Washoe Valley leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Washoe Valley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Washoe Valley, ~26% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Washoe Valley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Washoe Valley leans more Republican than 26 of 33 neighbors.
Washoe Valley runs about 29 points more Republican than Nevada as a whole.
Why Washoe 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 Washoe Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Washoe Valley are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Washoe Valley, NV sits in the bottom quarter 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 Washoe Valley looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Washoe Valley is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Washoe Valley own their home, compared to around 78% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Empire, NV R+28
- Virginia City, NV R+37
- Carson City, NV R+11
- Incline Village, NV D+12
- Silver City, NV R+42
- Crystal Bay, NV Even
- Stewart, NV R+32
- Kings Beach, CA D+10
- Dayton, NV R+42
- Indian Hills, NV R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oxford, NJ R+28
- Shady Cove, OR R+27
- Medway, OH R+43
- Neptune City, NJ D+4
- Contoocook, NH D+13
- Kimberling City, MO R+43
- Adamsville, TN R+75
- East Tawas, MI R+21
- Fairbury, IL R+41
- Aledo, IL R+28
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.