New Empire leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 80% of adults in New Empire typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Empire, ~29% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Empire compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Empire leans more Republican than 15 of 30 neighbors.
New Empire runs about 25 points more Republican than Nevada as a whole.
Why New Empire 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 New Empire, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in New Empire are family households, about 12 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; New Empire, NV sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in New Empire looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in New Empire have completed high school, about 7 points above the Nevada average of 89%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Carson City, NV R+11
- Washoe Valley, NV R+32
- Stewart, NV R+32
- Silver City, NV R+42
- Virginia City, NV R+37
- Indian Hills, NV R+32
- Dayton, NV R+42
- Johnson Lane, NV R+43
- Incline Village, NV D+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Galatia, NC Even
- Brewster, NE R+78
- Linden Grove, MN R+25
- Harmony, MS D+22
- Flickerville, IL R+43
- St. Bernice, IN R+56
- South Komelik, AZ D+79
- South Newport, GA R+15
- Souder, MO R+70
- North Rome, PA R+56
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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.