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April 3, 2022April 3, 2022

Despite Voter Roll Maintenance Non-Partisan Continues Voter Share Gains

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.

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022

Voters Not Registered As Democratic or Republican Increase Voter Share Lead in February

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform – March 3, 2022

The percentage of voters not registered to vote in either the Democratic or Republican Party expanded its lead in February, according to the numbers from the secretary of state. That group continues to be the largest block of voters statewide and in both Clark and Washoe county. Among voters 18 to 34 years of age, those registered as Non-Partisan remain the largest group and when combined with those registered in a minor party is nearing 50 percent.

Looking at Congressional and legislative districts, the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican leads in two of the four Congressional districts, eight of the 21 state senate districts and 17 of the 42 state assembly districts.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	856	0.14%	33.65%	-0.17%
R	1,456	0.26%	29.71%	-0.11%
NP	9,296	1.80%	28.28%	0.32%
IAP	456	0.55%	4.48%	0.00%
LIB	105	0.60%	0.94%	0.00%
Other	-443	-0.80%	2.94%	-0.04%
Total not D or R			36.64%	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	839	0.17%	36.45%	-0.20%
R	1,207	0.35%	25.82%	-0.09%
NP	7,098	1.87%	29.28%	0.33%
IAP	376	0.66%	4.33%	0.00%
LIB	70	0.63%	0.84%	0.00%
Other	-254	-0.58%	3.28%	-0.04%
Total not D or R			37.73%	0.28%

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	145	0.15%	32.47%	-0.14%
R	304	0.30%	32.95%	-0.09%
NP	1,296	1.63%	26.27%	0.27%
IAP	90	0.64%	4.62%	0.00%
LIB	16	0.42%	1.23%	0.00%
Other	-96	-1.25%	2.47%	-0.05%
Total not D or R			34.58%	0.27%

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	-128	-0.30%	18.89%	-0.11%
R	-55	-0.05%	47.99%	-0.16%
NP	902	1.61%	25.20%	0.33%
IAP	-10	-0.09%	5.18%	-0.02%
LIB	19	0.74%	1.14%	0.01%
Other	-93	-2.49%	1.61%	-0.05%
Total not D or R			33.12%	0.27%

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	31	0.02%	32.72%	-0.27%
R	114	0.12%	18.23%	-0.13%
NP	4,226	2.11%	39.16%	0.49%
IAP	128	0.55%	4.45%	-0.01%
LIB	31	0.40%	1.48%	-0.01%
Other	-192	-0.92%	3.96%	-0.07%
Total not D or R			49.05%	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	431	0.16%	35.37%	-0.11%
R	846	0.29%	38.71%	-0.07%
NP	2,216	1.55%	19.38%	0.21%
IAP	167	0.52%	4.34%	0.00%
LIB	12	0.37%	0.43%	0.00%
Other	-158	-1.17%	1.78%	-0.03%
Total not D or R			25.93%	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	2	11	1
Republican	3	1	0
NP	0	4	0
IAP	2	1	1
LIB	0	1	3
Other	2	1	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.

State Senate Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	14	7	0
Republican	15	6	0
NP	1	20	0
IAP	10	9	2
LIB	9	10	2
Other	15	5	1

State Assembly Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	27	15	0
Republican	27	15	0
NP	6	35	1
IAP	22	18	2
LIB	17	17	8
Other	32	9	1

Rural Counties

Party	# Counties Lose Voter Share	# Counties Gain Voter Share	# Counties No Change
Democratic	15	0	0
Republican	10	5
NP	2	13	0
IAP	10	3	2
LIB	5	5	5
Other	12	0	3

Jon Ralston and the Nevada Independent look at the number of voters changing parties. While the numbers are interesting; more Democratic voters changing to Republican, they may become more meaningful as we get closer to the primary. Are voters changing parties in hopes to sway the nomination to a candidate least likely to win the general election? We’ll also be watching the voter share trend. Will the major parties gain voter share in the months leading up to June or during same-day registration or will fewer voters be eligible to vote since Nevada’s primary elections are closed to non-party members?

