Nevada is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Nevada typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nevada, ~15% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nevada compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nevada leans more Republican than 36 of 59 neighbors.
Nevada runs about 42 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Nevada. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+41), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Nevada 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 Nevada, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Nevada are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Nevada, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Nevada looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Nevada own their home, about 19 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Nevada sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Copeville, TX R+62
- Lavon, TX R+33
- Josephine, TX R+54
- Lavon Beach Estates, TX R+60
- Farmersville, TX R+58
- Fate, TX R+31
- Royse City, TX R+46
- St. Paul, TX R+23
- Wylie, TX R+12
- Floyd, TX R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Grimesland, NC R+26
- Cleveland, OK R+54
- South Oroville, CA R+13
- La Verkin, UT R+63
- Paoli, IN R+48
- Fort Richardson, AK R+14
- Eagle, WI R+40
- Flora, MS R+18
- Lexington, OK R+44
- Hebron, OH R+50
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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.