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1876–2024
Assembly District 38·Nevada

Nevada 38th State House District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Nevada's most Republican-leaning legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NV
Latest
R+45
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
96,808
2024 ACS

Nevada 38th State House District, Nevada: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+45%. Democratic peak: D+65 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+45MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
96,8082024 5-year
Median household income
$75,8432024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
73.3%2024 5-year
Black
2.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
18.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+65 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+46 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
5 counties · 0 D · 5 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−45.5%
13,37736,64651,185
R
−42.7%
12,89733,15147,466
R
−43.9%
9,35026,11738,222
R
−30.6%
11,69822,45535,149
R
−20.8%
13,55020,85935,097
R
−34.2%
9,88220,51131,085
R
−32.1%
7,68615,63724,743
R
−15.4%
7,19110,44821,087
R
−13.5%
5,7728,56120,629
R
−36.3%
4,97111,03116,707
R
−46.1%
3,95011,10015,517
R
−46.2%
3,1219,48813,796
R
−3.3%
5,2565,63311,549
R
−46.4%
2,9398,03210,971
R
−10.4%
3,5424,5849,996
D
+6.7%
4,6274,0428,669
R
−0.8%
4,2274,2948,521
R
−20.8%
3,4525,2698,721
R
−23.5%
3,0374,8987,935
D
+0.7%
3,1103,0686,385
D
+7.5%
3,4462,9646,409
D
+14.1%
3,7992,8606,659
D
+41.2%
4,0221,6775,698
D
+40.9%
3,7441,5695,313
R
−8.6%
2,2942,7265,019
R
−21.9%
8531,8304,462
R
−25.4%
1,6082,9065,104
D
+16.7%
3,6362,4457,120
O
+24.1%
1,8706704,981
D
+6.4%
3,7853,2688,098
R
−15.4%
7821,1332,276
D
+31.6%
7523911,143
D
+65.3%
1,0142131,227
O
−17.2%
552711,254
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.8%
German
13.5%
Irish
11.9%
American
5.8%
Italian
5.2%
Scottish
2.7%
French
1.6%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 44.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.0%
3.6%
75–84
3.5%
6.9%
65–74
7.4%
7.4%
55–64
6.8%
5.7%
45–54
5.4%
6.5%
35–44
5.6%
6.8%
25–34
5.8%
3.5%
18–24
3.2%
7.6%
5–17
7.4%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$75,843
Assembly District 38 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 38$75,843
Nevada$78,260
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.3%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.9%
speak English only
Spanish9.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
12.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.1%
Baptist
2.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Methodist
0.4%
Mainline Protestant
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Assembly District 38 recorded a 47.5-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it an outlier in a state where statewide races are typically decided by single digits. Its electorate skews heavily toward rural or exurban Nevada.

The Republican margin in Nevada 38th State House District reached its widest at forty-six points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was forty-five points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $75,843, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 96,808 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 38, Nevada vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 38, Nevada voted Republican by 45.5 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 51,185 votes cast, 13,377 went Democratic and 36,646 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 38, Nevada's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 38, Nevada as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 22 times, and other 2 times.
When did Assembly District 38, Nevada last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 38, Nevada voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Assembly District 38, Nevada?
Assembly District 38, Nevada has a population of 96,808 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 38, Nevada?
Median household income in Assembly District 38, Nevada is $75,843 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Assembly District 38, Nevada?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 38, Nevada from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.