† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupElyNevadaUnited States
English21.8%8.6%9.5%
American11.6%3.4%5.3%
German10.0%9.4%12.5%
Irish7.7%7.9%9.4%
Scottish5.1%1.5%1.3%
Italian4.5%4.9%4.8%
French2.6%1.5%1.6%
Polish2.5%1.3%2.2%
Mexican10.5%21.4%11.3%
Spaniard3.2%0.4%—
Spanish2.3%0.5%—
Puerto Rican2.1%0.9%1.8%
Navajo1.6%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Ely
Nevada
United States
Median age
38.7
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
11.4%
8.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.7%
17.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Ely
Nevada
United States
Median household income
$77,500
$78,260
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.6%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
13.9%
27.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Ely
Nevada
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.8%
29.5%
22.3%
Spanish
4.2%
20.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Ely
Nevada
United States
Catholic
—
24.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
6.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
58.4%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Ely, Nevada
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−34.3%
2008
−24.6%
2012
−35.8%
2016
−48.0%
2020
−54.3%
2024
−51.0%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
23.2%Harris466
74.2%Trump1,490
2.6%
R+51.0
D+3.3
R+49.5
2,008
R
21.8%Biden440
76.0%Trump1,536
2.2%
R+54.3
R+6.3
R+58.7
2,020
R
21.3%Clinton381
69.3%Trump1,238
9.4%
R+48.0
R+12.2
R+50.0
1,787
R
30.5%Obama532
66.2%Romney1,156
3.3%
R+35.8
R+11.1
R+39.6
1,745
R
35.3%Obama641
59.9%McCain1,088
4.8%
R+24.6
D+9.7
R+31.9
1,816
R
31.7%Kerry554
66.0%Bush1,155
2.3%
R+34.3
—
R+31.9
1,750
Ely anchors White Pine County, a vast high-desert expanse where mining employment and geographic isolation have long reinforced margins exceeding 70% in statewide races, making it a reliable bellwether for rural Nevada's political direction.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 54.3 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.3 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.0 points.
A population of 3,929, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,500 describe the city.
In 2024, Ely, Nevada voted Republican by 51.0 points (R+51.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,008 votes cast, 466 went Democratic and 1,490 went Republican.
How many people live in Ely, Nevada?
Ely, Nevada has a population of 3,929 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ely, Nevada?
Median household income in Ely, Nevada is $77,500 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Ely, Nevada?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Ely, Nevada from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