February 5, 2022February 5, 2022

2022 Starts With Non-Partisan Increasing Voter Share Lead

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform – February 5, 2022

As we start the election year of 2022, voter registration numbers for January, in spite of being a voter roll maintenance month, showed no change in the pattern of Non-Partisan voter share expanding its lead. Thanks to Nevada Independent CEO Jon Ralston, we also have a picture of movement between the major parties and Non-Partisan.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-3,321	-0.53%	33.81%	-0.12%
R	-2,068	-0.37%	29.82%	-0.06%
NP	4,391	0.86%	27.96%	0.28%
IAP	-240	-0.29%	4.49%	-0.01%
LIB	-153	-0.87%	0.94%	-0.01%
Other	-1,715	-3.02%	2.98%	-0.09%
Total not D or R			36.37%	0.17%

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	612	0.13%	36.64%	-0.17%
R	996	0.29%	25.91%	-0.08%
NP	6,456	1.73%	28.95%	0.32%
IAP	317	0.56%	4.33%	0.00%
LIB	66	0.60%	0.84%	0.00%
Other	-564	-1.28%	3.32%	-0.06%
Total not D or R			37.45%	0.26%

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	-3,926	-3.78%	32.60%	0.05%
R	-3,447	-3.29%	33.04%	0.21%
NP	-3,237	-3.90%	26.00%	0.00%
IAP	-609	-4.13%	4.62%	-0.01%
LIB	-238	-5.93%	1.23%	-0.03%
Other	-1,037	-11.87%	2.51%	-0.23%
Total not D or R			34.36%	-0.27%

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

Rural Counties

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-7	-0.02%	19.00%	-0.13%
R	383	0.35%	48.15%	-0.15%
NP	1,172	2.13%	24.87%	0.36%
IAP	52	0.44%	5.20%	-0.01%
LIB	19	0.75%	1.13%	0.00%
Other	-114	-2.97%	1.65%	-0.06%
Total not D or R			32.85%	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	-2,036	-1.18%	32.99%	-0.20%
R	-1,452	-1.50%	18.36%	-0.18%
NP	1,410	0.71%	38.67%	0.49%
IAP	-190	-0.81%	4.46%	-0.01%
LIB	-115	-1.47%	1.49%	-0.01%
Other	-554	-2.58%	4.03%	-0.08%
Total not D or R			48.65%	0.39%

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

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-420	-0.16%	35.48%	-0.08%
R	-34	-0.01%	38.78%	-0.03%
NP	1,669	1.18%	19.17%	0.21%
IAP	27	0.08%	4.34%	0.00%
LIB	2	0.06%	0.43%	0.00%
Other	-695	-4.90%	1.81%	-0.09%
Total not D or R			25.75%	0.12%

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	3	1	0
NP	1	3	0
IAP	1	1	2
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.

State Senate Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	18	2	1
Republican	16	5	0
NP	2	19	0
IAP	10	6	5
LIB	8	6	7
Other	21	0	0

State Assembly Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	35	7	0
Republican	37	4	1
NP	4	38	0
IAP	21	14	7
LIB	16	13	13
Other	38	4	0

New district maps are in place. Any pending challenge must be resolved before candidate filing begins on March 7, 2022. The questions remains: Will voter share of the Democratic and Republican Party increase in the run-up to the June primary? To what extent ill voters decide to use same-day registration?

January 15, 2022April 5, 2022

Candidates Win in Low Turnout Closed Primary Why We Need Final Five Voting – OPINION

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform – January 15, 2021

Ever wonder how many votes it takes to win an election? If you are running for office in Nevada, not as many as you may think.

Since 2016, 23 candidates have been elected to either the state legislature or county-wide positions with as little as five percent (5%) of the voters in their district. If you are confused, wondering how this could happen or if in fact it is legal, continue reading.

Prior to 2015 if either only the Democratic or Republican Party had candidates for a partisan office; if Democratic candidates and no Republican, minor party, or Non-Partisan candidates, if Republican candidates and no Democratic, minor party, or Non-Partisan candidates, the top two candidates in the primary would go on the general election ballot so all voters could vote for their preferred candidate. Under our current election process this is the way it should be,

This changed during the 2015 legislative session. Under SB499, under the conditions outlined above, the winner of the primary (keep in mind Nevada uses closed primaries where only members of the party are allowed to vote), goes on the general election ballot unopposed. This means they were elected in the primary where less than 30 percent (30%) of party members bother to vote and non-party members; a clear majority of voters in any given district had no say.

If we look at the 2016, 2018, and 2020 election cycle, the 23 candidates that were elected with an average of 15 percent of the vote of party members and seven (7) percent of the vote of all voters in their district. This is not only unfair to voters but also to the winning candidate who hardly has a mandate of their constituents.

