Spring Valley leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Spring Valley typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spring Valley, ~29% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spring Valley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Spring Valley leans more Democratic than 7 of 12 neighbors.
Spring Valley runs about 18 points more Democratic than Nevada as a whole. Nevada leans Republican overall, while Spring Valley is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Spring Valley. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+26) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+10), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Spring Valley 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 Spring Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 97% of residents in Spring Valley live in densely developed areas, about 60 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Spring Valley sits in the top quarter (about 31%, above 75% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 37% of adults in Spring Valley have never been married, above 90% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Spring Valley, 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 Spring Valley looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Spring Valley is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 49% of households in Spring Valley rent, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in Spring Valley have more than one occupant per room, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Summerlin South, NV Even
- Las Vegas, NV D+12
- Enterprise, NV D+6
- Sloan, NV R+9
- Winchester, NV D+25
- Blue Diamond, NV R+19
- North Las Vegas, NV D+23
- Whitney, NV D+16
- Sunrise Manor, NV D+20
- Henderson, NV Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brownsville, TX Even
- Murfreesboro, TN R+14
- Shreveport, LA D+29
- Eugene, OR D+39
- Frisco, TX R+5
- Port St. Lucie, FL R+7
- Moreno Valley, CA D+18
- Montgomery, AL D+44
- McKinney, TX R+6
- Santa Rosa, CA D+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.