Pahrump, NV, Nevada: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+42%. Democratic peak: D+90 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 54,3442024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,7142024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+90 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1984MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Pahrump, 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 | 7,559 | 18,946 | 26,997 | ||
| R | 7,288 | 17,528 | 25,378 | ||
| R | 5,094 | 13,324 | 19,595 | ||
| R | 6,320 | 10,566 | 17,522 | ||
| R | 7,226 | 9,537 | 17,268 | ||
| R | 5,616 | 8,487 | 14,510 | ||
| R | 4,525 | 6,904 | 12,181 | ||
| R | 3,300 | 3,979 | 9,211 | ||
| R | 2,561 | 2,743 | 8,022 | ||
| R | 1,748 | 3,619 | 5,603 | ||
| R | 1,269 | 3,573 | 4,989 | ||
| R | 973 | 2,387 | 3,720 | ||
| D | 1,261 | 1,027 | 2,415 | ||
| R | 802 | 1,287 | 2,089 | ||
| R | 728 | 843 | 2,071 | ||
| D | 1,276 | 822 | 2,098 | ||
| D | 993 | 763 | 1,756 | ||
| R | 749 | 946 | 1,695 | ||
| R | 567 | 1,037 | 1,604 | ||
| R | 595 | 722 | 1,390 | ||
| D | 943 | 723 | 1,666 | ||
| D | 1,206 | 729 | 1,935 | ||
| D | 1,495 | 464 | 1,959 | ||
| D | 1,296 | 506 | 1,802 | ||
| D | 1,123 | 958 | 2,081 | ||
| O | 454 | 884 | 2,227 | ||
| R | 1,007 | 1,576 | 2,899 | ||
| D | 1,601 | 1,019 | 3,170 | ||
| O | 869 | 345 | 2,359 | ||
| D | 1,219 | 1,124 | 2,773 | ||
| R | 389 | 511 | 1,007 | ||
| D | 190 | 32 | 222 | ||
| D | 228 | 12 | 240 | ||
| O | 7 | 14 | 261 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.6%
English
14.7%
Irish
11.9%
Italian
5.4%
American
3.9%
French
2.7%
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: 52.5 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
$60,714
Pahrump, NV ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pahrump, NV$60,714
Nevada$78,260
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.5%
Working age (18–64)13.7%
Seniors (65+)13.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.7%
speak English only
Spanish9.3%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 78.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pahrump anchors Nye County, one of Nevada's most reliably conservative corners, where rapid exurban growth from Las Vegas has steadily added new registered voters without dramatically shifting the partisan lean.
The Democratic margin in Pahrump, NV peaked at ninety points in 1896. By 1980 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-two points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $60,714 sits well below state and national norms, and 14% 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 Pahrump, NV, Nevada vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pahrump, NV, Nevada voted Republican by 42.2 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,997 votes cast, 7,559 went Democratic and 18,946 went Republican.
What is Pahrump, NV, Nevada's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Pahrump, 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 12 times, Republican 19 times, and other 3 times.
When did Pahrump, NV, Nevada last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pahrump, NV, Nevada voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Pahrump, NV, Nevada?
Pahrump, NV, Nevada has a population of 54,344 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pahrump, NV, Nevada?
Median household income in Pahrump, NV, Nevada is $60,714 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Pahrump, NV, Nevada?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pahrump, NV, Nevada from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.