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March 3, 2024March 3, 2024

February Voter Registration Shows Two Very Interesting Numbers

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform – March 3, 2024

The voter registration numbers for February 2024 held two very interesting numbers. In CD2 the voter share of those not registered to either the Republican or Democratic Party, 37.48%, is only 0.37% behind the Republican share of 37.85% and in the assembly, Non-Partisan voter share became the largest bloc in 17 districts (over 40%), an increase of six from January.

With an increase of just over 4,000 active registered voters over January, it appears likely that many of those who changed party affiliation to vote in the presidential preference primary changed back to Non-Partisan

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-3,935	-0.66%	30.56%	-0.27%
R	-465	-0.08%	28.87%	-0.09%
NP	8,897	1.40%	33.35%	0.39%
IAP	147	0.17%	4.35%	0.00%
LIB	-30	-0.18%	0.84%	0.00%
Other	-445	-1.12%	2.03%	-0.03%
Total not D or R			40.57%	0.36%

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	1,369	0.30%	33.05%	-0.14%
R	3,035	0.87%	25.13%	0.04%
NP	5,986	1.25%	34.72%	0.18%
IAP	-75	-0.13%	4.17%	-0.04%
LIB	-26	-0.25%	0.73%	-0.01%
Other	-364	-1.17%	2.21%	-0.04%
Total not D or R			41.82%	0.09%

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	-5,388	-5.54%	29.48%	-0.99%
R	-4,462	-4.31%	31.81%	-0.64%
NP	2,145	2.29%	30.76%	1.40%
IAP	149	1.00%	4.83%	0.16%
LIB	8	0.22%	1.17%	0.03%
Other	-43	-0.70%	1.95%	0.03%
Total not D or R			38.71%	1.62

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

Rural Counties (See rural county table below district tables)

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	84	0.22%	16.90%	-0.10%
R	962	0.89%	47.63%	0.04%
NP	766	1.18%	28.59%	0.11%
IAP	73	0.67%	4.80%	-0.01%
LIB	-12	-0.50%	1.03%	-0.01%
Other	-38	-1.56%	1.04%	-0.03%
Total not D or R			35.46%	0.06%

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	-2,134	-1.39%	27.89%	-0.51%
R	-316	-0.35%	16.58%	-0.13%
NP	4,761	1.87%	47.59%	0.68%
IAP	150	0.66%	4.23%	0.01%
LIB	-20	-0.29%	1.24%	-0.01%
Other	-155	-1.14%	2.47%	-0.04%
Total not D or R			55.53%	0.64%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

35 – 54 Year Old

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-1,312	-0.73%	29.39%	-0.26%
R	-242	-0.15%	27.29%	-0.08%
NP	2,650	1.27%	35.04%	0.38%
IAP	35	0.13%	4.62%	0.00%
LIB	12	0.19%	1.06%	0.00%
Other	-165	-1.04%	2.60%	-0.03%
Total not D or R			43.32%	0.35%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-487	-0.19%	33.30%	-0.10%
R	99	0.03%	38.56%	-0.03%
NP	1,492	0.86%	22.23%	0.16%
IAP	-37	-0.11%	4.23%	-0.01%
LIB	-22	-0.70%	0.40%	0.00%
Other	-123	-1.20%	1.28%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			28.13%	0.13%

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	1	3	0
NP	0	4	0
IAP	3	1	0
LIB	2	1	1
Other	3	1	0
Not D or R	0	4	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.

In three (75%) of the districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.

NP holds the top share in CD1 and CD3.

State Senate Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	21	0	0
Republican	6	15	0
NP	1	20	0
IAP	16	5	0
LIB	11	4	6
Other	18	3	0
Not D or R	1	20	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.

In 15 (71.43%) of the 21 districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.

NP holds the top share in SDs 2,5,7,8,9,10,11,12

State Assembly Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	41	1	0
Republican	16	25	1
NP	3	39	0
IAP	32	8	2
LIB	18	7	17
Other	34	8	0
Not D or R	5	37	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 32 (76.19%) of the 42 districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters. NP holds the top share in 17 districts (40.48%) ADs 5,8,9,11,15,16,18,20,21,24,27,28,29,30,35,41, and 42

Rural Counties

Party	# Counties Lose Voter Share	# Counties Gain Voter Share	# Counties No Change
Democratic	14	1	0
Republican	7	8	0
NP	6	9	0
IAP	7	7	1
LIB	7	5	3
Other	10	3	2
Not D or R	3	12	0

Combined NP / minor party is the largest group in Carson City

Average non-major party voter share counties is now 32.52 percent, an increase of 0.05%.

With candidates filing for state and local races this month, it will be interesting to see if the campaigns can generate enough interest to cause a shift leading up to the June primary.

February 7, 2024February 7, 2024

Root Cause (Root What?) – OPINION

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform – February 7, 2024

Root cause and root cause analysis. I strongly believe these two terms are unknown to many elected officials and our population as a whole. Why else do legislative bodies revisit the same issues over and over again, never really solving anything?

