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

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

West Las Vegas is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.

 

About 38% of adults in West Las Vegas typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Las Vegas, ~29% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How West Las Vegas compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, West Las Vegas leans more Democratic than 12 of 13 neighbors.

West Las Vegas runs about 55 points more Democratic than Nevada as a whole. Nevada leans Republican overall, while West Las Vegas is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within West Las Vegas. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+67) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+39), a spread of about 28 points.

Why West Las Vegas 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 West Las Vegas, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

West Las Vegas votes against the grain of Nevada. Nevada leans Republican overall, while West Las Vegas runs about 55 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in West Las Vegas have never been married, above 81% of neighborhoods.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; West Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV sits in the bottom tenth 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 West Las Vegas looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. West Las Vegas 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 39%, about 19 points below the Nevada average of 58%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 68% of households in West Las Vegas rent, about 43 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 44% of adults in West Las Vegas report food insecurity, above 96% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.