Round Mountain is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Round Mountain typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Round Mountain, ~8% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Round Mountain compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Round Mountain is the least Republican-leaning.
Round Mountain runs about 67 points more Republican than Nevada as a whole.
Why Round Mountain 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 Round Mountain, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Round Mountain hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the Nevada average of 25%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Round Mountain sits in the bottom quarter on density (fewer than 1%, in the bottom fraction of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Round Mountain, NV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Round Mountain looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in Round Mountain have more than one occupant per room, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Tonopah, NV R+49
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- Mina, NV R+11
- Luning, NV R+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pulaski, MI R+43
- Aydlett, NC R+51
- North New Portland, ME R+27
- Perdido, AL R+81
- Benavides, TX R+2
- Oaktown, IN R+59
- Lake Waynoka, OH R+56
- Adell, WI R+43
- Mount Lookout, WV R+61
- Green Isle, MN R+52
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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.