Whether the issue has either a national or local impact, whether it’s border security, gun violence, school choice, voting rights, taxes, or anything else that impact our communities, it appears lawmakers can only think of going to the cabinet and getting a band aid. While the band aid stops the bleeding momentarily, it doesn’t prevent us from getting cut again, bleeding, and needing another band aid. Maybe this is because fixing the immediate is gratifying, giving a sense of accomplishment. Maybe it’s because the belief is this is how you solve a problem. Either way, nothing is ever truly fixed.

Most people want problems resolved so the likelihood of them recurring is non-existent or at least minimal. Accomplishing this is not easy. It can take time. There are courses that teach the steps, that’s how difficult and confusing it can be. But the rewards are often worth the time.

Perhaps a total mind-set change is needed. It’s not uncommon for elected officials to have a background as a lawyer. Lawyers, by the very nature of their work, are not focused on a permanent solution. Each case is a new problem requiring its own solution. They want, in fact, need the problem to occur often as their livelihood depends on it. Could that be part of the problem?

On the other hand, think about the issues facing our communities. Wouldn’t it be nice to find a real solution for the many issues facing our children? How good would it be if we could find a permanent fix to affordable housing and homelessness? How about taxes? Our immigration system, and the gun debate?

Think of root cause as the roots of a tree. Without its root structure, a tree does not survive. If there is no root cause, is there a real problem or just a symptom of a deeper issue? Root cause is what gives an issue life. It is the cause from which all other symptoms develop. Solve for the root cause and the likelihood of the problem coming back is virtually non-existent.

Root cause analysis is the process used to find the root cause. There are different methods; asking “why” until you can’t.

Schools are failing our children. Why?

Because we’re not teaching the right things. Why?

Because teachers are not teaching. Why?

Because the students don’t listen. Why?

Maybe the first question should be what do we expect from our educational system.

There’s too much gun violence. Why?

Because guns are too available. Why?

Because people have mental health issues. Why?

Maybe the first question should be what has changed in society to make using a gun the default option to solve a personal dispute.

The list can go on and on.

On immigration perhaps starting with why do people sneak across our borders or overstay their visas would help us find a real solution.

If elected officials understood root cause and root cause analysis, perhaps we, their constituents, our cities, counties, state, and nation would be better served. What if the approval authority; mayor, governor, president, required a root cause analysis and a statement on how the legislation solves the problem accompany the bill to have it considered for signature. No root cause, veto. Of course, this may mean each bill would have to address only a single subject, no bills including related or unrelated topics. I touched on that before.

Assuming this happens, elected officials have to be willing to collaborate on proposing and passing legislation to implement solutions. This means leaving what has become the status quo of talking points and party loyalty behind in favor of doing what is best for those who they represent. This means the system that drives behavior has to change.

Nevadans have a unique opportunity this November to make such a change. A change that shakes up the status quo and provides elected officials the incentive to collaborate and solve problems in order to get elected or reelected rather than just appeal to a narrow so-called party base. The results are proven. Voters just need to pass Question 3 on the November 2024 ballot.

February 2, 2024February 2, 2024

Republican Presidential Caucus Likely Cause of GOP Voter Share Increase

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform – February 2, 2024

The Republican Party Presidential Caucus, with a January deadline to change party registration to participate, is the likely cause of an across the board increase in party voter share in last month. Democratic party voter share, despite the upcoming Democratic Party Presidential Preference Primary, fell along with Non-Partisan and minor party, the likely source of voters switching.

Not withstanding the Republican gains and Non-Partisan loses, Non-Partisan remains the largest bloc of voters state-wide, in Clark County, and among voters 18 to 54 years of age. Vote share of those not registered as either Democratic or Republican remains the largest group in Washoe County.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	1,757	0.30%	30.83%	-0.05%
R	6,749	1.22%	28.96%	0.21%
NP	1,049	0.16%	32.96%	-0.10%
IAP	-176	-0.21%	4.35%	-0.03%
LIB	-66	-0.40%	0.84%	-0.01%
Other	-257	-0.64%	2.06%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			40.21%	-0.16%

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	1,557	0.34%	33.19%	-0.05%
R	4,353	1.27%	25.09%	0.19%
NP	976	0.20%	34.53%	-0.10%
IAP	-66	-0.11%	4.20%	-0.02%
LIB	-37	-0.36%	0.74%	-0.01%
Other	-148	-0.47%	2.25%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			41.73%	-0.15%

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	103	0.11%	30.46%	-0.03%
R	967	0.94%	32.45%	0.23%
NP	-233	-0.25%	29.35%	-0.14%
IAP	-53	-0.35%	4.67%	-0.03%
LIB	-16	-0.44%	1.14%	-0.01%
Other	-71	-1.15%	1.92%	-0.03%
Total not D or R			37.09%	-0.21

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

Rural Counties (See rural county table below district tables)

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	97	0.25%	17.00%	-0.09%
R	1,429	1.34%	47.59%	0.27%
NP	306	0.47%	28.49%	-0.08%
IAP	-57	-0.52%	4.81%	-0.06%
LIB	-13	-0.54%	1.04%	-0.01%
Other	-38	-1.54%	1.07%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			35.40%	-0.17%

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	223	0.15%	28.40%	-0.10%
R	1,335	1.50%	16.71%	0.17%
NP	1,136	0.45%	46.91%	-0.02%
IAP	89	0.39%	4.22%	0.00%
LIB	-30	-0.44%	1.25%	-0.01%
Other	-96	-0.70%	2.51%	-0.03%
Total not D or R			54.89%	-0.06%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

