† 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
GroupFernleyNevadaUnited States
German13.0%9.4%12.5%
English12.9%8.6%9.5%
Irish12.1%7.9%9.4%
Italian5.3%4.9%4.8%
American5.0%3.4%5.3%
French2.3%1.5%1.6%
Scottish2.1%1.5%1.3%
Polish1.7%1.3%2.2%
Mexican17.5%21.4%11.3%
Spanish1.0%0.5%—
Guatemalan0.7%0.8%0.5%
Cuban0.6%1.3%0.7%
Spaniard0.6%0.4%—
Salvadoran0.4%1.5%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.9%1.8%
Maya1.2%——
Aztec1.2%0.4%—
Filipino0.9%4.5%0.9%
Chinese0.5%1.3%1.3%
Korean0.3%0.5%0.4%
African American†0.9%7.6%9.9%
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
Fernley
Nevada
United States
Median age
36.4
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
7.7%
8.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.1%
17.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Fernley
Nevada
United States
Median household income
$89,517
$78,260
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.8%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.4%
27.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Fernley
Nevada
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
14.9%
29.5%
22.3%
Spanish
13.0%
20.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Fernley
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.
Fernley, Nevada
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−28.8%
2008
−14.5%
2012
−24.5%
2016
−39.0%
2020
−38.0%
2024
−40.5%
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
28.7%Harris3,363
69.1%Trump8,109
2.2%
R+40.5
R+2.5
R+39.0
11,730
R
29.3%Biden3,070
67.3%Trump7,052
3.4%
R+38.0
D+1.0
R+42.5
10,479
R
26.6%Clinton2,147
65.6%Trump5,287
7.8%
R+39.0
R+14.4
R+41.0
8,061
R
36.4%Obama2,603
61.0%Romney4,358
2.6%
R+24.5
R+10.0
R+28.4
7,149
R
41.3%Obama2,873
55.9%McCain3,883
2.8%
R+14.5
D+14.3
R+21.8
6,951
R
34.1%Kerry1,919
62.9%Bush3,538
2.9%
R+28.8
—
R+26.3
5,621
Fernley sits in Lyon County, one of Nevada's most closely watched bellwether counties, and its rapid population growth since 2000 has made it a key variable in statewide margin math.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 40.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.5 points.
A population of 24,225, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,517 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Rock Springs and Dayton.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Fernley, Nevada voted Republican by 40.5 points (R+40.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,730 votes cast, 3,363 went Democratic and 8,109 went Republican.
How many people live in Fernley, Nevada?
Fernley, Nevada has a population of 24,225 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fernley, Nevada?
Median household income in Fernley, Nevada is $89,517 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Fernley, Nevada?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Fernley, Nevada from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
