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1876–2024
Reno, NV·Nevada

Reno, NV votes the way the country votes.

A casino-economy hub that has shifted measurably toward Democrats since 2000

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NV
Latest
R+4
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
563,020
2024 ACS

Reno, NV, Nevada: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+4%. Democratic peak: D+47 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+4MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
563,0202024 5-year
Median household income
$87,3372024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
64.0%2024 5-year
Black
2.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
25.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+47 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+40 in 1980MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 1 D · 2 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
−4.5%
139,938153,412300,350
R
−0.7%
137,503139,582285,257
R
−3.4%
104,277112,379236,229
D
+0.2%
103,709103,294211,634
D
+9.3%
109,17890,281202,498
R
−7.1%
81,34993,934178,398
R
−11.2%
56,71871,924136,091
R
−5.0%
48,94854,935120,620
R
−3.1%
42,76546,603125,394
R
−22.8%
35,63557,69596,870
R
−38.1%
24,24655,30881,542
R
−39.8%
17,13145,44571,195
R
−13.3%
23,86331,60658,025
R
−33.7%
18,29136,86055,151
R
−20.8%
15,67125,33046,431
D
+4.4%
21,75819,91941,677
R
−11.0%
16,45620,53036,986
R
−33.1%
10,45620,78831,244
R
−36.6%
9,61320,70330,316
R
−14.9%
9,17812,47722,209
R
−4.2%
9,26510,08219,347
D
+7.2%
10,6929,24919,941
D
+38.1%
11,1094,98416,093
D
+31.2%
9,3714,91314,284
R
−16.5%
4,9276,87911,806
R
−23.8%
2,1094,4509,830
R
−28.0%
2,9735,4588,890
D
+2.9%
4,5734,2979,613
O
+23.8%
2,2849465,630
R
−7.5%
2,5112,9585,935
R
−32.0%
1,2072,5364,150
D
+10.7%
1,9681,5883,556
D
+47.4%
2,7999983,797
O
−23.3%
4671,5014,434
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.7%
English
11.9%
Irish
11.0%
Italian
6.1%
American
4.0%
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: 39.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
0.9%
2.5%
75–84
2.8%
5.5%
65–74
5.8%
6.5%
55–64
6.4%
6.0%
45–54
5.7%
7.0%
35–44
6.4%
7.7%
25–34
7.1%
4.4%
18–24
4.1%
7.9%
5–17
7.5%
2.7%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$87,337
Reno, NV ranks near the middle of US counties.
Reno, NV$87,337
Nevada$78,260
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.3%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)10.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
79.6%
speak English only
Spanish14.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.3%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
22.4%
Other Christian
9.4%
Baptist
1.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.1%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.8%
Methodist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Washoe County anchors the Reno metro and has trended Democratic in presidential races over the past two decades, driven by in-migration from California and a growing university-educated workforce that now rivals the region's older gaming-industry base.

The Democratic margin in Reno, NV has rarely exceeded forty-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by four points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 64% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $87,337 — all within the broad national range.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Reno, NV, Nevada — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/39900/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Reno, NV, Nevada vote in 2024?
In 2024, Reno, NV, Nevada voted Republican by 4.5 points (R+4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 300,350 votes cast, 139,938 went Democratic and 153,412 went Republican.
What is Reno, NV, Nevada's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Reno, NV, Nevada as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 23 times, and other 2 times.
When did Reno, NV, Nevada last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Reno, NV, Nevada voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Reno, NV, Nevada?
Reno, NV, Nevada has a population of 563,020 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Reno, NV, Nevada?
Median household income in Reno, NV, Nevada is $87,337 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Reno, NV, Nevada?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Reno, NV, Nevada from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.