Dry Lake leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Dry Lake typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dry Lake, ~16% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dry Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dry Lake leans more Republican than 4 of 7 neighbors.
Dry Lake runs about 24 points more Republican than Nevada as a whole.
Why Dry Lake 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 Dry Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Dry Lake live in densely developed areas, about 43 points below the Nevada average of 44%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Dry Lake are family households, above 87% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Dry Lake, 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 Dry Lake looks the way it does
Turnout in Dry Lake sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Manse, NV R+47
- Pahrump, NV R+39
- Johnnie, NV R+43
- Indian Springs, NV R+14
- Blue Diamond, NV R+19
- Summerlin South, NV Even
- Spring Valley, NV D+14
- Sandy Valley, NV R+45
- Las Vegas, NV D+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Agenda, KS R+68
- Pikes Peak, IN R+51
- Rowland, KY R+65
- Cedar Point, KS R+57
- Englewood, KS R+73
- Rubio, IA R+51
- Cayton, CA R+44
- Cedar Ridge, PA R+47
- Herrick Grove, NY R+28
- Chaseley, ND R+62
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.