Nevada 15th State Senate District, Nevada: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+1%. Republican peak: R+39 in 1980.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+1MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,7262024 5-year
- Median household income
- $88,0962024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 26.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+38 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39 in 1980MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 15, NVOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1,498 | 1,468 | 3,037 | ||
| D | 1,476 | 1,345 | 2,904 | ||
| D | 1,122 | 1,091 | 2,418 | ||
| D | 1,099 | 1,019 | 2,164 | ||
| D | 1,148 | 885 | 2,064 | ||
| R | 862 | 939 | 1,832 | ||
| R | 600 | 733 | 1,409 | ||
| R | 517 | 570 | 1,258 | ||
| R | 455 | 491 | 1,321 | ||
| R | 379 | 606 | 1,022 | ||
| R | 257 | 581 | 858 | ||
| R | 180 | 475 | 748 | ||
| R | 250 | 337 | 613 | ||
| R | 197 | 386 | 583 | ||
| R | 168 | 271 | 495 | ||
| D | 232 | 211 | 444 | ||
| R | 176 | 217 | 393 | ||
| R | 110 | 217 | 327 | ||
| R | 102 | 219 | 322 | ||
| R | 96 | 130 | 233 | ||
| R | 97 | 104 | 200 | ||
| D | 106 | 93 | 199 | ||
| D | 110 | 50 | 160 | ||
| D | 94 | 50 | 144 | ||
| R | 46 | 66 | 112 | ||
| R | 19 | 41 | 89 | ||
| R | 27 | 48 | 79 | ||
| D | 38 | 37 | 82 | ||
| D | 17 | 7 | 41 | ||
| R | 20 | 24 | 47 | ||
| R | 8 | 17 | 29 | ||
| D | 12 | 11 | 22 | ||
| D | 13 | 6 | 19 | ||
| O | 3 | 6 | 19 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.7%
English
11.8%
Irish
10.9%
Italian
6.2%
American
3.9%
French
2.2%
Scottish
2.1%
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: 39.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$88,096
State Senate District 15 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 15$88,096
Nevada$78,260
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.4%
Working age (18–64)10.2%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.6%
speak English only
Spanish15.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.6%
Other Indo-European2.3%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Covering rural stretches of northern Nevada, this district delivered a 62-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it an outlier in a state that has trended competitive at the statewide level.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty-eight points in 1936; the Republican margin reached thirty-nine points in 1980. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 5,726, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $88,096 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 15, Nevada vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 15, Nevada voted Democratic by 1.0 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,037 votes cast, 1,498 went Democratic and 1,468 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 15, Nevada's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 15, Nevada as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 15, Nevada last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 15, Nevada voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State Senate District 15, Nevada?
State Senate District 15, Nevada has a population of 5,726 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 15, Nevada?
Median household income in State Senate District 15, Nevada is $88,096 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of State Senate District 15, Nevada?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 15, Nevada from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.