DRochelle NguyenState Senate · 3
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Nevada SD-3 sits within competitive Clark County territory, where a 10.7-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024 signals a district that neither party can take for granted in a cycle-over-cycle swing state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 70.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 23.5 points in 1980. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.7 points.
A population of 148,265, a 33% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,481 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 7 and State Senate District 21.
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Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate 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.
How did Nevada 3rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nevada 3rd State Senate District voted Democratic by 10.7 points (D+10.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 54,242 votes cast, 29,492 went Democratic and 23,688 went Republican.
When did Nevada 3rd State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Nevada 3rd State Senate District voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Nevada 3rd State Senate District?
Nevada 3rd State Senate District has a population of 148,265 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nevada 3rd State Senate District?
Median household income in Nevada 3rd State Senate District is $60,481 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Nevada 3rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Nevada 3rd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.