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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 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 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 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 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.

July 9, 2023July 9, 2023

What If – Making the Nevada Legislature and Governing Nevada More Efficient – OPINION

What if:

Voters repealed NRS241.016 2(a) the legislature’s exemption from open meeting law.

Legislature chamber rules could not be suspended.

The Legislative Counsel Bureau (LCB) was required to evaluate each bill draft request (BDR) for duplication then required to notify the legislators involved to reconcile their bills. One bill per topic. A legislator could co-sponsor. Sponsors of duplicate bills would have to provide a reason in writing to the governor justifying duplication.

Single subject rule applied to legislation. No omnibus bills.

Legislation must actually solve a problem, have a formal problem statement / root cause analysis, and a statement of how the legislation solves the root cause.

All meetings started on time and floor sessions were moved to 6:00 PM (last item of the day) as the public does not have input.

Bills to conduct a study had to include a statement clearly describing what the potential problem being investigated is and why the study is necessary.

Bills honoring people, naming a building, naming a state animal, plant, etc could not be heard until action on all other bills is completed.

All bills had to be submitted per statute timeline and emergency bills had to be approved by both the majority and minority leaders of both chambers.

Every bill had to include how the bill would be implemented, how and who was responsible for implementation, and a specific date by which implementation must be complete.

Bills had to be written with enough specifics so legislative intent was clear and not open to different judicial interpretations.

The governor made meeting these standards a criteria for signing or vetoing bills.

The 120-day legislative session is actually 89 days when legislators are in the building. There must be a real discussion about either lengthening the session or going to annual sessions.

The public must demand that legislators collaborate on problems facing the state. They must make this apparent with their votes.

What if?

July 5, 2023July 5, 2023

Non-Partisan Less Than One-Quarter of One Percent From Overtaking Democratic As Top Voter Group

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

Did the Nevada Legislature’s regular and two special sessions have an impact on voter registration? Difficult to say. However, the June voter registration numbers could allow for a reasonable assumption. Non-Partisan voter share gained almost one-half of one percent on Democratic voter share and is now less than one-quarter of one percent (0.24%) away from over-taking the Democratic Party as the leading group of active voters in the state.

Except in the rural counties, Non-Partisan was the only group to gain share. In the rurals, all parties gained, however, Non-Partisan led the way more than doubling the Republican gain.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-779	-0.13%	31.84%	-0.16%
R	278	0.05%	29.12%	-0.09%
NP	7,386	1.25%	31.60%	0.28%
IAP	385	0.47%	4.37%	0.00%
LIB	4	0.02%	0.86%	0.00%
Other	-302	-0.72%	2.20%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			39.04%	0.26%

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	-1,113	-0.24%	34.18%	-0.21%
R	-758	-0.22%	25.26%	-0.15%
NP	5,041	1.13%	33.02%	0.25%
IAP	100	0.17%	4.22%	-0.01%
LIB	-14	-0.13%	0.76%	0.00%
Other	-296	-0.89%	2.41%	-0.03%
Total not D or R			40.42%	0.21%

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	213	0.22%	31.17%	-0.10%
R	327	0.33%	32.66%	-0.07%
NP	968	1.12%	28.39%	0.16%
IAP	142	1.01%	4.59%	0.01%
LIB	5	0.14%	1.17%	0.00%
Other	-18	-0.29%	2.02%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			36.17%	0.16

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	121	0.32%	17.87%	0.02%
R	709	0.69%	48.68%	0.24%
NP	1,377	2.43%	27.19%	0.60%
IAP	143	1.37%	4.94%	0.06%
LIB	13	0.56%	1.09%	0.00%
Other	12	0.48%	1.17%	0.00%
Total not D or R			34.39%	0.66%

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	-954	-0.60%	29.92%	-0.26%
R	-231	-0.26%	16.91%	-0.09%
NP	2,809	1.20%	44.83%	0.41%
IAP	10	0.04%	4.25%	-0.01%
LIB	-23	-0.33%	1.31%	-0.01%
Other	-200	-1.35%	2.77%	-0.05%
Total not D or R			53.17%	0.34%

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

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	301	0.12%	34.05%	-0.11%
R	593	0.20%	38.64%	-0.10%
NP	2,333	1.45%	21.27%	0.21%
IAP	270	0.83%	4.25%	0.02%
LIB	11	0.36%	0.40%	0.00%
Other	-48	-0.45%	1.38%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			27.30%	0.22%

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	2	1
LIB	1	0	3
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	20	1	0
NP	0	21	0
IAP	8	10	3
LIB	9	10	2
Other	20	1	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 5,9,10,11,12

State Assembly Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	42	0	0
Republican	42	0	0
NP	1	41	0
IAP	19	18	5
LIB	16	11	15
Other	36	4	2

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	13	1	1
Republican	14	1	0
NP	1	14	0
IAP	5	8	2
LIB	6	5	4
Other	7	3	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 31.06 percent.