35 – 54 Year Old

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	479	0.27%	29.65%	-0.07%
R	2,084	1.28%	27.37%	0.21%
NP	637	0.31%	34.66%	-0.07%
IAP	-24	-0.09%	4.63%	-0.03%
LIB	-15	-0.23%	1.05%	-0.01%
Other	-50	-0.31%	2.63%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			42.97%	-0.13%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	1,084	0.41%	33.40%	-0.01%
R	3,354	1.12%	38.59%	0.26%
NP	-662	-0.38%	22.07%	-0.18%
IAP	-234	-0.70%	4.24%	-0.05%
LIB	-20	-0.63%	0.40%	0.00%
Other	-104	-1.01%	1.30%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			28.00%	-0.25%

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	0	4	0
NP	4	0	0
IAP	4	0	0
LIB	3	0	1
Other	4	0	0
Not D or R	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.

In three (75%) of the districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.

NP holds the top share in CD1 and CD3.

State Senate Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	21	0	0
Republican	0	21	0
NP	17	2	2
IAP	18	1	2
LIB	12	0	9
Other	21	0	0
Not D or R	21	0	0

In 15 (71.43%) of the 21 districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.

NP holds the top share in SDs 2,5,7,8,9,10,11,12

State Assembly Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	37	3	2
Republican	1	41	0
NP	37	4	1
IAP	36	2	4
LIB	22	1	19
Other	40	1	1
Not D or R	38	3	1

In 31 (73.81%) of the 42 districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters. NP holds the top share in ADs 5,8,9,15,16,18,21,29,35,41, and 42

Rural Counties

Party	# Counties Lose Voter Share	# Counties Gain Voter Share	# Counties No Change
Democratic	14	1	0
Republican	3	12	0
NP	5	10	0
IAP	15	0	0
LIB	14	1	0
Other	13	1	1
Not D or R	9	6	0

The average voter share of those not registered to either the Democratic or Republican

Combine NP / minor party is the largest group in Carson City

Party increased in the 15 rural counties is now 32.47 percent.

The questions now becomes will the Republican gains hold leading up to the general election in November (not the normal trend) and will the Democratic Party pick up any voter share with same day registration at the primary.

January 4, 2024January 4, 2024

Annual Voter Share Change Shows Significant Major Party Loses; Non-Partisan Gains

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform – January 4, 2024

With December voter registration numbers, it’s time to include the annual change in voter share. As expected, 2023 was not a good year for either major party as both lost what I consider a significant share while voters showed their apparent displeasure as evidenced by Non-Partisan and combined non-major party totals. Among voters 18 to 34 years of age, the increase was over four percent (4.20% NP, 3.57% combined)

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %	2022 – 2023 Voter Share Change
D	2,124	0.36%	30.88%	-0.15%	-1.51%
R	4,409	0.80%	28.74%	-0.01%	-0.93%
NP	9,121	1.45%	33.07%	0.20%	2.70%
IAP	538	0.64%	4.38%	-0.01%	0.03%
LIB	43	0.26%	0.85%	0.00%	-0.03%
Other	-29	-0.07%	2.08%	-0.02%	-0.27%
Total not D or R			40.38%	0.17%	2.44%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

Clark County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %	2022 – 2023 Voter Share Change
D	1,904	0.42%	33.23%	-0.17%	-1.87%
R	3,006	0.88%	24.89%	-0.01%	-0.88%
NP	7,318	1.56%	34.63%	0.21%	3.07%
IAP	406	0.70%	4.23%	-0.01%	0.02%
LIB	67	0.65%	0.75%	0.00%	-0.03%
Other	17	0.05%	2.27%	-0.02%	-0.30%
Total not D or R			41.87%	0.18%	2.76%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

Washoe County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %	2022 – 2023 Voter Share Change
D	92	0.09%	30.50%	-0.12%	-1.16%
R	493	0.48%	32.22%	0.00%	-0.80%
NP	917	0.99%	29.49%	0.14%	2.01%
IAP	118	0.80%	4.70%	0.01%	0.15%
LIB	-10	-0.27%	1.15%	-0.01%	-0.02%
Other	-31	-0.50%	1.95%	-0.02%	-0.16%
Total not D or R			37.28%	0.12	1.97%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

Rural Counties (See rural county table below district tables)

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %	2022 – 2023 Voter Share Change
D	128	0.33%	17.09%	-0.09%	-0.56%
R	910	0.86%	47.32%	0.00%	-0.41%
NP	886	1.39%	28.57%	0.15%	1.28%
IAP	14	0.13%	4.87%	-0.04%	-0.04%
LIB	-14	-0.58%	1.06%	-0.02%	-0.03%
Other	-15	-0.60%	1.09%	-0.02%	-0.23%
Total not D or R			35.59%	0.07%	0.97%

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 %	2022 – 2023 Voter Share Change
D	355	0.23%	28.50%	-0.23%	-2.38%
R	882	1.00%	16.54%	-0.01%	-1.19%
NP	4,118	1.66%	46.94%	0.29%	4.20%
IAP	212	0.94%	4.22%	0.00%	-0.08%
LIB	-1	-0.01%	1.26%	-0.01%	-0.09%
Other	-60	-0.44%	2.54%	-0.04%	-0.46%
Total not D or R			54.96%	0.24%	3.57%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

