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1876–2024
State Senate District 5·Nevada

Nevada 5th State Senate District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Rural Nevada's most Republican state senate seat by a wide margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NV
Latest
D+3
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
11,331
2024 ACS

Nevada 5th State Senate District, Nevada: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Democratic peak: D+63 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
11,3312024 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+63 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+30 in 1980MIT 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
+2.6%
2,5302,3985,016
D
+9.3%
2,5382,0964,730
D
+10.7%
1,9571,5573,732
D
+14.6%
1,8971,4063,362
D
+19.1%
1,8521,2503,150
D
+4.9%
1,3711,2422,653
D
+6.6%
9548311,859
D
+9.3%
6225031,278
D
+9.0%
6064741,473
R
−15.5%
381526933
R
−27.1%
260458731
R
−29.8%
186371620
D
+2.8%
249235500
R
−18.1%
179258437
D
+2.5%
162153365
D
+26.0%
198116315
D
+13.2%
11689205
D
+1.6%
9390183
R
−5.7%
5865123
D
+24.7%
523185
D
+24.1%
362258
D
+38.9%
251136
D
+63.3%
25630
D
+60.0%
28735
R
−9.1%
5611
O
−25.0%
138
O
+0.0%
336
D
+22.2%
539
D
+25.0%
214
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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
State Senate District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 5$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.

Spanning vast stretches of rural northern Nevada, this district delivered a 32.9-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it the most lopsided state senate territory in the state and a reliable anchor for GOP statewide vote totals.

The Democratic margin in Nevada 5th State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-three points in 1936. 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 11,331 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 5, Nevada vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 5, Nevada voted Democratic by 2.6 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,016 votes cast, 2,530 went Democratic and 2,398 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 5, Nevada's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 5, 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 21 times, Republican 6 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 5, Nevada last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 5, Nevada voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State Senate District 5, Nevada?
State Senate District 5, Nevada has a population of 11,331 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 5, Nevada?
Median household income in State Senate District 5, Nevada is $76,472 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of State Senate District 5, Nevada?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 5, Nevada from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.