akashic
1876–2024
Fallon, NV·Nevada

Fallon, NV peaked at D+54; 2024 delivered R+50.

Rural Nevada hub anchored by a major naval air station

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NV
Latest
R+50
in 2024
Archetype
Populist
since the recent cycles
Population
25,805
2024 ACS

Fallon, NV, Nevada: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+50%. Democratic peak: D+54 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+50MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
PopulistAkashic typology
Population
25,8052024 5-year
Median household income
$79,1632024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
74.2%2024 5-year
Black
2.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
15.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+54 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+54 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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
R
−50.2%
3,1799,96213,503
R
−49.0%
3,0519,37212,890
R
−51.4%
2,2107,83010,938
R
−39.9%
2,9617,06110,265
R
−31.8%
3,4946,83210,494
R
−45.2%
2,7057,33510,237
R
−45.9%
2,1916,2378,823
R
−26.9%
2,2824,3697,763
R
−26.3%
1,7703,7897,663
R
−49.3%
1,4814,5786,283
R
−53.5%
1,3044,4795,930
R
−52.8%
1,0553,8415,273
R
−12.6%
1,8002,3584,446
R
−48.2%
1,0382,9704,008
R
−19.9%
1,2111,9543,740
R
−1.3%
1,5651,6073,172
R
−14.8%
1,3091,7653,074
R
−30.6%
1,0692,0133,082
R
−36.7%
9031,9482,851
R
−6.4%
1,0551,2062,372
R
−3.9%
1,0461,1302,176
D
+3.9%
1,2671,1712,438
D
+25.9%
1,2907592,049
D
+38.5%
1,5186742,192
R
−20.0%
7511,1261,877
R
−21.9%
3106551,573
R
−22.7%
5068731,616
D
+19.3%
8315311,553
O
+18.8%
3491571,021
R
−0.8%
382389839
R
−5.3%
165185374
D
+20.2%
11979198
D
+53.7%
15647203
O
−27.7%
457191
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.8%
Irish
13.1%
German
13.0%
American
8.3%
Italian
5.5%
Scottish
3.9%
Polish
1.7%
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: 40.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.3%
3.1%
75–84
2.9%
5.2%
65–74
6.7%
6.7%
55–64
6.3%
5.7%
45–54
5.3%
6.0%
35–44
5.7%
7.0%
25–34
5.9%
4.5%
18–24
3.8%
8.6%
5–17
8.2%
3.0%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$79,163
Fallon, NV ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fallon, NV$79,163
Nevada$78,260
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 184.9%
Working age (18–64)9.2%
Seniors (65+)8.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.6%
speak English only
Spanish6.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.3%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
17.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
13.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.7%
Baptist
2.4%
Methodist
0.9%
Mainline Protestant
0.7%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Churchill County's economy and electorate are shaped by Naval Air Station Fallon, the Navy's premier tactical air warfare training center, drawing a military-connected population that has reliably favored Republican candidates by wide margins in recent cycles.

The Democratic margin in Fallon, NV peaked at fifty-four points in 1896. By 1944 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $79,163 sits well below state and national norms, and 8% 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 Fallon, NV, Nevada vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fallon, NV, Nevada voted Republican by 50.2 points (R+50), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,503 votes cast, 3,179 went Democratic and 9,962 went Republican.
What is Fallon, NV, Nevada's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Fallon, 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 6 times, Republican 26 times, and other 2 times.
When did Fallon, NV, Nevada last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fallon, NV, Nevada voted Democratic was 1940.
How many people live in Fallon, NV, Nevada?
Fallon, NV, Nevada has a population of 25,805 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fallon, NV, Nevada?
Median household income in Fallon, NV, Nevada is $79,163 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Fallon, NV, Nevada?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fallon, NV, Nevada from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.