35 – 54 Year Old

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %	2022 – 2023 Voter Share Change
D	614	0.34%	29.73%	-0.15%	-1.38%
R	1,001	0.62%	27.17%	-0.06%	-1.14%
NP	3,065	1.49%	34.73%	0.22%	2.71%
IAP	243	0.88%	4.65%	0.00%	0.05%
LIB	60	0.95%	1.06%	0.00%	-0.01%
Other	60	0.38%	2.66%	-0.01%	-0.23%
Total not D or R			43.10%	0.21%	2.52%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %	2022 – 2023 Voter Share Change
D	1,126	0.43%	33.41%	-0.09%	-1.05%
R	2,494	0.84%	38.34%	0.05%	-0.77%
NP	1,863	1.08%	22.25%	0.08%	1.86%
IAP	78	0.23%	4.28%	-0.02%	0.09%
LIB	-16	-0.50%	0.40%	0.00%	0.00%
Other	-37	-0.36%	1.32%	-0.01%	-0.14%
Total not D or R			28.25%	0.05%	1.81%

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	3	1	0
Republican	4	0	0
NP	0	4	0
IAP	4	0	0
LIB	2	1	2
Other	4	0	0
Not D or R	0	4	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.

In three (75%) of the districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.

NP holds the top share in CD1 and CD3.

State Senate Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	20	1	0
Republican	11	5	5
NP	0	21	0
IAP	12	5	4
LIB	7	1	13
Other	21	0	0
Not D or R	1	20	0

In 15 (71.43%) of the 21 districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.

NP holds the top share in SDs 2,5,8,9,10,11,12

State Assembly Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	42	0	0
Republican	21	16	5
NP	0	42	0
IAP	27	11	4
LIB	19	4	19
Other	37	1	4
Not D or R	0	42	0

In 31 (73.81%) of the 42 districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters. This is an increase of one(1) over October 2023

NP holds the top share in ADs 5,8,9,15,16,18,21,29,35,41, and 42

Rural Counties

Party	# Counties Lose Voter Share	# Counties Gain Voter Share	# Counties No Change
Democratic	11	4	0
Republican	7	8	0
NP	3	12	0
IAP	11	3	1
LIB	10	2	3
Other	7	3	5
Not D or R	4	9	2

The average voter share of those not registered to either the Democratic or Republican

Combine NP / minor party is the largest group in Carson City

Party increased in the 15 rural counties is now 32.52 percent.

The Republican Party remained flat across all categories. Could this interest in the presidential contest? The January numbers could provide more insight as will turnout for the caucus and preference primary.

December 5, 2023December 5, 2023

Voter Roll Maintenance Still Has Non-Partisan Voter Share Increasing

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform – December 5, 2023

November saw counties perform voter roll maintenance, however, that did not change the normal trajectory; an increase in the percentage of voters registered as Non-Partisan and a decrease in share of the major parties. (Note, the GOP actually had a slight gain)

Non-Partisan remains largest group in the state, in Clark County and among voters 18 to 34 and 35 to 54 years of age. In Washoe County, the combined share of Non-Partisan and minor party leads both major parties. Among voters 55 years of age and older, Non-Partisan, while not ahead of either major party, continues to grow.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-10,487	-1.74%	31.03%	-0.20%
R	-4,693	-0.85%	28.75%	0.08%
NP	-4,072	-0.65%	32.87%	0.15%
IAP	-759	-0.90%	4.39%	0.01%
LIB	-255	-1.54%	0.86%	0.00%
Other	-1,093	-2.66%	2.10%	-0.03%
Total not D or R			40.21%	0.13%

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	-10,702	-2.29%	33.40%	-0.18%
R	-5,585	-1.61%	24.90%	0.04%
NP	-5,976	-1.25%	34.41%	0.18%
IAP	-968	-1.64%	4.24%	0.01%
LIB	-280	-2.66%	0.75%	-0.01%
Other	-1,072	-3.31%	2.29%	-0.04%
Total not D or R			41.69%	0.14%

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	120	0.12%	30.62%	-0.11%
R	323	0.32%	32.22%	-0.05%
NP	959	1.04%	29.35%	0.16%
IAP	131	0.89%	4.69%	0.02%
LIB	14	0.38%	1.16%	0.00%
Other	-11	-0.18%	1.97%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			37.16%	0.17

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

Rural Counties (See rural county table below district tables)

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	95	0.25%	17.18%	-0.09%
R	569	0.54%	47.32%	-0.10%
NP	945	1.51%	28.41%	0.21%
IAP	78	0.71%	4.91%	0.00%
LIB	11	0.46%	1.07%	0.00%
Other	-10	-0.40%	1.11%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			35.50%	0.20%

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	-4,083	-2.60%	28.72%	-0.26%
R	-1,457	-1.62%	16.55%	0.01%
NP	-2,742	-1.09%	46.65%	0.29%
IAP	-333	-1.46%	4.22%	0.01%
LIB	-158	-2.27%	1.28%	-0.01%
Other	-489	-3.44%	2.58%	-0.05%
Total not D or R			54.73%	0.24%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

