By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform
Besides all the activity in the state legislature, March brings the first routine maintenance of the voter rolls. This process usually results in a loss of active registered voters across all categories along with a corresponding change in voter share.
In March, according to the figures released by the secretary of state, the Republican Party emerged in good shape, gaining voter share across most demographics tracked while the Democratic Party, Non-Partisan, and minor parties experienced mostly a drop in share.
State-Wide
| Party | Change in # Voters | % Change | % Voter Share | Difference in Voter Share % |
| D | -25,539 | -4.17% | 38.16% | -0.19% |
| R | -15,270 | -2.87% | 33.64% | 0.28% |
| NP | -14,113 | -4.02% | 21.95% | -0.07% |
| IAP | -3,928 | -3.59% | 4.38% | 0.00% |
| LIB | -715 | -4.44% | 1.00% | -0.01% |
| Other | -706 | -5.01% | 0.87% | -0.01% |
| Total not D or R | 28.20% | -0.09 |
Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others
Clark County
| Party | Change in # Voters | % Change | % Voter Share | Difference in Voter Share % |
| D | -25,929 | -5.51% | 41.90% | 0.00% |
| R | -16,693 | -5.08% | 29.38% | 0.13% |
| NP | -14,996 | -5.82% | 22.85% | -0.08% |
| IAP | -4,157 | -5.82% | 4.11% | -0.01% |
| LIB | -753 | -7.27% | 0.91% | -0.02% |
| Other | -711 | -7.29% | 0.85% | -0.02% |
| Total not D or R | 28.71% | -0.13% |
Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others
Washoe County
| Party | Change in # Voters | % Change | % Voter Share | Difference in Voter Share % |
| D | 197 | 0.21% | 35.01% | -0.02% |
| R | 256 | 0.25% | 36.88% | -0.01% |
| NP | 247 | 0.43% | 21.20% | 0.03% |
| IAP | 46 | 0.37% | 4.45% | 0.00% |
| LIB | 8 | 0.23% | 1.27% | 0.00% |
| Other | -7 | -0.22% | 1.18% | -0.01% |
| Total not D or R | 28.11% | 0.02% |
Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others
Rural Counties
| Party | Change in # Voters | % Change | % Voter Share | Difference in Voter Share % |
| D | 193 | 0.42% | 22.71% | -0.15% |
| R | 1,167 | 1.13% | 51.71% | 0.02% |
| NP | 636 | 1.77% | 18.21% | 0.12% |
| IAP | 141 | 1.25% | 5.69% | 0.01% |
| LIB | 30 | 1.33% | 1.13% | 0.00% |
| Other | 12 | 1.10% | 0.55% | 0.00% |
| Total not D or R | 25.58% | 0.13 |
Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others
18 – 34 Year Old
| Party | Change in # Voters | % Change | % Voter Share | Difference in Voter Share % |
| D | -8,878 | -5.26% | 38.51% | -0.19% |
| R | -4,171 | -4.21% | 22.86% | 0.14% |
| NP | -6,342 | -4.69% | 31.04% | 0.04% |
| IAP | -1,542 | -4.26% | 4.55% | 0.03% |
| LIB | -355 | -4.70% | 1.73% | 0.00% |
| Other | -345 | -5.95% | 1.31% | -0.02% |
| Total not D or R | 38.63% | 0.05% |
Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and other
55+
| Party | Change in # Voters | % Change | % Voter Share | Difference in Voter Share % |
| D | -7,218 | -2.83% | 38.47% | -0.17% |
| R | -5,200 | -1.91% | 41.46% | 0.20% |
| NP | -2,554 | -2.58% | 14.97% | -0.03% |
| IAP | -825 | -2.37% | 4.13% | 0.00% |
| LIB | -64 | -2.17% | 0.45% | 0.00% |
| Other | -114 | -3.29% | 0.52% | 0.00% |
| Total not D or R | 20.07% | -0.03% |
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Non-Partisan | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| IAP | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| LIB | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| Republican | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Non-Partisan | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| IAP | 11 | 5 | 5 |
| LIB | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| Other | 16 | 2 | 3 |
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 | 26 | 14 | 2 |
| Republican | 5 | 33 | 4 |
| Non-Partisan | 27 | 13 | 2 |
| IAP | 20 | 15 | 7 |
| LIB | 26 | 9 | 7 |
| Other | 27 | 5 | 10 |
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.
Months when voter roll maintenance is performed are not indicative of any registration trend. Who is moved to inactive or removed from the rolls is based on criteria that is not based on any party affiliation. We will have to wait until next month to see if a new trend will develop or we return to major party loses and Non-Partisan gains.