Rye Patch is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 33% of adults in Rye Patch typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rye Patch, ~6% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~67% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rye Patch compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rye Patch leans more Republican than 3 of 5 neighbors.
Rye Patch runs about 61 points more Republican than Nevada as a whole.
Why Rye Patch 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 Rye Patch, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Rye Patch live in densely developed areas, about 43 points below the Nevada average of 44%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Rye Patch are family households, above 89% 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 Rye Patch, NV does.
Why turnout in Rye Patch looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Rye Patch is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in Rye Patch have more than one occupant per room, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oreana, NV R+62
- Imlay, NV R+64
- Lovelock, NV R+46
- Mill City, NV R+69
- Weso, NV R+65
- Winnemucca, NV R+54
- Golconda, NV R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Georgeville, MO R+62
- Wicksville, SD R+79
- Echo, TX R+72
- Roberts Landing, MI R+39
- Scranton, TX R+78
- Hartsville, MA D+42
- Red Spring, WV R+55
- Rayland, TX R+70
- Siam, IA R+58
- Clarksville, AL R+42
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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.