89835 is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 55% of adults in 89835 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 89835, ~13% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 89835 compares
89835 runs about 52 points more Republican than Nevada as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 89835. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 44 points.
Why 89835 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 89835, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in 89835 are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 89835 sits in the bottom quarter (about 16%, below 77% of zip codes).
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 89835, NV does.
Why turnout in 89835 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 89835 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 8% of homes in 89835 have more than one occupant per room, above 94% 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.