Twin Lakes, Las Vegas, NV Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Twin Lakes

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Twin Lakes leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.

 

About 38% of adults in Twin Lakes typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Twin Lakes, ~24% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Twin Lakes compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Twin Lakes leans more Democratic than 9 of 16 neighbors.

Twin Lakes runs about 26 points more Democratic than Nevada as a whole. Nevada leans Republican overall, while Twin Lakes is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Twin Lakes. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+28) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+13), a spread of about 14 points.

Why Twin Lakes leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Twin Lakes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Twin Lakes live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Twin Lakes have never been married, above 76% of neighborhoods. Twin Lakes runs against the grain of Nevada, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Twin Lakes, Las Vegas, NV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Twin Lakes looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Twin Lakes 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%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in Twin Lakes report food insecurity, above 85% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 73% of adults in Twin Lakes have completed high school, below 93% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.