89831 leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 53% of adults in 89831 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 89831, ~18% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 89831 compares
89831 runs about 31 points more Republican than Nevada as a whole.
Why 89831 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 89831, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 16% of adults in 89831 hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Nevada average of 25%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 89831 sits in the bottom quarter on density (fewer than 1%, in the bottom fraction of zip codes).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 89831, NV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 89831 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 89831 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 50%, about 8 points below the Nevada average of 58%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in 89831 report food insecurity, above 89% 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.