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1876–2024
Pershing County, Nevada
Pershing County·Nevada

Pershing County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

One of Nevada's most lopsided rural counties by presidential margin

18762024·38 elections
Pershing County, Nevada · Monacat · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+55
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
6,487
2024 ACS
Most similar
Lawrence County
IN · similarity 1.00
6 precincts · 2,308 votes cast
Trump · R+55
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−54.9%
4961,7642,308
2020R
−51.0%
5471,7312,320
2016R
−49.1%
4301,4031,982
2012R
−28.4%
6321,1671,884
2008R
−22.3%
6731,0751,801
2004R
−41.9%
5381,3411,917
2000R
−41.3%
4761,2211,802
1996R
−11.3%
5657431,569
1992R
−11.2%
4676431,566
1988R
−29.3%
4588671,396
1984R
−46.8%
3339561,330
1980R
−44.1%
3118771,282
1976R
−0.1%
6336351,353
1972R
−40.1%
3658531,218
1968R
−8.3%
4665671,213
1964D
+20.6%
7384861,224
1960D
+5.0%
7166481,364
1956R
−22.9%
5628951,457
1952R
−27.6%
5229191,441
1948R
−10.8%
5416771,262
1944R
−1.3%
5245381,062
1940D
+7.9%
6965941,290
1936D
+52.4%
8612691,130
1932D
+52.5%
7922471,039
1928R
−9.1%
452543995
1924R
−16.9%
164308854
1920R
−17.5%
389563996
1916
No data
1912
No data
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%
African American
3.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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
15.2%
Other Christian
4.5%
Baptist
1.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Mainline Protestant
0.6%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Methodist
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pershing County's vast high-desert ranching economy anchors a voting pattern that ran nearly 55 points Republican in 2024, making it among the most one-sided counties in a state that statewide trends toward competitive.

The Republican margin in Pershing County reached its widest at fifty-five points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was fifty-five points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Pershing County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,902, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 6,487 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 Lawrence County and Otter Tail County.