Lander County is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Lander County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lander County, ~12% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lander County compares
Lander County runs about 60 points more Republican than Nevada as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Lander County. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+59), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Lander County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Lander County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 74% of households in Lander County are family households, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lander County, NV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Lander County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lander County is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Eureka County, NV R+72
- Humboldt County, NV R+53
- Pershing County, NV R+52
- Elko County, NV R+46
- Churchill County, NV R+44
- White Pine County, NV R+60
- Lyon County, NV R+42
- Mineral County, NV R+40
- Storey County, NV R+40
- Washoe County, NV D+3
Counties with Similar Populations
- Talbot County, GA D+12
- Ottawa County, KS R+63
- Covington City, VA R+29
- San Saba County, TX R+68
- Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK R+18
- Ransom County, ND R+46
- Emporia City, VA D+43
- Alfalfa County, OK R+76
- McCook County, SD R+54
- Lincoln County, CO R+61
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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.