Carson City, NV, Nevada: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+11%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1952.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+11MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 58,3842024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,3552024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 67.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 26.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1952MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Carson City, NV, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 13,375 | 16,873 | 31,068 | ||
| R | 12,735 | 16,113 | 29,739 | ||
| R | 9,610 | 13,125 | 25,016 | ||
| R | 10,291 | 12,394 | 23,319 | ||
| D | 11,623 | 11,419 | 23,463 | ||
| R | 9,441 | 13,171 | 23,106 | ||
| R | 7,354 | 11,084 | 19,452 | ||
| R | 7,269 | 9,168 | 18,814 | ||
| R | 6,035 | 7,302 | 18,803 | ||
| R | 5,088 | 9,701 | 15,291 | ||
| R | 3,790 | 9,477 | 13,536 | ||
| R | 2,769 | 8,389 | 12,556 | ||
| R | 3,874 | 5,282 | 9,761 | ||
| R | 2,120 | 5,396 | 7,516 | ||
| R | 1,770 | 3,169 | 5,601 | ||
| D | 2,129 | 1,997 | 4,126 | ||
| R | 1,283 | 1,946 | 3,229 | ||
| R | 822 | 1,749 | 2,571 | ||
| R | 579 | 1,653 | 2,232 | ||
| R | 681 | 1,095 | 1,801 | ||
| R | 665 | 841 | 1,506 | ||
| D | 785 | 748 | 1,533 | ||
| D | 745 | 533 | 1,278 | ||
| D | 579 | 486 | 1,065 | ||
| R | 426 | 590 | 1,016 | ||
| D | 415 | 413 | 932 | ||
| R | 413 | 592 | 1,024 | ||
| D | 610 | 534 | 1,227 | ||
| D | 294 | 150 | 675 | ||
| R | 343 | 350 | 751 | ||
| R | 218 | 409 | 680 | ||
| D | 399 | 311 | 710 | ||
| D | 566 | 284 | 850 | ||
| R | 31 | 417 | 862 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.6%
German
12.0%
Irish
11.1%
American
6.7%
Italian
4.0%
Scottish
2.7%
French
2.3%
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: 42.4 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
$72,355
Carson City, NV ranks near the middle of US counties.
Carson City, NV$72,355
Nevada$78,260
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.2%
Working age (18–64)9.0%
Seniors (65+)14.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
79.5%
speak English only
Spanish17.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
As the seat of state government, Carson City draws a high share of public-sector workers whose turnout patterns differ markedly from the casino-economy counties to its north and south, making it a reliable bellwether for rural Nevada's shifting margins.
The Democratic margin in Carson City, NV peaked at thirty-three points in 1896. By 2012 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was eleven points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $72,355 sits well below state and national norms, and 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Carson City, NV, Nevada vote in 2024?
In 2024, Carson City, NV, Nevada voted Republican by 11.3 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,068 votes cast, 13,375 went Democratic and 16,873 went Republican.
What is Carson City, NV, Nevada's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Carson City, NV, Nevada as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Carson City, NV, Nevada last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Carson City, NV, Nevada voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Carson City, NV, Nevada?
Carson City, NV, Nevada has a population of 58,384 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Carson City, NV, Nevada?
Median household income in Carson City, NV, Nevada is $72,355 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Carson City, NV, Nevada?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Carson City, NV, Nevada from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.