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Nevada 37th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+7.62012D+0.42016D+0.62020D+3.02024D+0.2
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+0.2
2024
median income$80,922U.S. $80,734 · NV $78,260
median age48.0U.S. 39.1 · NV 39.3
poverty rate10.0%U.S. 12.5% · NV 12.4%
bachelor’s+ (25+)27.8%U.S. 35.6% · NV 27.9%
non-english33.6%U.S. 22.3% · NV 29.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German12.5%
English11.2%
Irish10.6%
Mexican13.0%
Cuban1.0%
Salvadoran0.9%
African American†9.4%
African0.9%
Ethiopian0.5%
Aztec2.1%
Native Hawaiian1.6%
Samoan1.0%
Filipino4.4%
Chinese1.3%
Asian Indian0.5%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Clark County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Nevada 37th State House District

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Nevada 37th State House DistrictHarrisD+0.2
2024
2024 presidential margin for Nevada 37th State House DistrictThe boundary of Nevada 37th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+0.2), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Nevada 37th State House District · D+0.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic49.2%20,701
Donald TrumpRepublican49.0%20,611
None Of These CandidatesOther1.7%727
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Nevada 37th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Clark County, NVDemocraticD+2.6
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
49.2%Harris20,701
49.0%Trump20,611
1.7%Candidates727
+0.2%
42,039
D
50.7%Biden21,316
47.6%Trump20,034
1.7%Jorgensen723
+3.0%
42,073
D
47.6%Clinton16,856
47.0%Trump16,651
5.4%Johnson1,906
+0.6%
35,413
D
50.2%Obama16,502
49.8%Romney16,385
0.0%
+0.4%
32,887
D
52.9%Obama17,542
45.3%McCain15,024
1.9%Candidates616
+7.6%
33,182
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: +0.2% in 2024.+0.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+7.6%
2012+0.4%
2016+0.6%
2020+3.0%
2024+0.2%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DShea BackusState House · 37

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Assembly District 37 sits at nearly perfect equilibrium, with the 2024 presidential margin settling at just 0.2 points Democratic — making it a consistent focal point for both parties in state legislative battles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 7.6 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.2 points.

A population of 74,361, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,922 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 21 and Assembly District 13.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Assembly District 21
Nevada
90.3twin score
% Evangelicalcollege share% Catholic
Assembly District 13
Nevada
89.1twin score
% Evangelicalcollege share% Catholic
Assembly District 22
Nevada
83.3twin score
% Evangelicalcollege share% Asian

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Nevada 37th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nevada 37th State House District voted a near-tie (D+0.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 42,039 votes cast, 20,701 went Democratic and 20,611 went Republican.
How many people live in Nevada 37th State House District?
Nevada 37th State House District has a population of 74,361 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nevada 37th State House District?
Median household income in Nevada 37th State House District is $80,922 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Nevada 37th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Nevada 37th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.