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Paradise·Nevada

Paradise moved 7.4 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
NV
Paradise
HarrisD+8.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic53.4%37,288
Donald TrumpRepublican44.9%31,363
OtherAll other candidates1.7%1,195
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +8.5% in 2024.+8.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+25.8%
2012+24.0%
2016+17.7%
2020+15.9%
2024+8.5%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
53.4%Harris37,288
44.9%Trump31,363
1.7%
+8.5%
69,846
D
56.8%Biden40,866
41.0%Trump29,452
2.2%incl. Jorgensen
+15.9%
71,889
D
55.8%Clinton33,779
38.2%Trump23,087
6.0%incl. Johnson
+17.7%
60,510
D
62.0%Obama34,786
38.0%Romney21,303
0.0%
+24.0%
56,089
D
61.7%Obama35,644
35.9%McCain20,744
2.4%
+25.8%
57,752

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorParadiseCityNevadaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White40.6%49.8%61.0%
Black10.9%9.3%12.2%
Asian11.0%8.9%6.0%
Two or more races18.9%17.3%12.6%
Other race17.4%14.6%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino36.8%29.7%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$59,190$78,260$84,427
Poverty rate17.6%12.4%12.5%
Median age39.339.339.1
Age 18–248.0%8.0%9.2%
Age 65 and older15.9%17.0%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)27.8%27.9%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home33.6%29.5%22.3%
Spanish22.3%20.0%13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)3.6%3.0%0.6%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)1.5%1.2%1.1%
Other Indo-European1.4%1.3%2.0%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 8.0%German 9.4%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 7.2%English 8.6%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 6.8%Irish 7.9%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic26.2%County context24.7%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant6.6%County context6.7%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed56.7%County context58.4%51.5%
Latter-day Saints5.8%County context5.9%2.0%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.0%
English
7.2%
Irish
6.8%
Italian
4.6%
American
2.9%
Polish
1.7%
French
1.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
66.4%
speak English only
Spanish22.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)3.6%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)1.5%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.3%
Other languages1.0%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.6%
Korean0.5%
Vietnamese0.5%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.3%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Arabic0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
26.2%
Evangelical Protestant
6.6%
Latter-day Saints
5.8%
Other Christian
1.0%
Mainline Protestant
1.0%
Buddhist
0.7%
Orthodox Christian
0.6%
Black Protestant
0.5%
Jewish
0.3%
Muslim
0.3%
Hindu
0.2%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted56.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Paradise sits in the desert Southwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.8 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 7.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.5 points.

A population of 185,913, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,190 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Paradise, Nevada vote in 2024?
In 2024, Paradise, Nevada voted Democratic by 8.5 points (D+8.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 69,846 votes cast, 37,288 went Democratic and 31,363 went Republican.
What is Paradise, Nevada's political typology?
Akashic places Paradise, Nevada in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Paradise, Nevada?
Paradise, Nevada has a population of 185,913 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Paradise, Nevada?
Median household income in Paradise, Nevada is $59,190 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Paradise, Nevada?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Paradise, Nevada from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.