89436 leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 79% of adults in 89436 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 89436, ~34% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 89436 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 89436 leans more Republican than 14 of 15 neighbors.
89436 runs about 12 points more Republican than Nevada as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 89436. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+31) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 26 points.
Why 89436 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 89436, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
89436 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 68%, well above the Nevada average of 44%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 89436 are family households, above 75% of zip codes.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; 89436, NV sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 89436 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in 89436 have completed high school, about 7 points above the Nevada average of 89%. 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.