35 – 54 Year Old

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-3,644	-2.01%	29.88%	-0.22%
R	-1,766	-1.08%	27.23%	0.06%
NP	-1,530	-0.74%	34.51%	0.19%
IAP	-351	-1.25%	4.65%	0.00%
LIB	-86	-1.34%	1.06%	0.00%
Other	-394	-2.42%	2.67%	-0.03%
Total not D or R			42.89%	0.16%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-2,759	-1.05%	33.50%	-0.17%
R	-1,464	-0.49%	38.29%	0.02%
NP	225	0.13%	22.17%	0.15%
IAP	-78	-0.23%	4.30%	0.01%
LIB	-12	-0.38%	0.41%	0.00%
Other	-207	-1.96%	1.33%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			28.21%	0.14%

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	1	3	0
NP	0	4	0
IAP	0	2	2
LIB	0	0	4
Other	4	0	0
Not D or R	0	4	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.

In three (75%) of the districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.

NP holds the top share in CD1 and CD3.

State Senate Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	21	0	0
Republican	20	1	0
NP	0	21	0
IAP	3	16	2
LIB	11	2	8
Other	20	1	0
Not D or R	0	21	0

In 15 (71.43%) of the 21 districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.

NP holds the top share in SDs 5,8,9,10,11,12

State Assembly Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	41	1	0
Republican	19	21	2
NP	0	42	0
IAP	12	19	11
LIB	25	7	10
Other	38	1	3
Not D or R	0	42	0

In 30 (71.43%) of the 42 districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters. This is an increase of one(1) over October 2023

NP holds the top share in ADs 5,8,9,15,16,21,29,35,41, and 42

Rural Counties

Party	# Counties Lose Voter Share	# Counties Gain Voter Share	# Counties No Change
Democratic	12	1	2
Republican	13	1	1
NP	1	13	1
IAP	7	5	3
LIB	6	4	5
Other	6	2	7
Not D or R	1	14	0

The average voter share of those not registered to either the Democratic or Republican Party increased in the 15 rural counties is now 32.31 percent.

With two (2) months remaining for voters to register or change their registration before the presidential primaries; the Democratic Party will allow same-day registration, it will be interesting to see if the voter share numbers reflect interest in the primary process. Likewise, what will voter share changes look like leading up to the June state primary election.

November 2, 2023November 2, 2023

Combined Non-Partisan and minor party Voter Share Tops 40 Percent As Non-Partisan Expands Lead

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform – November 2, 2023

The percentage of voters not affiliating with either major party topped 40 percent in October as Non-Partisan increased its lead as the voting bloc with the largest number of voters.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	115	0.02%	31.23%	-0.16%
R	723	0.13%	28.68%	-0.12%
NP	8,869	1.43%	32.72%	0.29%
IAP	659	0.79%	4.38%	0.01%
LIB	87	0.53%	0.86%	0.00%
Other	-121	-0.29%	2.13%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			40.09%	0.28%

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	-63	-0.01%	33.58%	-0.17%
R	31	0.01%	24.87%	-0.12%
NP	6,503	1.38%	34.24%	0.30%
IAP	391	0.67%	4.23%	0.01%
LIB	42	0.40%	0.76%	0.00%
Other	-108	-0.33%	2.33%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			41.55%	0.29%

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	65	0.07%	30.73%	-0.14%
R	207	0.20%	32.28%	-0.10%
NP	1,198	1.32%	29.19%	0.23%
IAP	134	0.92%	4.67%	0.02%
LIB	22	0.61%	1.16%	0.00%
Other	-6	-0.10%	1.98%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			36.99%	0.24

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

Rural Counties (See rural county table below district tables)

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	113	0.29%	17.26%	-0.10%
R	485	0.46%	47.43%	-0.19%
NP	1,168	1.90%	28.21%	0.28%
IAP	134	1.24%	4.91%	0.02%
LIB	23	0.97%	1.08%	0.00%
Other	-7	-0.28%	1.12%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			35.31%	0.29%

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	-62	-0.04%	28.99%	-0.24%
R	223	0.25%	16.54%	-0.09%
NP	3,883	1.57%	46.36%	0.36%
IAP	179	0.79%	4.21%	0.00%
LIB	42	0.61%	1.29%	0.00%
Other	-71	-0.50%	2.62%	-0.03%
Total not D or R			54.48%	0.33%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

35 – 54 Year Old

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	86	0.05%	30.09%	-0.16%
R	214	0.13%	27.17%	-0.12%
NP	2,900	1.42%	34.32%	0.29%
IAP	221	0.79%	4.65%	0.01%
LIB	19	0.30%	1.06%	0.00%
Other	3	0.02%	2.70%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			42.73%	0.29%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	87	0.03%	33.67%	-0.10%
R	282	0.09%	38.26%	-0.09%
NP	2,072	1.22%	22.02%	0.19%
IAP	259	0.78%	4.29%	0.02%
LIB	26	0.82%	0.41%	0.00%
Other	-57	-0.54%	1.35%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			28.06%	0.20%

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	0	4	0
IAP	0	3	1
LIB	0	0	4
Other	4	0	0
Not D or R	0	4	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.

In three (75%) of the districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.

NP holds the top share in CD1 and CD3.

