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1876–2024
Winnemucca, NV·Nevada

Winnemucca, NV has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

A high-desert ranching hub where rural Nevada's political patterns run deep

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NV
Latest
R+55
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
17,289
2024 ACS

Winnemucca, NV, Nevada: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted R+55%. Democratic peak: D+77 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+55MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
17,2892024 5-year
Median household income
$81,0732024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
68.4%2024 5-year
Black
0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
27.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+77 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+55 in 2024MIT 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
−55.2%
1,7116,1418,030
R
−53.9%
1,6895,8777,771
R
−48.7%
1,3864,5216,433
R
−36.1%
1,7373,8105,744
R
−30.0%
1,9093,5865,599
R
−47.2%
1,3613,8965,367
R
−49.9%
1,1283,6385,030
R
−18.9%
1,4672,3344,590
R
−19.7%
8101,5053,523
R
−37.9%
1,0242,3783,576
R
−47.4%
8622,4983,450
R
−44.5%
6841,9502,843
R
−11.8%
1,0741,3802,585
R
−39.9%
7131,6592,372
R
−15.9%
8851,2872,525
D
+12.5%
1,4211,1062,527
D
+0.7%
1,1731,1572,330
R
−21.2%
8401,2922,132
R
−33.8%
6911,3982,089
R
−0.8%
8869011,831
D
+8.7%
9948351,829
D
+26.8%
1,3677892,156
D
+51.2%
1,2103901,600
D
+47.1%
1,1264051,531
R
−13.1%
6027831,385
O
−13.4%
2484001,133
R
−10.0%
5326601,284
D
+22.6%
1,6811,0043,000
O
+28.5%
7192071,798
D
+9.1%
1,0098232,054
R
−23.9%
3566101,062
D
+31.6%
7003641,064
D
+76.9%
74998847
O
−3.4%
2754800
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.3%
English
11.6%
Irish
9.4%
American
7.6%
Italian
5.0%
Scottish
3.4%
French
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: 37.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
0.6%
1.9%
75–84
2.8%
6.0%
65–74
4.9%
6.4%
55–64
5.3%
6.8%
45–54
6.5%
6.2%
35–44
5.0%
6.7%
25–34
5.8%
4.4%
18–24
4.0%
10.5%
5–17
9.2%
3.4%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$81,073
Winnemucca, NV ranks near the middle of US counties.
Winnemucca, NV$81,073
Nevada$78,260
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.7%
Working age (18–64)6.5%
Seniors (65+)31.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.7%
speak English only
Spanish15.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.8%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
20.1%
Other Christian
14.0%
Baptist
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Methodist
0.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.6%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Humboldt County's seat anchors a sparsely populated region where extractive industries — mining, ranching, and trucking along I-80 — shape both the economy and an electorate that tilts heavily toward Republican margins in statewide races.

The Republican margin in Winnemucca, NV reached its widest at fifty-five points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was fifty-five points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $81,073, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 17,289 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Winnemucca, NV, Nevada — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/49080/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Winnemucca, NV, Nevada vote in 2024?
In 2024, Winnemucca, NV, Nevada voted Republican by 55.2 points (R+55), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,030 votes cast, 1,711 went Democratic and 6,141 went Republican.
What is Winnemucca, NV, Nevada's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Winnemucca, NV, Nevada as a "Republican loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 21 times, and other 3 times.
When did Winnemucca, NV, Nevada last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Winnemucca, NV, Nevada voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Winnemucca, NV, Nevada?
Winnemucca, NV, Nevada has a population of 17,289 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Winnemucca, NV, Nevada?
Median household income in Winnemucca, NV, Nevada is $81,073 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Winnemucca, NV, Nevada?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Winnemucca, NV, Nevada from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.