Jackpot leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 28% of adults in Jackpot typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jackpot, ~12% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~72% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jackpot compares
Jackpot runs about 9 points more Republican than Nevada as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Jackpot. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+34) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+11), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Jackpot 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 Jackpot, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Jackpot live in densely developed areas, about 44 points below the Nevada average of 44%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Jackpot are family households, above 87% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Jackpot, NV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Jackpot looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Jackpot 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 50%, about 8 points below the Nevada average of 58%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 61% of households in Jackpot rent, compared to around 28% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Jackpot report food insecurity, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Hollister, ID R+70
- Rock Creek, ID R+68
- Clover, ID R+68
- Castleford, ID R+71
- Fairview, ID R+70
- Kimberly, ID R+58
- Filer, ID R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Tempe, TX R+65
- Volta, CA R+19
- Briar, MO R+70
- Frankford, WV R+56
- Burnham, ME R+34
- Sweet Home, AR D+60
- Renova, MS D+45
- Pantego, NC R+27
- Delaware, OK R+69
- Gypsum, KS R+68
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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.