Elko, NV, Nevada
Akashic| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 77.7% | 18,262 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 20.2% | 4,736 |
| None Of These CandidatesOther | 2.1% | 503 |
County-level results (2 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Elko County, NV | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Eureka County, NV | Republican | R+77.8 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 20.2%Harris4,736 | 77.7%Trump18,262 | 2.1%Candidates503 | 23,501 | ||
| R | 20.3%Biden4,662 | 76.7%Trump17,636 | 3.0%Jorgensen686 | 22,984 | ||
| R | 17.9%Clinton3,475 | 73.5%Trump14,274 | 8.6%Johnson1,664 | 19,413 | ||
| R | 21.5%Obama3,618 | 75.5%Romney12,677 | 3.0%Johnson499 | 16,794 | ||
| R | 28.2%Obama4,685 | 69.4%McCain11,533 | 2.4%Candidates397 | 16,615 | ||
| R | 19.9%Kerry3,194 | 78.0%Bush12,509 | 2.1%Nader344 | 16,047 | ||
| R | 17.9%Gore2,692 | 77.6%Bush11,657 | 4.4%Nader668 | 15,017 | ||
| R | 26.4%Clinton3,307 | 55.2%Dole6,924 | 18.4%Perot2,314 | 12,545 | ||
| R | 23.1%Clinton2,911 | 43.9%Bush5,538 | 33.0%Perot4,167 | 12,616 | ||
| R | 27.5%Dukakis2,461 | 68.5%Bush6,135 | 4.0%Paul358 | 8,954 | ||
| R | 22.7%Mondale1,690 | 74.6%Reagan5,549 | 2.7%Bergland200 | 7,439 | ||
| R | 20.7%Carter1,399 | 71.3%Reagan4,823 | 8.0%Anderson539 | 6,761 | ||
| R | 35.7%Carter2,118 | 60.2%Ford3,565 | 4.1%Other243 | 5,926 | ||
| R | 27.4%McGovern1,606 | 72.6%Nixon4,257 | 0.0% | 5,863 | ||
| R | 33.8%Humphrey1,835 | 54.7%Nixon2,964 | 11.5%Wallace623 | 5,422 | ||
| D | 59.4%Johnson3,070 | 40.6%Goldwater2,099 | 0.0% | 5,169 | ||
| D | 50.5%Kennedy2,718 | 49.5%Nixon2,666 | 0.0% | 5,384 | ||
| R | 36.7%Stevenson1,919 | 63.3%Eisenhower3,311 | 0.0% | 5,230 | ||
| R | 35.4%Stevenson1,912 | 64.6%Eisenhower3,483 | 0.0% | 5,395 | ||
| D | 52.7%Truman2,304 | 45.6%Dewey1,995 | 1.7%Thurmond75 | 4,374 | ||
| D | 56.0%Roosevelt2,497 | 44.0%Dewey1,959 | 0.0% | 4,456 | ||
| D | 62.0%Roosevelt3,369 | 38.0%Willkie2,067 | 0.0% | 5,436 | ||
| D | 72.5%Roosevelt3,284 | 27.5%Landon1,245 | 0.0% | 4,529 | ||
| D | 66.9%Roosevelt2,947 | 33.1%Hoover1,461 | 0.0% | 4,408 | ||
| R | 44.5%Smith1,703 | 55.5%Hoover2,127 | 0.0% | 3,830 | ||
| R | 21.2%Davis698 | 40.2%Coolidge1,322 | 38.5%La Follette1,266 | 3,286 | ||
| R | 39.4%Cox1,186 | 55.8%Harding1,682 | 4.8%Debs144 | 3,012 | ||
| D | 59.0%Wilson2,283 | 33.9%Hughes1,311 | 7.1%Benson275 | 3,869 | ||
| D | 43.3%Wilson1,052 | 19.2%Taft468 | 37.5%Roosevelt912 | 2,432 | ||
| D | 47.8%Bryan1,022 | 44.9%Taft961 | 7.3%Debs156 | 2,139 | ||
| R | 36.1%Parker615 | 55.9%Roosevelt953 | 8.0%Debs136 | 1,704 | ||
| D | 67.7%Bryan1,249 | 32.3%McKinley597 | 0.0% | 1,846 | ||
| D | 91.3%Bryan1,564 | 8.7%McKinley149 | 0.0% | 1,713 | ||
| O | 3.0%Cleveland59 | 13.7%Harrison266 | 83.2%Weaver1,613 | 1,938 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −10.7% |
| 1896 | +82.6% |
| 1900 | +35.3% |
| 1904 | −19.8% |
| 1908 | +2.9% |
| 1912 | +24.0% |
| 1916 | +25.1% |
| 1920 | −16.5% |
| 1924 | −19.0% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +33.7% |
| 1936 | +45.0% |
| 1940 | +24.0% |
| 1944 | +12.1% |
| 1948 | +7.1% |
| 1952 | −29.1% |
| 1956 | −26.6% |
| 1960 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | +18.8% |
| 1968 | −20.8% |
| 1972 | −45.2% |
| 1976 | −24.4% |
| 1980 | −50.6% |
| 1984 | −51.9% |
| 1988 | −41.0% |
| 1992 | −20.8% |
| 1996 | −28.8% |
| 2000 | −59.7% |
| 2004 | −58.0% |
| 2008 | −41.2% |
| 2012 | −53.9% |
| 2016 | −55.6% |
| 2020 | −56.4% |
| 2024 | −57.6% |
Anchored by the gold-mining economy of northeastern Nevada, the Elko metro routinely posts some of the state's widest Republican margins, driven by a workforce tied to resource extraction and a sparse, rural settlement pattern that limits Democratic turnout infrastructure.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 82.6 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 59.7 points in 2000. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 57.6 points.
A population of 55,632, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $86,031 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lexington, NE and Ontario, OR-ID.
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