If the trend continues; being a multi-year trend there is no reason to believe it won’t, will the Democratic Party relinquish its voter share lead this month? Will the party fall below 30 percent voter share before next year’s state primary in June?

June 15, 2023

How Partisan was the 2023 Legislative Session

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform – June 15, 2023

The 82^nd regular session of the Nevada Legislature adjourned sine die at 12:19 A.M. June 6^th.

While media rightfully focuses on major or contentious legislation which resulted in most of the party line votes, how partisan was the session?

Bill Draft Requests (BDR)

1,229 BDRs filed

1,066 filed within statutory deadline

163 filed between February 24^th to June 2nd

Bills and Joint Resolutions

1056 bills and joint resolutions on NELIS

295 died – 27.94%

Of the bills that died at 1st deadline not including committee bills (58)

62 were D – 34.25%

107 were R – 59.12%

12 bipartisan – 6.63%

Bills died with no 1st house vote not including committee bills (2)

4 were D – 50%

3 were R- 37.5%

1 was bipartisan – 12.5%

Bills dying at 2nd house committee not including committee bills (2)

3 were D – 50%

1 was R – 16.67%

2 were bipartisan – 33.33%

First house vote; one party line, five unanimous

Bills dying no 2nd chamber vote not including committee bills (13)

15 D – 60%

7 R – 28%

3 bipartisan – 12%

First house vote; nine party line, 12 unanimous

Of bills that received votes in both chambers

there was a total of 1522 votes

Of those 835 were unanimous – 54.86%

136 were party line – 8.94%

Combining with bills that died with one vote

1568 votes

852 unanimous – 54.34%

145 party line – 9.25%

Election Bills

Unlike the session overall, election related bills faced a more heightened level of partisanship.

36 bills

13 R

None passed

11 did not get hearing

1 passed first chamber, did not get hearing in 2^nd

1 Governor bill was exempt, did not get hearing

9 D

6 passed (1 vetoed)

9 heard 1st committee

1 no 1^st committee vote

1 not heard 2^nd chamber

1 exempt not heard

6 – committee

5 passed

1 no 2^nd committee vote

6 – Secretary of State

3 passed

3 no first committee vote

1 – Nevada League of Cities

1 not heard

1 – Office of the Governor

Exempt not heard

How does this compare to other sessions? The last time I did this type of analysis was following the 2015 session. I looked at how that session compared with the previous three, 2009, 2011, 2013. The biggest difference, the percentage of party-line votes. You can read the 2015 report here.

As I write this, partisan differences have resulted in two special sessions. The first dealing with the capital improvement projects (CIP) budget and the second with a bill to provide tax incentives to the Oakland Athletics to bring major league baseball to Las Vegas.

The CIP bill passed but was not complete party line vote. During the regular session it failed to get the necessary votes. The bill to provide public funding to entice the Oakland Athletics to move to Las Vegas did not get a hearing during the regular session. The special session bill passed with both bipartisan support and opposition.

Adding to the tension was another bill, incentives to motion picture industry to build a production studio in Las Vegas. This bill did not get a floor vote.

All three of these bills were introduced the last weeks of the session.

Another point adding to the contentiousness is the legislature’s exemption from the state’s open meeting law. This allows for suspension of rules, behind the bar (on the chamber floor) committee meetings and votes with no public participation, and proceedings held under Committee of the Whole rules where hearings are held in each chamber without public participation. These types of proceedings are most prevalent during the last two weeks of a regular session and common during a special session.

All bills passed have been forwarded to the governor for action. How many will the governor sign, how many will he allow to become law without his signature, and how many will he veto. We will know next week.

June 5, 2023June 5, 2023

Non-Partisan Continue To Close Gap On Democratic Voter Share

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

Both the Democratic and Republican Party continued their voter share decline in May with Non-Partisan getting closer to over-taking the Democratic Party as the group with the greatest voter share. Voter roll maintenance in Humboldt, Lincoln, and Nye County helped the major parties in those counties.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-216	-0.04%	32.00%	-0.01%
R	-2,889	-0.52%	29.22%	-0.15%
NP	3,418	0.58%	31.33%	0.18%
IAP	44	0.05%	4.36%	0.00%
LIB	-53	-0.32%	0.87%	0.00%
Other	-374	-0.89%	2.23%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			38.79%	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	1,178	0.25%	34.38%	-0.16%
R	834	0.24%	25.41%	-0.12%
NP	7,194	1.64%	32.77%	0.30%
IAP	547	0.96%	4.23%	0.01%
LIB	53	0.51%	0.77%	0.00%
Other	-46	-0.14%	2.44%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			40.21%	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	205	0.21%	31.27%	-0.12%
R	243	0.24%	32.73%	-0.12%
NP	1,241	1.46%	28.23%	0.24%
IAP	115	0.83%	4.59%	0.01%
LIB	23	0.65%	1.17%	0.00%
Other	-2	-0.03%	2.02%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			36.00%	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	-1,599	-4.03%	17.84%	0.21%
R	-3,966	-3.70%	48.43%	0.75%
NP	-5,017	-8.13%	26.59%	-0.85%
IAP	-618	-5.61%	4.88%	-0.02%
LIB	-129	-5.28%	1.08%	0.00%
Other	-326	-11.58%	1.17%	-0.08%
Total not D or R			33.72%	-0.95%