State Senate Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	21	0	0
Republican	21	0	0
NP	0	21	0
IAP	5	14	2
LIB	1	3	17
Other	21	0	0
Not D or R	0	21	0

In 15 (71.43%) of the 21 districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.

NP holds the top share in SDs 5,8,9,10,11,12

State Assembly Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	42	0	0
Republican	41	1	0
NP	0	42	0
IAP	8	26	8
LIB	10	12	20
Other	37	1	4
Not D or R	0	42	0

In 29 (69.05%) of the 42 districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.

NP holds the top share in ADs 5,8,9,15,16,21,,29,35,41, and 42

Rural Counties

Party	# Counties Lose Voter Share	# Counties Gain Voter Share	# Counties No Change
Democratic	15	0	0
Republican	14	1	0
NP	0	15	0
IAP	5	9	1
LIB	7	6	2
Other	12	2	1
Not D or R	1	14	0

The average voter share of those not registered to either the Democratic or Republican Party increased in the 15 rural counties is now 32.32 percent.

Both the Democratic and Republican Party continue to experience internal friction according to recent reports. We are one year away from the general election, three months from the presidential primary / caucus and seven months from the state primary. What will voter share look like as we get closer?

October 5, 2023

Voters Continue to expand Non-Partisan Voter Share Lead

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform – October 4, 2023

At the end of September, Non-Partisan voters now lead the Democratic Party by a full percentage point, increasing the difference by a full one-half of one percent in one month. The Non-Partisan lead over Republican voter share is just under four percent.

Non-Partisan also is the largest group in Clark County and among voters 18 to 34 and 35 to 54 years of age. In Washoe County, the combined share of Non-Partisan and minor party leads both major parties. Among voters 55 years of age and older, Non-Partisan, while not ahead of either major party, continues to grow.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	1,488	0.25%	31.40%	-0.15%
R	1,554	0.28%	28.80%	-0.13%
NP	10,371	1.69%	32.43%	0.30%
IAP	633	0.76%	4.37%	0.00%
LIB	74	0.45%	0.86%	0.00%
Other	-15	-0.04%	2.15%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			39.81%	0.28%

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	1,172	0.25%	33.75%	-0.18%
R	984	0.29%	24.99%	-0.13%
NP	8,323	1.80%	33.93%	0.34%
IAP	423	0.73%	4.22%	0.00%
LIB	48	0.46%	0.76%	0.00%
Other	-28	-0.09%	2.35%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			41.26%	0.32%

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	337	0.35%	30.87%	-0.08%
R	358	0.35%	32.38%	-0.09%
NP	1,035	1.15%	28.95%	0.15%
IAP	162	1.12%	4.65%	0.02%
LIB	17	0.47%	1.16%	0.00%
Other	23	0.37%	1.99%	0.00%
Total not D or R			36.75%	0.17

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

Rural Counties (See rural county table below district tables)

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-21	-0.05%	17.36%	-0.11%
R	212	0.20%	47.62%	-0.17%
NP	1,013	1.67%	27.92%	0.30%
IAP	48	0.45%	4.89%	-0.01%
LIB	9	0.38%	1.07%	0.00%
Other	-10	-0.40%	1.13%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			35.02%	0.28%

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	535	0.34%	29.22%	-0.23%
R	407	0.46%	16.62%	-0.11%
NP	4,852	2.00%	46.00%	0.40%
IAP	148	0.66%	4.21%	-0.02%
LIB	21	0.30%	1.29%	-0.01%
Other	-27	-0.19%	2.66%	-0.03%
Total not D or R			54.15%	0.34%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

35 – 54 Year Old

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	391	0.22%	30.25%	-0.16%
R	380	0.23%	27.29%	-0.14%
NP	3,288	1.64%	34.03%	0.30%
IAP	243	0.88%	4.64%	0.01%
LIB	27	0.42%	1.07%	0.00%
Other	21	0.13%	2.71%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			42.45%	0.29%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	561	0.21%	33.78%	-0.09%
R	768	0.26%	38.36%	-0.09%
NP	2,235	1.33%	21.83%	0.18%
IAP	244	0.74%	4.27%	0.01%
LIB	26	0.83%	0.41%	0.00%
Other	-4	-0.04%	1.36%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			27.87%	0.18%

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	0	4	0
IAP	1	1	2
LIB	1	0	3
Other	3	1	0
Not D or R	0	4	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.

In three (75%) of the districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.

NP holds the top share in CD1 and CD3.

State Senate Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	21	0	0
Republican	21	0	0
NP	0	21	0
IAP	6	9	6
LIB	5	0	16
Other	19	0	2
Not D or R	0	21	0

In 15 (71.43%) of the 21 districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.

NP holds the top share in SDs 5,8,9,10,11,12

State Assembly Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	42	0	0
Republican	41	0	1
NP	0	42	0
IAP	15	16	11
LIB	14	7	21
Other	35	1	6
Not D or R	0	42	0

In 29 (69.05%) of the 42 districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.

NP holds the top share in ADs 5,8,9,15,16,21,,29,35,41, and 42

Rural Counties

Party	# Counties Lose Voter Share	# Counties Gain Voter Share	# Counties No Change
Democratic	15	0	0
Republican	13	2	0
NP	0	15	0
IAP	6	6	3
LIB	4	4	7
Other	10	2	3
Not D or R	0	15	0

The voter share of those not registered to either the Democratic or Republican Party increased in all 15 rural counties with an average share of 31.76 percent.

