Primm leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Primm typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Primm, ~19% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Primm compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Primm is the least Republican-leaning.
Primm runs about 8 points more Republican than Nevada as a whole.
Why Primm 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 Primm, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Primm live in densely developed areas, about 44 points below the Nevada average of 44%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Primm, NV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Primm looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Primm 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 49%, about 9 points below the Nevada average of 58%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 65% of households in Primm rent, compared to around 30% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Primm report food insecurity, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jean, NV R+25
- Sandy Valley, NV R+45
- Sloan, NV R+9
- Searchlight, NV R+31
- Enterprise, NV D+6
- Blue Diamond, NV R+19
- Henderson, NV Even
- Spring Valley, NV D+14
- Summerlin South, NV Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Paxton, NE R+76
- Port Hudson, LA R+31
- Elwood, TX R+71
- Reece City, AL R+70
- Buchtel, OH R+21
- Cabell, KY R+77
- Lane, OK R+75
- Church Hill, MT R+43
- Oakman, OK R+48
- Mount Comfort, IN R+29
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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.