Austin is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Austin typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Austin, ~6% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Austin compares
Austin sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable cities nearby.
Austin runs about 71 points more Republican than Nevada as a whole.
Why Austin leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Austin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Austin live in densely developed areas, about 43 points below the Nevada average of 44%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Austin fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 88% of households in Austin are family households, above 98% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Austin, 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 Austin looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Austin 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 12% of homes in Austin have more than one occupant per room, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kingston, NV R+73
- Round Mountain, NV R+70
- Gabbs, NV R+73
- Manhattan, NV R+71
- Eureka, NV R+67
- Crescent Valley, NV R+77
- Stillwater, NV R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Forest City, MO R+64
- Amberson, PA R+72
- Mansfield, NC R+41
- Milo, CA R+32
- Lansford, ND R+64
- Horse Pasture, VA R+26
- Lax Lake, MN R+7
- Andover, ME R+30
- Conger, MN R+36
- Milligan, NE R+62
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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.