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	-293	-0.18%	30.18%	-0.06%
R	-1,042	-1.15%	17.00%	-0.20%
NP	1,560	0.67%	44.42%	0.29%
IAP	14	0.06%	4.26%	0.00%
LIB	-49	-0.70%	1.32%	-0.01%
Other	-164	-1.09%	2.82%	-0.03%
Total not D or R			52.82%	0.25%

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

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-19	-0.01%	34.17%	0.01%
R	-885	-0.30%	38.74%	-0.10%
NP	649	0.40%	21.06%	0.09%
IAP	17	0.05%	4.23%	0.00%
LIB	-19	-0.61%	0.40%	0.00%
Other	-87	-0.81%	1.40%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			27.09%	0.08%

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	1	3	0
IAP	1	2	1
LIB	1	3	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.

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	19	2	0
Republican	19	2	0
NP	2	19	0
IAP	5	10	6
LIB	6	3	12
Other	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 5,9,10, and 11

State Assembly Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	37	4	1
Republican	36	6	0
NP	3	39	0
IAP	9	24	9
LIB	14	8	20
Other	38	2	2

In 28 (66.67%) 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	10	4	1
Republican	9	5	1
NP	4	10	1
IAP	7	5	3
LIB	7	5	3
Other	11	2	2

The voter share of those not registered to either the Democratic or Republican Party increased in 10 of the 15 rural counties with an average share of 30.73 percent (decrease of 0.82% due to list maintenance in Humboldt, Lincoln, and Nye county.

The legislative session must end tonight by midnight. How will voters view the results and will that have any impact of voter registration trends?

May 3, 2023May 3, 2023

Non-Partisan Voter Share Less Than One Percent From Overtaking Democratic Party

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform – May 3, 2023

Less than one percent. With release of the April voter registration numbers, that is the difference between Democratic Party and Non-Partisan voter share. Less than one percent from Non-Partisan becoming the largest group of active registered voters in the state.

NOTE: Elko County performed voter roll maintenance in April resulting in the decline of voters reflected in the below tables.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	145	0.02%	32.01%	0.00%
R	-3,390	-0.61%	29.37%	-0.19%
NP	4,002	0.69%	31.14%	0.20%
IAP	-5	-0.01%	4.36%	0.00%
LIB	-55	-0.34%	0.87%	0.00%
Other	-210	-0.49%	2.25%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			38.62%	0.19%

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	1,259	0.27%	34.54%	-0.17%
R	935	0.27%	25.53%	-0.13%
NP	7,531	1.75%	32.47%	0.31%
IAP	540	0.96%	4.22%	0.01%
LIB	73	0.71%	0.77%	0.00%
Other	-2	-0.01%	2.46%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			39.92%	0.30%

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	304	0.32%	31.39%	-0.09%
R	281	0.28%	32.85%	-0.10%
NP	1,071	1.27%	27.99%	0.19%
IAP	90	0.65%	4.57%	0.00%
LIB	30	0.85%	1.17%	0.00%
Other	16	0.26%	2.03%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			35.76%	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	-1,418	-3.45%	17.63%	0.27%
R	-4,606	-4.12%	47.69%	0.40%
NP	-4,600	-6.94%	27.45%	-0.59%
IAP	-635	-5.45%	4.90%	-0.03%
LIB	-158	-6.08%	1.09%	-0.01%
Other	-224	-7.37%	1.25%	-0.03%
Total not D or R			34.68%	-0.66%

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	-209	-0.13%	30.24%	0.00%
R	-1,681	-1.82%	17.20%	-0.30%
NP	1,458	0.63%	44.13%	0.34%
IAP	-128	-0.57%	4.26%	-0.02%
LIB	-65	-0.92%	1.33%	-0.01%
Other	-87	-0.58%	2.85%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			52.56%	0.30%

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

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	238	0.09%	34.15%	-0.03%
R	-349	-0.12%	38.84%	-0.11%
NP	1,399	0.88%	20.97%	0.15%
IAP	82	0.25%	4.23%	0.00%
LIB	-1	-0.03%	0.41%	0.00%
Other	-32	-0.30%	1.41%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			27.01%	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	3	1	0
Republican	4	0	0
NP	1	3	0
IAP	1	2	1
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.

