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Nevada 15th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+18.22012D+10.82016D+9.62020D+15.22024D+12.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+12.3
2024
median income$85,300U.S. $80,734 · NV $78,260
median age38.1U.S. 39.1 · NV 39.3
poverty rate11.9%U.S. 12.5% · NV 12.4%
bachelor’s+ (25+)34.2%U.S. 35.6% · NV 27.9%
non-english21.4%U.S. 22.3% · NV 29.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German13.9%
English12.9%
Irish11.9%
Mexican19.7%
Salvadoran1.7%
Guatemalan1.0%
Aztec2.2%
Native Hawaiian1.5%
Filipino2.6%
Asian Indian1.0%
Chinese0.8%
African American†1.7%
African0.2%
religion

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

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

Nevada 15th State Senate District

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Nevada 15th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+12.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for Nevada 15th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Nevada 15th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+12.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Nevada 15th State Senate District · D+12.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic54.9%41,316
Donald TrumpRepublican42.6%32,090
None Of These CandidatesOther2.5%1,859
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 15th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Washoe County, NVDemocraticD+1.0
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
54.9%Harris41,316
42.6%Trump32,090
2.5%Candidates1,859
+12.3%
75,265
D
56.1%Biden41,779
40.9%Trump30,471
3.0%Jorgensen2,261
+15.2%
74,511
D
50.4%Clinton32,711
40.8%Trump26,493
8.8%Johnson5,689
+9.6%
64,893
D
55.4%Obama32,172
44.6%Romney25,894
0.0%
+10.8%
58,066
D
58.0%Obama34,351
39.8%McCain23,581
2.2%Candidates1,298
+18.2%
59,230
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: +12.3% in 2024.+12.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+18.2%
2012+10.8%
2016+9.6%
2020+15.2%
2024+12.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DAngie TaylorState Senate · 15

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.2 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.3 points.

A population of 144,650, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,300 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 13 and State Senate District 17.

Political twins — state-senate districts

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

State Senate District 13
Nevada
88.1twin score
2020–2024 trajectory% Evangelical% unaffiliated
State Senate District 17
California
81.7twin score
% Evangelical% Black2008–2024 trajectory≠ population scale
State Senate District 8
Arizona
80.8twin score
% Latino2012–2024 trajectory

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 15th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nevada 15th State Senate District voted Democratic by 12.3 points (D+12.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 75,265 votes cast, 41,316 went Democratic and 32,090 went Republican.
How many people live in Nevada 15th State Senate District?
Nevada 15th State Senate District has a population of 144,650 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nevada 15th State Senate District?
Median household income in Nevada 15th State Senate District is $85,300 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Nevada 15th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Nevada 15th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.