Downtown East, Las Vegas, NV Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Downtown East

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Downtown East leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.

 

About 29% of adults in Downtown East typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Downtown East, ~20% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~71% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Downtown East compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Downtown East leans more Democratic than 6 of 9 neighbors.

Downtown East runs about 39 points more Democratic than Nevada as a whole. Nevada leans Republican overall, while Downtown East is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Downtown East. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+39) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+28), a spread of about 11 points.

Why Downtown East leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Downtown East, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Downtown East live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 56% of adults in Downtown East have never been married, above 90% of neighborhoods. Downtown East runs against the grain of Nevada, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Downtown East, Las Vegas, NV sits in the top 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 Downtown East looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Downtown East 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 34%, about 24 points below the Nevada average of 58%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 77% of households in Downtown East rent, about 52 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 43% of adults in Downtown East report food insecurity, above 96% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.