2016
Dist	Candidate	Party	# Candidates	Winning vote	Total votes	Total Party Reg	T/O	Total Reg	% Party	% dist
SD4	Atkiinson	D	2	3,926	5,892	27,424	21.48%	66,828	14.32%	5.87%
AD13	Anderson	R	3	1,738	2,796	14,258	19.61%	34,721	12.19%	5.01%
AD19	Edwards	R	2	1,960	3,203	12,156	26.35%	31,256	16.12%	6.27%
AD26	Krasner	R	2	3,448	6,232	20,324	30.66%	44,439	16.97%	7.76%
						Avg	24.53%		14.90%	6.23%
2018
SD10	Cancela	D	2	2,854	4,725	25,533	18.51%	52,311	11.18%	5.46%
AD24	Peters	D	4	1,780	3,784	14,719	25.71%	32,599	12.09%	5.46%
AD33	Ellison	R	2	4,175	5,375	17,052	31.52%	30,701	24.48%	13.60%
AD42	Assefa	D	3	1,399	2,529	11,590	21.82%	24,875	12.07%	5.62%
ClK DA	Wolfson	D	2	54,347	97,306	419,042	23.22%	996,375	12.97%	5.45%
Churchill Clk	Rothery	R	2	2,273	3,107	13,264	23.42%	29,471	17.14%	7.71%
Douglas Assessor	Tholen	R	2	4,222	8,226	18,147	45.33%	33,452	23.27%	12.62%
Eureka Clk	Hoehne	R	2	266	444	690	64.35%	974	38.55%	27.31%
Lincoln DA	Frehner	R	2	502	815	1,654	49.27%	2,774	30.35%	18.10%
Lyon Treas	Bryan	R	2	4,249	5,383	17,268	31.17%	34,349	24.61%	12.37%
Nye Admin	Stumne	R	2	3,268	4,735	13,289	35.63%	27,813	24.59%	11.75%
Pershing Assessor	Basso-Cerini	R	2	472	688	1,318	52.20%	2,424	35.81%	19.47%
Storey DA	Langer	R	2	458	846	1,562	54.16%	3,085	29.32%	14.85%
White Pine Clk	Baldwin	R	2	553	1,008	2,268	44.44%	4,488	24.38%	12.32%
						Avg	24.16%		14.56%	7.12%

2020
SD7	Lange	D	3	3,672	9,596	31,605	30.36%	68,932	11.62%	5.33%
AD19	Black	R	2	3,803	6,231	15,570	40.02%	40,050	24.43%	9.50%
AD20	Orentlicher	D	4	2,299	4,947	15,215	32.51%	33,821	15.11%	6.80%
AD36	Hafen	R	2	4,851	8,841	22,265	39.71%	48,594	21.79%	9.98%
AD38	Titus	R	2	6,780	8,736	22,436	38.94%	43,057	30.22%	15.75%
						Avg	36.31%		20.63%	9.47%
						overall Avg	28.33%		16.70%	7.61%

There were several county commission races impacted as well, however, because it is more difficult to find the voter registration data by district, they are not included.

Two attempts to correct this voter suppression measure were made, one during the 2017 legislative session (by the same sponsor of the original bill), the other during the 2019 session. The first bill did not get a hearing. The second bill passed the assembly but did not get a senate committee vote. Legislative majority in the three sessions involved: 2015 Republican, 2017 and 2019 Democratic.

Given the legislature does not want to reverse the voter suppression it has implemented, it is up to the voters. This is why passage of the Better Voting Nevada initiative, that will implement Final Five Voting (FFV) where the right of all voters to cast ballots in the primary regardless of party is guaranteed and then vote for the top five candidates indicating their ranked preference for each allowing voters to vote their conscience, is critical.

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022

2021 – Non-Partisan and Minor Parties Register Significant Voter Share Growth While Major Parties Record Loses

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform – January5, 2021

2021 witnessed significant voter share growth for Non-Partisan and minor parties while both the Democratic and Republican Party saw similar noteworthy loses. For the month of December 2021, the numbers continue to show the same trend. It is important to note that as in November, the voter share of those listed as “other” once again saw very minor declines.

The perception is that the increase in Non-Partisan voters is almost totally due to automatic voter registration and the Department of Motor Vehicles. However, the secretary of state’s office reports the percent of new voter registrations defaulting to Non-Partisan is only 59 percent.

Another interesting fact is the number of major party voters changing parties or registering as Non-Partisan. Jon Ralston of the Nevada Independent tracks that movement here.

