Kingston is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Kingston typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kingston, ~7% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kingston compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kingston leans more Republican than 2 of 4 neighbors.
Kingston runs about 69 points more Republican than Nevada as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kingston. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+63), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Kingston 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 Kingston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Kingston live in densely developed areas, about 44 points below the Nevada average of 44%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Kingston sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 84% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Kingston, NV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Kingston looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 15% of homes in Kingston have more than one occupant per room, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Austin, NV R+74
- Round Mountain, NV R+70
- Manhattan, NV R+71
- Gabbs, NV R+73
- Warm Springs, NV R+53
- Tonopah, NV R+49
- Luning, NV R+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gordon, KY R+70
- Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base, CA R+18
- Communia, IA R+32
- Cyclone, IN R+59
- Orange Bend, FL R+41
- Birome, TX R+69
- Heatonville, MO R+72
- Fort Howard, MD R+27
- Evergreen, MO R+69
- Brownville, KS R+83
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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.