Nevada 18th State Senate District, Nevada: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Democratic peak: D+19 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+3MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 147,3452024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,4722024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 43.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 31.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 18, 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.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 32,902 | 31,186 | 65,225 | ||
| D | 33,007 | 27,257 | 61,512 | ||
| D | 25,441 | 20,244 | 48,523 | ||
| D | 24,664 | 18,283 | 43,718 | ||
| D | 24,084 | 16,260 | 41,187 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.0%
English
7.2%
Irish
6.8%
Italian
4.6%
American
2.9%
Polish
1.7%
French
1.3%
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: 38.5 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
$76,472
State Senate District 18 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 18$76,472
Nevada$78,260
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.6%
Working age (18–64)11.8%
Seniors (65+)11.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
66.4%
speak English only
Spanish22.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander7.3%
Other Indo-European2.6%
Other languages1.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in the urban core of Clark County, this district posts some of Nevada's wider Democratic margins, reflecting a dense, majority-minority population that has voted consistently left of the statewide average in recent cycles.
The Democratic margin in Nevada 18th State Senate District reached its widest at nineteen points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was three points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $76,472, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 147,345 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 18, Nevada vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 18, Nevada voted Democratic by 2.6 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 65,225 votes cast, 32,902 went Democratic and 31,186 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 18, Nevada's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 18, Nevada as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 18, Nevada?
State Senate District 18, Nevada has a population of 147,345 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 18, Nevada?
Median household income in State Senate District 18, Nevada is $76,472 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of State Senate District 18, Nevada?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 18, Nevada from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.