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

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

East Las Vegas leans heavily Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.

 

About 33% of adults in East Las Vegas typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Las Vegas, ~21% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~67% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How East Las Vegas compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, East Las Vegas leans more Democratic than 2 of 8 neighbors.

East Las Vegas runs about 33 points more Democratic than Nevada as a whole. Nevada leans Republican overall, while East Las Vegas is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within East Las Vegas. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+35) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+20), a spread of about 15 points.

Why East Las Vegas 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 East Las Vegas, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

East Las Vegas votes against the grain of Nevada. Nevada leans Republican overall, while East Las Vegas runs about 33 points more Democratic.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

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

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. East Las Vegas 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 38%, about 20 points below the Nevada average of 58%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 42% of adults in East Las Vegas report food insecurity, above 95% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 61% of adults in East Las Vegas have completed high school, below 98% of neighborhoods. 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.