State Senate Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	20	1	0
Republican	19	2	0
NP	1	20	0
IAP	6	10	5
LIB	4	3	14
Other	19	1	1

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

State Assembly Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	40	1	1
Republican	41	1	0
NP	3	39	0
IAP	13	20	9
LIB	14	10	18
Other	36	3	3

In 28 (66.67%) of the 42 districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.

Rural Counties

Party	# Counties Lose Voter Share	# Counties Gain Voter Share	# Counties No Change
Democratic	11	4	0
Republican	8	7	0
NP	5	9	1
IAP	10	3	2
LIB	6	3	6
Other	10	0	5

The voter share of those not registered to either the Democratic or Republican Party increased in 9 of the 15 rural counties with an average share of 31.55 percent (decrease of 1.74% due to Elko list maintenance with a range 22.98 to 39.79)

Voters not registered to vote as either Democratic or Republican continue to be the largest segment of voters in the state and in Clark and Washoe Counties. Non-Partisan continue to lead among voters between the ages 18 to 34; over 52% not Democratic or Republican. With less than one percent separating Democratic and Non-Partisan voter share statewide, the looming question; when will Non-Partisan become the leading group of voters?

April 4, 2023April 4, 2023

Nevada Gains Active Voters; Non-Major Party Voter Share Increases Lead

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

As the number of active registered voters increased by almost 15,000 in March, the combined share of voters registered as Non-Partisan or in a minor party increased its lead as the largest group of voters across the state. At the end of March, just under 40 percent of voters in the state and in Clark County fell into the group. In Washoe County it’s 35 percent and among voters 18 to 34 years of age the number is over 52 percent.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	1,889	0.32%	32.01%	-0.15%
R	1,571	0.28%	29.56%	-0.15%
NP	10,654	1.87%	30.94%	0.32%
IAP	696	0.86%	4.36%	0.00%
LIB	118	0.72%	0.87%	0.00%
Other	-13	-0.03%	2.26%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			38.43%	0.30%

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	1,689	0.36%	34.72%	-0.18%
R	1,154	0.34%	25.66%	-0.14%
NP	8,378	1.98%	32.16%	0.35%
IAP	498	0.89%	4.21%	0.00%
LIB	70	0.69%	0.77%	0.00%
Other	19	0.06%	2.48%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			39.62%	0.33%

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	201	0.21%	31.47%	-0.11%
R	205	0.21%	32.95%	-0.12%
NP	1,156	1.39%	27.80%	0.23%
IAP	114	0.83%	4.57%	0.01%
LIB	24	0.69%	1.16%	0.00%
Other	-10	-0.16%	2.04%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			35.58%	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	-1	0.00%	17.36%	-0.11%
R	212	0.19%	47.29%	-0.19%
NP	1,120	1.72%	28.04%	0.31%
IAP	84	0.73%	4.93%	0.01%
LIB	24	0.93%	1.10%	0.00%
Other	-22	-0.72%	1.28%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			35.35%	0.30%

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	299	0.19%	30.24%	-0.27%
R	240	0.26%	17.50%	-0.14%
NP	4,827	2.14%	43.79%	0.46%
IAP	187	0.84%	4.28%	-0.01%
LIB	46	0.66%	1.34%	-0.01%
Other	-33	-0.22%	2.86%	-0.04%
Total not D or R			52.27%	0.40%

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

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	896	0.34%	34.18%	-0.10%
R	1,001	0.34%	38.95%	-0.11%
NP	2,559	1.64%	20.82%	0.21%
IAP	268	0.84%	4.22%	0.01%
LIB	19	0.62%	0.41%	0.00%
Other	10	0.09%	1.41%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			26.87%	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	1	2	1
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.

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	4	9	8
LIB	2	2	17
Other	21	0	0

In 14 (66.67%) of the 21 districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.

State Assembly Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	42	0	0
Republican	42	0	0
NP	0	42	0
IAP	12	10	10
LIB	8	10	24
Other	40	0	2

In 28 (66.67%) of the 42 districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.

Rural Counties

Party	# Counties Lose Voter Share	# Counties Gain Voter Share	# Counties No Change
Democratic	13	2	0
Republican	11	4	0
NP	3	12	0
IAP	6	4	5
LIB	2	6	7
Other	11	0	4

The voter share of those not registered to either the Democratic or Republican Party increased in 12 of the 15 rural counties with an average share of 33.29 percent ( increase of 0.19% with a range 24.07 to 39.54)

We are now at the half-way point of the Nevada legislative session. On April 14^th we will know the first group of bills that will not advance. As the session proceeds to Sin Die (adjournment) on June 5^th, the question is how will the session be viewed by voters and how will that impact voter registration.