With the debate over the presidential caucus in the Republican Party and recent events in Congress, the question is how will these events impact voter registration trends, if at all.

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023

Non-Partisan Increases Voter Share Lead Over Democratic Party

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform – September 2, 2023

NOTE: This report now includes figures for Generation X, those between the age of 35 and 54. Similar to the 18 to 34 age group, Non-Partisan is the largest bloc in this group.

Active registered voters in Nevada continued to abandon the two major political parties in August with Non-Partisan expanding its lead over the Democratic Party to over one-half of one percent (0.57%), an increase of 0.4 percent in one month. Growth of voters now registered to vote as Non-Partisan continues across the board.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-936	-0.16%	31.55%	-0.14%
R	-89	-0.02%	28.93%	-0.09%
NP	6,777	1.12%	32.12%	0.26%
IAP	208	0.25%	4.37%	0.00%
LIB	-21	-0.13%	0.86%	0.00%
Other	-317	-0.76%	2.17%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			39.52%	0.24%

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	-1,175	-0.25%	33.93%	-0.14%
R	-699	-0.20%	25.11%	-0.09%
NP	4,288	0.94%	33.60%	0.26%
IAP	42	0.07%	4.23%	0.00%
LIB	-32	-0.31%	0.76%	0.00%
Other	-353	-1.07%	2.37%	-0.03%
Total not D or R			40.95%	0.23%

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	237	0.25%	30.95%	-0.12%
R	311	0.31%	32.46%	-0.11%
NP	1,294	1.46%	28.80%	0.23%
IAP	108	0.75%	4.62%	0.01%
LIB	7	0.19%	1.16%	-0.01%
Other	35	0.57%	2.00%	0.00%
Total not D or R			36.58%	0.23

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

Rural Counties (See rural county table below district tables)

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	2	0.01%	17.47%	-0.12%
R	299	0.29%	47.79%	-0.20%
NP	1,195	2.01%	27.62%	0.35%
IAP	58	0.54%	4.90%	-0.01%
LIB	4	0.17%	1.08%	-0.01%
Other	1	0.04%	1.14%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			34.74%	0.32%

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	-1,140	-0.72%	29.45%	-0.24%
R	-428	-0.48%	16.73%	-0.09%
NP	2,355	0.98%	45.60%	0.40%
IAP	-70	-0.31%	4.23%	-0.02%
LIB	-53	-0.76%	1.30%	-0.01%
Other	-218	-1.50%	2.69%	-0.04%
Total not D or R			53.82%	0.33%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

35 – 54 Year Old

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-297	-0.16%	30.41%	-0.13%
R	-138	-0.08%	27.43%	-0.10%
NP	2,053	1.03%	33.73%	0.25%
IAP	84	0.31%	4.63%	0.00%
LIB	26	0.41%	1.07%	0.00%
Other	-78	-0.48%	2.73%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			42.16%	0.23%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	504	0.19%	33.87%	-0.09%
R	479	0.16%	38.45%	-0.11%
NP	2,364	1.43%	21.65%	0.21%
IAP	193	0.59%	4.26%	0.01%
LIB	6	0.19%	0.40%	0.00%
Other	-21	-0.20%	1.37%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			27.68%	0.21%

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	0	4	0
IAP	2	0	2
LIB	2	0	2
Other	3	0	1

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.

In three (75%) of the districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.

NP holds the top share in CD3.

State Senate Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	21	0	0
Republican	21	0	0
NP	0	21	0
IAP	8	7	6
LIB	9	2	10
Other	18	1	2

In 15 (71.43%) of the 21 districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.

NP holds the top share in SDs 5,8,9,10,11,12

State Assembly Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	42	0	0
Republican	41	0	1
NP	0	42	0
IAP	17	15	10
LIB	17	5	20
Other	36	1	5

In 29 (69.05%) of the 42 districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.

NP holds the top share in ADs 5,8,9,15,16,21,27,29,35,41

Rural Counties

Party	# Counties Lose Voter Share	# Counties Gain Voter Share	# Counties No Change
Democratic	13	2	0
Republican	15	0	0
NP	0	15	0
IAP	8	6	1
LIB	8	3	4
Other	7	2	6

The voter share of those not registered to either the Democratic or Republican Party increased in all 15 rural counties with an average share of 31.76 percent.

As we head into the 2024 election cycle it will be interesting to see how recent events impact these number over the next few months.

