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

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

Michael Way leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.

 

About 42% of adults in Michael Way typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Michael Way, ~26% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Michael Way compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Michael Way leans more Democratic than 11 of 16 neighbors.

Michael Way runs about 25 points more Democratic than Nevada as a whole. Nevada leans Republican overall, while Michael Way is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Michael Way. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+29) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+13), a spread of about 16 points.

Why Michael Way 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 Michael Way, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Michael Way votes against the grain of Nevada. Nevada leans Republican overall, while Michael Way runs about 25 points more Democratic. Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting, and non-Hispanic white share in Michael Way is about 25%, about 47 points below the U.S. average of 72%.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Michael Way, Las Vegas, NV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Michael Way looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Michael Way 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 47%, about 11 points below the Nevada average of 58%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Michael Way report food insecurity, above 82% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Michael Way have completed high school, below 86% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.