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Sparks·Nevada

Sparks delivered a near-tie in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
NV
Sparks
TrumpR+0.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican49.2%27,239
Kamala HarrisDemocratic48.5%26,832
OtherAll other candidates2.3%1,272
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: −0.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−0.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+14.6%
2012+7.2%
2016+1.2%
2020+4.1%
2024−0.7%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
48.5%Harris26,832
49.2%Trump27,239
2.3%
−0.7%
55,343
D
50.6%Biden26,359
46.5%Trump24,214
2.9%incl. Jorgensen
+4.1%
52,081
D
46.3%Clinton20,002
45.1%Trump19,484
8.5%incl. Johnson
+1.2%
43,165
D
53.6%Obama20,146
46.4%Romney17,440
0.0%
+7.2%
37,586
D
56.3%Obama20,260
41.7%McCain15,006
2.0%
+14.6%
35,989

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.
IndicatorSparksCityNevadaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White57.9%49.8%61.0%
Black2.4%9.3%12.2%
Asian6.4%8.9%6.0%
Two or more races20.2%17.3%12.6%
Other race11.6%14.6%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino32.4%29.7%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$89,056$78,260$84,427
Poverty rate8.5%12.4%12.5%
Median age37.239.339.1
Age 18–248.7%8.0%9.2%
Age 65 and older17.6%17.0%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)34.2%27.9%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home21.4%29.5%22.3%
Spanish15.0%20.0%13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)1.8%3.0%0.6%
Other Indo-European1.4%1.3%2.0%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryMexican 19.6%Mexican 21.4%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryGerman 12.7%German 9.4%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 11.8%English 8.6%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic24.3%County context24.7%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant6.8%County context6.7%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed61.5%County context58.4%51.5%

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 origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
12.7%
English
11.8%
Irish
10.9%
Italian
6.2%
American
3.9%
French
2.2%
Scottish
2.1%
Norwegian
1.7%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
19.6%
Salvadoran
1.7%
Guatemalan
1.0%
Puerto Rican
0.6%
Spanish
0.6%
Spaniard
0.5%
Cuban
0.2%
Honduran
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Aztec
0.3%
Native Hawaiian
0.2%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Filipino
2.5%
Asian Indian
1.0%
Chinese
0.8%
Vietnamese
0.4%
Korean
0.2%
Japanese
0.2%
Bangladeshi
0.2%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.6%
speak English only
Spanish15.0%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)1.8%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.7%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.7%
Other languages0.4%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.3%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.3%
Vietnamese0.3%
Korean0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
24.3%
Evangelical Protestant
6.8%
Latter-day Saints
4.0%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Other Christian
1.0%
Muslim
0.3%
Buddhist
0.2%
Black Protestant
0.2%
Hindu
0.1%
Jewish
0.1%
Other faiths
0.1%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted61.5%
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.

Sparks sits in the desert Southwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 14.6 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 0.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.7 points.

A population of 110,024, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,056 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Sparks, Nevada vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sparks, Nevada voted Republican by 0.7 points (R+0.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 55,343 votes cast, 26,832 went Democratic and 27,239 went Republican.
What is Sparks, Nevada's political typology?
Akashic places Sparks, 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 4 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 times.
When did Sparks, Nevada last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sparks, Nevada voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Sparks, Nevada?
Sparks, Nevada has a population of 110,024 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sparks, Nevada?
Median household income in Sparks, Nevada is $89,056 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Sparks, Nevada?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Sparks, Nevada from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.