Powning Addition leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Powning Addition typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Powning Addition, ~37% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Powning Addition compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Powning Addition leans more Democratic than 6 of 7 neighbors.
Powning Addition runs about 39 points more Democratic than Nevada as a whole. Nevada leans Republican overall, while Powning Addition is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Powning Addition. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+53) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+20), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Powning Addition 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 Powning Addition, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Powning Addition votes against the grain of Nevada. Nevada leans Republican overall, while Powning Addition runs about 39 points more Democratic.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Powning Addition, Reno, NV sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Powning Addition looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 74% of households in Powning Addition rent, about 49 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 7% of homes in Powning Addition have more than one occupant per room, above 83% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Powning Addition sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Midtown, Reno, NV D+36
- Old Northwest-West University, Reno, NV D+26
- Southwest, Reno, NV D+19
- Northeast, Reno, NV D+16
- South Central, Reno, NV D+16
- East Reno, Reno, NV D+14
- Northwest, Reno, NV Even
- North Valleys, Reno, NV R+3
- South Reno, Reno, NV D+3
- Foothill Meadows, Sparks, NV R+20
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Firestone-Garden Park, Charlotte, NC D+78
- Rocky Ridge, Aurora, CO D+32
- Larchmont-Edgewater, Norfolk, VA D+31
- Bay Colony, League City, TX R+14
- Old North Dayton, Dayton, OH D+3
- Northpoint, Milwaukee, WI D+57
- Glendale, Los Angeles, CA D+47
- Bemis, Watertown Town, MA D+50
- Crawford, Ames, IA D+26
- Buffalo Charles, Detroit, MI D+14
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.