89070 leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 19% of adults in 89070 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 89070, ~8% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~81% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 89070 compares
89070 runs about 8 points more Republican than Nevada as a whole.
Why 89070 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 89070, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 3% of adults in 89070 hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 points below the Nevada average of 25%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 89070 sits in the bottom quarter on density (fewer than 1%, in the bottom fraction of zip codes).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 89070, NV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 89070 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 89070 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 14 points below the Nevada average of 58%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in 89070 report food insecurity, above 93% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 73% of adults in 89070 have completed high school, below 96% of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Nevada Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.