By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform
December was a month for routine voter list maintenance, so while the month to month trend showed mostly downward movement, the real story is the change that occurred during the full year. Bottom line, 2018 belonged to Non-Partisans.
State-Wide
| Party | Change in # Voters | % Change | % Voter Share | Difference in Voter Share % | 2017 – 2018 % Voter Share Change |
| D | -1,682 | -0.28% | 38.39% | -0.02% | -0.32 |
| R | -630 | -0.12% | 33.41% | 0.04% | -0.09 |
| NP | -1,067 | -0.31% | 21.95% | -0.02% | 0.64 |
| IAP | -261 | 0.02% | 4.35% | 0.01% | -0.07 |
| LIB | -25 | -0.16% | 1.00% | 0.00% | 0.03 |
| Other | -249 | -1.72% | 0.90% | -0.01% | -0.20 |
| Total not D or R | 28.20% | -0.02% | 0.40 |
Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others
Clark County
| Party | Change in # Voters | % Change | % Voter Share | Difference in Voter Share % | 2017 – 2018 % Voter Share Change |
| D | -2,295 | -0.49% | 42.01% | 0.03% | -0.29 |
| R | -1,578 | -0.48% | 29.25% | 0.02% | 0.00 |
| NP | -1,925 | -0.75% | 22.85% | -0.04% | 0.54 |
| IAP | -515 | -0.48% | 4.09% | 0.00% | -0.05 |
| LIB | -74 | -0.72% | 0.92% | 0.00% | 0.04 |
| Other | -224 | -2.24% | 0.88% | -0.02% | -0.24 |
| Total not D or R | 28.74% | -0.06% | 0.28 |
Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others
Washoe County
| Party | Change in # Voters | % Change | % Voter Share | Difference in Voter Share % | 2017 – 2018 % Voter Share Change |
| D | 401 | 0.42% | 35.12% | -0.02% | -0.04 |
| R | 339 | 0.34% | 36.89% | -0.05% | -0.80 |
| NP | 430 | 0.75% | 21.10% | 0.06% | 1.08 |
| IAP | 107 | 0.91% | 4.42% | 0.02% | -0.11 |
| LIB | 32 | 0.94% | 1.26% | 0.01% | 0.01 |
| Other | -34 | -1.02% | 1.21% | -0.02% | -0.14 |
| Total not D or R | 27.99% | 0.08% | 0.83 |
Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others
Rural Counties
| Party | Change in # Voters | % Change | % Voter Share | Difference in Voter Share % | 2017 – 2018 % Voter Share Change |
| D | 212 | 0.47% | 22.80% | -0.05% | -0.85 |
| R | 609 | 0.59% | 51.71% | -0.06% | 0.35 |
| NP | 428 | 1.19% | 18.13% | 0.09% | 0.61 |
| IAP | 121 | 1.07% | 5.68% | 0.02% | -0.13 |
| LIB | 17 | 0.76% | 1.13% | 0.00% | 0.05 |
| Other | 9 | 0.83% | 0.55% | 0.00% | -0.03 |
| Total not D or R | 25.49% | 0.11% | 0.51 |
Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others
18 – 34 Year Old
| Party | Change in # Voters | % Change | % Voter Share | Difference in Voter Share % | 2017 – 2018 % Voter Share Change |
| D | -1,176 | -0.70% | 38.70% | 0.02% | 0.11 |
| R | -693 | -0.70% | 22.75% | 0.01% | -0.41 |
| NP | -1,059 | -0.79% | 30.96% | -0.01% | 0.73 |
| IAP | -311 | -0.66% | 4.51% | 0.00% | -0.03 |
| LIB | -22 | -0.30% | 1.72% | 0.01% | 0.03 |
| Other | -159 | -2.64% | 1.36% | -0.03% | -0.43 |
| Total not D or R | 38.55% | -0.03% | 0.30 |
Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others
55+
| Party | Change in # Voters | % Change | % Voter Share | Difference in Voter Share % | 2017 – 2018 % Voter Share -Change |
| D | 50 | 0.02% | 38.72% | -0.05% | -0.60 |
| R | 525 | 0.19% | 41.28% | 0.02% | 0.61 |
| NP | 228 | 0.23% | 14.93% | 0.01% | 0.16 |
| IAP | 91 | 0.40% | 4.10% | 0.01% | -0.09 |
| LIB | 6 | 0.21% | 0.44% | 0.00% | -0.01 |
| Other | -23 | -0.66% | 0.53% | 0.00% | -0.07 |
| Total not D or R | 20.00% | 0.02% | -0.01 |
Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others
By district voter share changes.
Congressional Districts
| Party | # Districts Lose Voter Share | # Districts Gain Voter Share | # Districts No Change |
| Democratic | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Republican | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Non-Partisan | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| IAP | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| LIB | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Other | 4 | 0 | 0 |
CD 1, CD 2, and CD 4 (75 percent of the districts) continue to show the number of voters not affiliated with either major party is greater than or within 5% of the number of voters registered to one of the major parties.
State Senate Districts
| Party | # Districts Lose Voter Share | # Districts Gain Voter Share | # Districts No Change |
| Democratic | 6 | 13 | 2 |
| Republican | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| Non-Partisan | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| IAP | 3 | 11 | 7 |
| LIB | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| Other | 18 | 1 | 2 |
In 16 districts (76.19%) the number of voters registered as Non-Partisan or the total number not affiliated with either major party is greater than or within 5% of the number of voters registered to one of the major parties.
State Assembly Districts
| Party | # Districts Lose Voter Share | # Districts Gain Voter Share | # Districts No Change |
| Democratic | 13 | 26 | 3 |
| Republican | 22 | 18 | 2 |
| Non-Partisan | 23 | 16 | 3 |
| IAP | 12 | 23 | 7 |
| LIB | 13 | 12 | 17 |
| Other | 32 | 1 | 9 |
In 34 districts (81%) the number of voters registered as Non-Partisan or the total number not affiliated with either major party is greater than or within 5% of the number of voters registered to one of the major parties. This is a gain of one over November.
As we get ready to start the 2019 legislative session, will the voter registration trend have any impact of the tone of the session? Will voters continue to be dissolutioned by the two major parties? How will the veto-proof majority in one chamber and near veto-proof in the other impact the rhetoric? We’ll know in a couple of months.