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1876–2024
Assembly District 42·Nevada

Nevada 42nd State House District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

A competitive suburban district where 2024 margins narrowed to single digits

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NV
Latest
D+3
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
3,711
2024 ACS

Nevada 42nd State House District, Nevada: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Democratic peak: D+100 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
3,7112024 5-year
Median household income
$76,4722024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
43.6%2024 5-year
Black
12.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
31.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+100 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+33 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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
D
+2.7%
8297851,643
D
+9.3%
8316871,549
D
+10.7%
6415101,222
D
+14.5%
6214611,101
D
+19.1%
6074101,032
D
+4.8%
449407869
D
+6.6%
312272609
D
+9.3%
204165419
D
+8.9%
198155482
R
−15.4%
125172306
R
−27.1%
85150240
R
−29.6%
61121203
D
+3.0%
8277164
R
−18.2%
5985143
D
+2.5%
5350120
D
+26.2%
6538103
D
+13.4%
382967
O
+0.0%
303060
R
−5.0%
192140
D
+25.0%
171028
D
+26.3%
12719
D
+41.7%
8312
D
+60.0%
8210
D
+63.6%
9211
O
+0.0%
224
R
−33.3%
013
O
+0.0%
112
D
+33.3%
213
D
+100.0%
101
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.0%
English
7.2%
Irish
6.8%
Italian
4.6%
American
2.9%
Polish
1.7%
French
1.3%
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: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
0.8%
2.3%
75–84
2.6%
4.5%
65–74
5.1%
6.0%
55–64
6.0%
6.5%
45–54
6.4%
7.2%
35–44
7.0%
7.4%
25–34
7.3%
4.1%
18–24
3.9%
8.5%
5–17
8.1%
2.9%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$76,472
Assembly District 42 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 42$76,472
Nevada$78,260
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.6%
Working age (18–64)11.8%
Seniors (65+)11.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
66.4%
speak English only
Spanish22.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander7.3%
Other Indo-European2.6%
Other languages1.3%
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.

Nevada Assembly District 42 sits in the Las Vegas metro area, where shifting suburban demographics have kept presidential margins within single digits and made it a closely watched bellwether for statewide trends.

The Democratic margin in Nevada 42nd State House District reached its widest at 100 points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was three points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $76,472, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 3,711 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 42, Nevada vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 42, Nevada voted Democratic by 2.7 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,643 votes cast, 829 went Democratic and 785 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 42, Nevada's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 42, Nevada as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 6 times, and other 3 times.
When did Assembly District 42, Nevada last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 42, Nevada voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Assembly District 42, Nevada?
Assembly District 42, Nevada has a population of 3,711 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 42, Nevada?
Median household income in Assembly District 42, Nevada is $76,472 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Assembly District 42, Nevada?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 42, Nevada from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.