Cordero is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 30% of adults in Cordero typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cordero, ~5% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~71% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cordero compares
Cordero sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable cities nearby.
Cordero runs about 61 points more Republican than Nevada as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cordero. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 57 points.
Why Cordero 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 Cordero, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Cordero live in densely developed areas, about 43 points below the Nevada average of 44%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Cordero are family households, above 94% of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Cordero, NV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Cordero looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cordero 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 7% of homes in Cordero have more than one occupant per room, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Orovada, NV R+22
- Denio, NV R+72
- McDermitt, NV R+15
- Fort McDermitt, NV R+15
- Paradise Valley, NV R+25
- Paradise Hill, NV R+55
- Winnemucca, NV R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Horseshoe, AR R+40
- Little Chief, OK R+65
- Dodson, TN R+71
- Maljamar, NM R+77
- North Settlement, NY R+21
- Sherard, MS R+33
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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.