The Nevada legislature approved new district maps and the governor approved them in November. While a lawsuit has been filed challenging the maps, they are in effect until a judge rules otherwise. The by-district numbers for December appear to reflect the impact of the redrawn districts.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %	2020 – 2021 Voter Share Change
D	1,614	0.26%	33.94%	-0.18%	-2.70%
R	2,293	0.42%	29.88%	-0.11%	-2.47%
NP	10,367	2.07%	27.68%	0.35%	3.59%
IAP	636	0.77%	4.49%	0.00%	-0.02%
LIB	117	0.67%	0.95%	0.00%	-0.03%
Other	-709	-1.23%	3.07%	-0.06%	1.63%
Total not D or R			36.19%	0.29%	5.17%

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

Clark County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %	2020 – 2021 Voter Share Change
D	1,500	0.31%	36.82%	-0.20%	-3.11%
R	1,590	0.47%	25.99%	-0.10%	-2.47%
NP	7,938	2.17%	28.63%	0.37%	3.73%
IAP	460	0.82%	4.34%	0.00%	0.00%
LIB	93	0.86%	0.84%	0.00%	-0.03%
Other	-461	-1.03%	3.39%	-0.06%	1.89%
Total not D or R			37.19%	029%	5.58%

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

Washoe County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %	2020 – 2021 Voter Share Change
D	109	0.11%	32.56%	-0.13%	-1.97%
R	289	0.28%	32.83%	-0.08%	-2.11%
NP	1,226	1.50%	25.99%	0.25%	2.86%
IAP	116	0.79%	4.63%	0.01%	0.06%
LIB	-1	-0.02%	1.26%	-0.01%	-0.02%
Other	-120	-1.36%	2.74%	-0.05%	1.18%
Total not D or R			34.61%	0.20%	4.07%

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

Rural Counties

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %	2020 – 2021 Voter Share Change
D	5	0.01%	19.13%	-0.13%	-1.86%
R	414	0.38%	48.30%	-0.16%	-2.39%
NP	1,203	2.24%	24.51%	0.37%	3.67%
IAP	60	0.52%	5.21%	-0.01%	-0.20%
LIB	25	1.00%	1.13%	0.00%	-0.01%
Other	-128	-3.22%	1.71%	-0.07%	0.79%
Total not D or R			32.57%	0.29%	4.25%

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

Change 2020 – 2021 by county

County	D	R	NP	IAP	LIB	O	Not D or R
Carson City	-1.86%	-2.88%	3.98%	-0.05%	-0.01%	0.83%	4.75%
Churchill	-1.56%	-1.97%	3.10%	-0.29%	-0.03%	0.75%	3.53%
Douglas	-1.30%	-2.41%	2.78%	0.01%	0.07%	0.86%	3.72%
Elko	-1.27%	-2.10%	2.90%	-0.07%	-0.12%	0.66%	3.37%
Esmeralda	-2.99%	-4.89%	8.77%	-0.91%	0.08%	-0.06%	7.88%
Eureka	-0.46%	-2.60%	3.49%	-0.64%	-0.07%	0.28%	3.06%
Humboldt	-0.66%	-1.69%	1.79%	-0.01%	-0.05%	0.62%	2.35%
lander	-1.45%	-2.14%	3.32%	-0.30%	0.11%	0.45%	3.58%
Lincoln	-2.49%	0.58%	1.69%	-0.83%	0.01%	1.04%	1.91%
Lyon	-2.11%	-3.08%	4.53%	-0.21%	-0.02%	0.89%	5.19%
Mineral	-2.79%	-2.57%	5.78%	-0.68%	-0.02%	0.28%	5.36%
Nye	-3.24%	-1.86%	4.74%	-0.49%	-0.07%	0.92%	5.10%
Pershing	-1.31%	-2.62%	3.59%	-0.11%	0.07%	0.38%	3.93%
Storey	-1.52%	-1.82%	2.63%	-0.23%	0.15%	0.78%	3.34%
White Pine	-1.98%	-2.62%	4.39%	-0.26%	0.02%	0.45%	4.60%

18 – 34 Year Old

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %	2020 – 2021 Voter Share Change
D	254	0.15%	33.19%	-0.26%	-4.31%
R	231	0.24%	18.53%	-0.13%	-2.88%
NP	4,418	2.27%	38.19%	0.50%	5.39%
IAP	149	0.64%	4.47%	-0.01%	-0.25%
LIB	44	0.57%	1.50%	-0.01%	-0.12%
Other	-224	-1.03%	4.12%	-0.08%	2.18%
Total not D or R			48.28%	0.40%	7.19%

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

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %	2020 – 2021 Voter Share Change
D	639	0.24%	35.56%	-0.12%	-1.68%
R	1,009	0.35%	38.81%	-0.06%	-1.97%
NP	2,313	1.69%	18.96%	0.23%	2.52%
IAP	256	0.80%	4.34%	0.01%	0.14%
LIB	8	0.25%	0.43%	0.00%	0.00%
Other	-85	-0.58%	1.90%	-0.05%	4.44%
Total not D or R			25.63%	0.19%	3.65%

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	2	2	0
Republican	2	2	0
NP	1	3	0
IAP	2	2	0
LIB	2	1	1
Other	2	2	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.

