Preston is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 35% of adults in Preston typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Preston, ~6% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~65% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Preston compares
Preston runs about 62 points more Republican than Nevada as a whole.
Why Preston 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 Preston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 3% of adults in Preston hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 points below the Nevada average of 25%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Preston sits in the bottom quarter on density (fewer than 1%, in the bottom fraction of cities).
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Preston, NV does.
Why turnout in Preston looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Preston is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Preston have completed high school, below 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Cities with Similar Populations
- Youngstown, IN R+33
- Middleton, OK R+69
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- Burkett, TX R+76
- New Maysville, IN R+61
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- Non, OK R+71
- Emory, VA R+50
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- Elon, IA R+40
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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.