Lincoln County is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Lincoln County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lincoln County, ~10% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lincoln County compares
Lincoln County runs about 63 points more Republican than Nevada as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Lincoln County. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+60), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Lincoln County live in densely developed areas, about 44 points below the Nevada average of 44%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Lincoln County, NV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lincoln County looks the way it does
Turnout in Lincoln County 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 Counties
- Washington County, UT R+51
- Iron County, UT R+53
- White Pine County, NV R+60
- Beaver County, UT R+69
- Clark County, NV D+12
- Nye County, NV R+41
- Kane County, UT R+59
- Piute County, UT R+78
- Garfield County, UT R+63
- Millard County, UT R+69
Counties with Similar Populations
- Dewey County, OK R+78
- Hickman County, KY R+61
- Phillips County, CO R+53
- Mineral County, MT R+53
- Mills County, TX R+72
- Guadalupe County, NM Even
- Cameron County, PA R+47
- Schley County, GA R+60
- Mineral County, NV R+40
- Morrill County, NE R+64
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.