Change 2020 – 2021

District	D	R	NP	IAP	LIB	O	Not D or R
1	-8.32%	3.57%	2.94%	0.23%	-0.03%	1.60%	4.75%
2	-1.85%	-2.20%	3.04%	0.00%	-0.02%	1.04%	4.06%
3	-0.68%	-4.99%	3.80%	-0.13%	-0.04%	2.04%	5.67%
4	-2.14%	-3.81%	4.28%	-0.11%	-0.03%	1.80%	5.95%

State Senate Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	14	7	0
Republican	14	7	0
NP	3	18	0
IAP	8	12	1
LIB	8	8	5
Other	16	5	0

Change 2020 – 2021

District	D	R	NP	IAP	LIB	O	Not D or R
1	-3.53%	-2.33%	3.83%	-0.07%	0.03%	2.07%	5.86%
2	-6.79%	-0.55%	5.44%	-0.09%	-0.01%	2.00%	7.33%
3	-6.46%	1.49%	3.24%	-0.01%	-0.01%	1.76%	4.97%
4	-5.48%	-0.55%	4.21%	-0.06%	-0.05%	1.93%	6.03%
5	-4.21%	-0.71%	3.11%	0.08%	-0.06%	1.79%	4.92%
6	-1.92%	-3.54%	3.58%	0.07%	0.00%	1.81%	5.46%
7	-2.18%	-3.90%	4.44%	-0.16%	-0.08%	1.88%	6.09%
8	-1.77%	-4.32%	3.98%	0.11%	-0.06%	2.07%	6.09%
9	-0.08%	-4.91%	3.17%	-0.21%	-0.10%	2.12%	4.98%
10	-7.66%	1.08%	5.01%	-0.20%	-0.05%	1.83%	6.59%
11	-7.72%	1.81%	3.47%	0.26%	0.02%	2.15%	5.91%
12	3.60%	-11.17%	5.37%	-0.17%	0.10%	2.26%	7.57%
13	-3.10%	-1.84%	3.75%	-0.01%	-0.05%	1.26%	4.94%
14	-1.62%	-2.27%	2.84%	-0.03%	0.02%	1.06%	3.89%
15	-1.65%	-2.12%	2.55%	0.04%	-0.03%	1.20%	3.77%
16	-1.51%	-2.50%	2.98%	0.09%	-0.01%	0.94%	4.01%
17	-1.64%	-2.63%	3.54%	-0.13%	0.02%	0.85%	4.27%
18	-1.60%	-3.07%	2.84%	0.10%	-0.04%	1.77%	4.67%
19	-2.12%	-2.56%	3.86%	-0.23%	-0.06%	1.11%	4.68%
20	-9.60%	7.98%	0.72%	0.39%	-0.16%	0.67%	1.62%
21	-2.95%	-2.91%	3.98%	0.08%	-0.02%	3.48%	5.87%

State Assembly Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	28	13	1
Republican	23	19	0
NP	9	32	1
IAP	15	22	5
LIB	15	19	8
Other	32	10	0

