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1876–2024
Clark County, Nevada
Clark County·Nevada

Clark County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

Las Vegas metro anchors a county that's tightened to single digits

18762024·38 elections
Clark County, Nevada · Soundsfancy · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+3
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
2,329,548
2024 ACS
Most similar
Lehigh County
PA · similarity 0.95
711 precincts · 1,031,223 votes cast
Harris · D+3
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+2.6%
520,187493,0521,031,223
2020D
+9.3%
521,852430,930972,510
2016D
+10.7%
402,227320,057767,156
2012D
+14.6%
389,936289,053691,190
2008D
+19.1%
380,765257,078647,490
2004D
+4.8%
281,767255,337545,397
2000D
+6.6%
196,100170,932382,198
1996D
+9.3%
127,963103,431262,710
1992D
+9.0%
124,58697,403302,782
1988R
−15.5%
78,359108,110191,779
1984R
−27.1%
53,38694,133150,363
1980R
−29.7%
38,31376,194127,424
1976D
+2.9%
51,17848,236102,812
1972R
−18.1%
36,80753,10189,908
1968D
+2.3%
33,22531,52275,065
1964D
+26.0%
40,76023,92164,681
1960D
+13.6%
23,94918,19742,146
1956D
+1.4%
19,09518,58437,679
1952R
−5.9%
11,85513,33325,188
1948D
+25.2%
10,7876,38217,453
1944D
+23.6%
7,3504,54311,893
1940D
+40.7%
5,1542,1707,324
1936D
+62.4%
5,0911,1786,269
1932D
+62.5%
5,8371,3477,184
1928R
−13.2%
9841,2842,268
1924R
−15.0%
2885331,636
1920D
+2.3%
6205891,320
1916D
+31.6%
1,1155291,853
1912D
+29.6%
358110837
1908
No data
1904
No data
1900
No data
1896
No data
1892
No data
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
0.9%
African American
9.6%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
26.7%
Other Christian
10.5%
Baptist
1.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Non-Christian
1.6%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Methodist
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to roughly two-thirds of Nevada's population, Clark County has trended toward competitive margins in recent cycles, with its 2024 presidential result landing at D+2.6 — narrower than its post-2008 baseline.

The Democratic margin in Clark County reached its widest at sixty-three points in 1932. The margin in 2024 was three points — still decisive.

Clark County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $76,472, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 2,329,548 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lehigh County and Rutland County.