By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform – April 3, 2022
March was a voter roll maintenance month. With the normal decline of active registered voters and corresponding decline in voter share, Non-Partisan share seems immune, increasing share across all tracked demographics. The Republican Party also gained share statewide, in Clark county, and among voters 55 years of age and older.
State-Wide
| Party | Change in # Voters | % Change | % Voter Share | Difference in Voter Share % |
| D | -28,709 | -4.59% | 33.39% | -0.26% |
| R | -18,604 | -3.37% | 29.85% | 0.15% |
| NP | -15,939 | -3.03% | 28.53% | 0.24% |
| IAP | -3,743 | -4.50% | 4.45% | -0.03% |
| LIB | -939 | -5.38% | 0.93% | -0.01% |
| Other | -3,612 | -6.61% | 2.86% | -0.08% |
| Total not D or R | 36.76% | 0.12% |
Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.
Clark County
| Party | Change in # Voters | % Change | % Voter Share | Difference in Voter Share % |
| D | -28,151 | -5.84% | 36.28% | -0.17% |
| R | -17,825 | -5.22% | 25.87% | 0.05% |
| NP | -17,376 | -4.49% | 29.56% | 0.28% |
| IAP | -3,655 | -6.38% | 4.29% | -0.05% |
| LIB | -905 | -8.16% | 0.81% | -0.02% |
| Other | -3,451 | -7.95% | 3.19% | -0.09% |
| Total not D or R | 37.85% | 0.12% |
Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.
Washoe County
| Party | Change in # Voters | % Change | % Voter Share | Difference in Voter Share % |
| D | -82 | -0.08% | 32.33% | -0.14% |
| R | 132 | 0.13% | 32.88% | -0.07% |
| NP | 1,053 | 1.30% | 26.52% | 0.25% |
| IAP | 35 | 0.25% | 4.61% | 0.00% |
| LIB | -8 | -0.21% | 1.22% | -0.01% |
| Other | -84 | -1.11% | 2.43% | -0.04% |
| Total not D or R | 34.79% | 0.20% |
Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.
Rural Counties (See new rural county table below district tables)
| Party | Change in # Voters | % Change | % Voter Share | Difference in Voter Share % |
| D | -476 | -1.11% | 18.78% | -0.11% |
| R | -911 | -0.84% | 47.85% | -0.14% |
| NP | 384 | 0.67% | 25.51% | 0.31% |
| IAP | -123 | -1.05% | 5.16% | -0.03% |
| LIB | -26 | -1.01% | 1.13% | -0.01% |
| Other | -77 | -2.12% | 1.58% | -0.03% |
| Total not D or R | 33.38% | 0.24% |
Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.
18 – 34 Year Old
| Party | Change in # Voters | % Change | % Voter Share | Difference in Voter Share % |
| D | -11,113 | -6.50% | 32.25% | -0.47% |
| R | -5,088 | -5.34% | 18.19% | -0.04% |
| NP | -7,144 | -3.49% | 39.84% | 0.68% |
| IAP | -1,328 | -5.71% | 4.42% | -0.03% |
| LIB | -490 | -6.33% | 1.46% | -0.02% |
| Other | -1,724 | -8.33% | 3.83% | -0.13% |
| Total not D or R | 49.56% | 0.50% |
Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.
55+
| Party | Change in # Voters | % Change | % Voter Share | Difference in Voter Share % |
| D | -7,916 | -2.98% | 35.20% | -0.17% |
| R | -6,744 | -2.32% | 38.79% | 0.08% |
| NP | -2,550 | -1.75% | 19.53% | 0.15% |
| IAP | -1,018 | -3.13% | 4.31% | -0.03% |
| LIB | -115 | -3.54% | 0.43% | 0.00% |
| Other | -570 | -4.28% | 1.74% | -0.03% |
| Total not D or R | 26.01% | 0.09% |
Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.
By district voter share changes.
Congressional Districts
| Party | # Districts Lose Voter Share | # Districts Gain Voter Share | # Districts No Change |
| Democratic | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| NP | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| IAP | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| LIB | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 4 | 0 | 0 |
In all Congressional districts (100 percent of the districts) the number of voters not affiliated with either major party exceeds 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 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 13 | 8 | 0 |
| NP | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| IAP | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| LIB | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| Other | 21 | 0 | 0 |
In all 21 districts (100%) 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 | 40 | 1 | 1 |
| Republican | 23 | 19 | 0 |
| NP | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| IAP | 36 | 3 | 3 |
| LIB | 35 | 1 | 6 |
| Other | 42 | 0 | 0 |
In all 42 districts (100%) 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.
In two (50%) congressional, eight (38.1%) state senate, and 17 (40.48%) state assembly districts, the combined voter share of Non-Partisan and minor party is greater than either the Democratic or Republican Party.
Rural Counties
| Party | # Counties Lose Voter Share | # Counties Gain Voter Share | # Counties No Change |
| Democratic | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| NP | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| IAP | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| LIB | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Other | 12 | 1 | 2 |
In Mineral County the combined voter share of Non-Partisan and minor party is greater than either the Democratic or Republican Party.
Jon Ralston, CEO of the Nevada Independent continues to track the number of voters changing parties. In March, once again, more Democratic voters changed to Republican or Non-Partisan than their Republican counterparts. Also, among Non-Partisans changing party registration to a political party, more chose the Republican Party than the Democratic Party. How this trend, should it continue, impacts the results of the primary will be interesting to see.