September 9, 2023September 9, 2023

I’ve Mentioned the Trend – Here Are the Numbers From 2000 – 2022

Voter Registration Trend: 2000 – 2022

Year	D	R	NP	O	Total not D or R	Change NP	Change not D or R
2000	41.6	41.6	14.0	2.8	16.8
2001	41.7	41.4	14.0	2.9	16.9	0.0	0.1
2002	40.8	41.6	14.6	3.0	17.6	0.6	0.7
2003	40.3	41.3	15.3	3.1	18.4	0.7	0.8
2004	40.2	40.4	15.1	4.3	19.4	-0.2	1.0
2005	40.1	41.0	14.5	4.4	18.9	-0.6	-0.5
2006	40.1	39.4	15.4	5.1	20.5	0.9	1.6
2007	40.5	40.0	14.4	5.1	19.5	-1.0	-1.0
2008	44.0	35.5	15.3	5.2	20.5	0.9	1.0
2009	43.4	36.0	15.3	5.3	20.6	0.0	0.1
2010	42.2	36.3	15.8	5.7	21.5	0.5	0.9
2011	41.5	36.8	15.9	5.8	21.7	0.1	0.2
2012	42.1	34.4	17.5	6.0	23.5	1.6	1.8
2013	41.4	34.9	17.6	6.1	23.7	0.1	0.2
2014	39.7	34.6	19.3	6.4	25.7	1.7	2.0
2015	39.3	34.7	19.6	6.4	26.0	0.3	0.3
2016	39.1	35.1	19.6	6.3	25.9	0.0	-0.1
2017	38.7	33.5	21.3	6.5	27.8	1.7	1.9
2018	38.4	33.4	21.9	6.3	28.2	0.6	0.4
2019	38.3	33.3	22.2	6.3	28.5	0.3	0.3
2020	36.6	32.4	24.1	6.9	31.0	1.9	2.5
2021	33.9	29.9	27.7	8.5	36.2	3.6	5.2
2022	32.4	29.7	30.4	7.6	37.9	2.7	1.7

Net	-9.2	-11.9	16.4	4.8	21.1

August 2, 2023August 2, 2023

Non-Partisan Becomes Largest Voting Bloc Surpassing Democratic Voter Share

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform – August 2, 2023

Voters registered to vote as Non-Partisan surpassed the number of voters registered in the Democratic Party in July becoming the largest group of active registered voters in Nevada. Non-Partisan was the only group to register voter share gains in all demographics except for a minute (one one-hundredth of a percent) gain by the Independent American Party in Washoe and among voters 55 years of age and older.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	1,521	0.25%	31.69%	-0.15%
R	1,922	0.35%	29.02%	-0.10%
NP	9,198	1.54%	31.86%	0.26%
IAP	674	0.82%	4.37%	0.00%
LIB	132	0.81%	0.87%	0.00%
Other	-17	-0.04%	2.19%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			39.29%	0.24%

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	1,114	0.24%	34.07%	-0.10%
R	1,054	0.31%	25.20%	-0.06%
NP	6,839	1.52%	33.34%	0.32%
IAP	417	0.72%	4.23%	0.01%
LIB	71	0.68%	0.76%	0.00%
Other	-41	-0.12%	2.40%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			40.73%	0.31%

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	243	0.25%	31.08%	-0.10%
R	289	0.29%	32.57%	-0.09%
NP	1,037	1.19%	28.57%	0.18%
IAP	119	0.84%	4.62%	0.01%
LIB	29	0.81%	1.16%	0.00%
Other	16	0.26%	2.00%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			36.35%	0.18

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

Rural Counties (See rural county table below district tables)

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	164	0.43%	17.60%	-0.27%
R	579	0.56%	48.00%	-0.68%
NP	1,322	2.28%	27.27%	0.08%
IAP	138	1.31%	4.90%	-0.03%
LIB	32	1.38%	1.08%	-0.01%
Other	8	0.32%	1.15%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			34.41%	0.02%

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	95	0.06%	29.69%	-0.23%
R	286	0.32%	16.83%	-0.09%
NP	3,883	1.64%	45.19%	0.36%
IAP	160	0.71%	4.25%	-0.01%
LIB	47	0.68%	1.31%	0.00%
Other	-77	-0.53%	2.73%	-0.04%
Total not D or R			53.49%	0.31%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	848	0.32%	33.96%	-0.09%
R	1,149	0.39%	38.56%	-0.08%
NP	2,278	1.39%	21.44%	0.17%
IAP	270	0.83%	4.26%	0.01%
LIB	29	0.94%	0.40%	0.00%
Other	20	0.19%	1.38%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			27.48%	0.17%

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	0	4	0
IAP	0	1	3
LIB	0	0	4
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.

In three (75%) of the districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.

NP holds the top share in CD3.

State Senate Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	21	0	0
Republican	21	0	0
NP	1	20	0
IAP	5	10	6
LIB	2	4	15
Other	17	1	3

In 15 (71.43%) of the 21 districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.

NP holds the top share in SDs 5,9,10,11,12

State Assembly Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	41	1	0
Republican	40	2	0
NP	0	42	0
IAP	8	23	11
LIB	9	11	22
Other	34	1	7

In 29 (69.05%) of the 42 districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.

NP holds the top share in Ads 8,9,15,16,29,35, and 41

Rural Counties

Party	# Counties Lose Voter Share	# Counties Gain Voter Share	# Counties No Change
Democratic	12	1	2
Republican	12	1	2
NP	0	15	0
IAP	2	11	2
LIB	6	3	6
Other	7	4	5

The voter share of those not registered to either the Democratic or Republican Party increased in 14 of the 15 rural counties with an average share of 31.40 percent.

In last month’s report I asked if the Democratic Party would lose its status as the top voter bloc in July. We have the answer. The other question, will the Democratic party fall below 30 percent voter share before next year’s state primary in June remains.