Change 2020 – 2021

District	D	R	NP	IAP	LIB	O	Not D or R
1	-2.92%	-1.67%	2.79%	0.01%	0.05%	1.73%	4.58%
2	-0.98%	-4.46%	3.43%	0.15%	-0.06%	1.92%	5.44%
3	-6.38%	1.27%	3.23%	0.13%	-0.02%	1.77%	5.11%
4	-2.03%	-1.92%	2.24%	0.06%	-0.06%	1.71%	3.95%
5	-2.10%	-5.07%	4.90%	0.00%	-0.06%	2.33%	7.17%
6	-5.58%	-0.62%	4.43%	-0.18%	-0.04%	1.98%	6.20%
7	-5.72%	-0.18%	4.01%	0.06%	-0.05%	1.88%	5.90%
8	-4.69%	-1.38%	3.86%	-0.03%	0.01%	2.24%	6.08%
9	-2.83%	-2.85%	3.73%	-0.09%	-0.02%	2.07%	5.68%
10	-6.53%	1.50%	3.35%	-0.11%	-0.01%	1.80%	5.03%
11	-6.84%	-0.77%	5.60%	0.13%	-0.06%	1.94%	7.61%
12	-1.61%	-3.60%	3.60%	-0.06%	-0.09%	1.76%	5.21%
13	-0.17%	-5.33%	3.61%	0.04%	-0.01%	1.87%	5.50%
14	-5.39%	-1.24%	4.34%	0.30%	0.09%	1.89%	6.62%
15	-7.64%	-2.99%	8.27%	0.05%	0.16%	2.16%	10.63%
16	-7.54%	4.93%	1.81%	-0.46%	-0.23%	1.49%	2.61%
17	-4.79%	-1.80%	4.37%	-0.03%	0.00%	2.25%	6.59%
18	-3.38%	-2.81%	4.46%	-0.15%	-0.09%	1.96%	6.18%
19	-7.63%	4.30%	2.27%	0.12%	-0.01%	0.96%	3.34%
20	-0.71%	-4.78%	3.97%	-0.16%	-0.05%	1.73%	5.48%
21	-3.11%	-2.10%	3.43%	0.13%	-0.05%	1.69%	5.20%
22	-1.54%	-3.72%	3.37%	0.05%	0.02%	1.82%	5.26%
23	-0.66%	-1.76%	2.63%	0.31%	-0.05%	-0.48%	2.42%
24	-3.57%	-1.46%	4.02%	-0.05%	-0.07%	1.13%	5.04%
25	-1.24%	-2.22%	2.21%	0.15%	0.01%	1.09%	3.46%
26	-1.37%	-2.28%	2.48%	0.16%	-0.02%	1.03%	3.65%
27	-2.17%	-1.98%	2.97%	-0.09%	-0.07%	1.34%	4.15%
28	-6.71%	-0.31%	5.28%	-0.35%	0.04%	2.05%	7.03%
29	-1.36%	-5.04%	4.50%	-0.11%	-0.01%	2.02%	6.39%
30	-2.63%	-2.25%	3.51%	0.02%	-0.03%	1.38%	4.87%
31	-1.80%	-2.37%	2.81%	0.00%	0.03%	1.33%	4.16%
32	-1.47%	-2.09%	2.86%	-0.06%	0.01%	0.75%	3.56%
33	-1.46%	-1.74%	2.87%	-0.22%	-0.10%	0.65%	3.20%
34	-3.28%	-1.93%	3.43%	-0.12%	-0.03%	1.93%	5.22%
35	-3.01%	-1.78%	2.48%	0.19%	-0.05%	2.18%	4.79%
36	-2.04%	-3.81%	4.63%	-0.22%	-0.04%	1.47%	5.85%
37	-0.51%	-5.39%	3.90%	0.21%	0.04%	1.75%	5.90%
38	-1.85%	-2.91%	4.19%	-0.23%	-0.04%	0.85%	4.76%
39	-1.51%	-2.42%	3.04%	-0.04%	0.07%	0.85%	3.92%
40	-1.70%	-2.75%	3.60%	0.01%	0.01%	0.84%	4.45%
41	-2.80%	-3.22%	3.68%	0.04%	-0.07%	2.37%	6.02%
42	-5.11%	-0.39%	3.52%	0.00%	-0.10%	2.07%	5.49%

As we begin an election year, it will be interesting to see if interest in the closed primaries cause voters to register accordingly and switch back before the general election in November.

December 1, 2021January 5, 2022

November Voter Registration Continues Trend As GOP Drops Below Thirty Percent

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform – December 1, 2021

Voters continued to shun both the Democratic and Republican Party with both major parties once again losing voter share in November (the GOP fell below thirty percent), with the combined voter share of those registered as Non-Partisan and “other” remaining the largest segment of active voters. However, November’s increase was solely accountable to Non-Partisan as the “other” category experienced a small decline in voter share across all tracked demographics.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	1,351	0.22%	34.11%	-0.16%
R	1,618	0.29%	29.99%	-0.12%
NP	9,115	1.85%	27.33%	0.31%
IAP	629	0.77%	4.49%	0.00%
LIB	123	0.71%	0.95%	0.00%
Other	-342	-0.59%	3.13%	-0.04%
Total not D or R			35.90%	0.27%

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	1,365	0.29%	37.02%	-0.18%
R	1,277	0.38%	26.09%	-0.10%
NP	6,996	1.95%	28.26%	0.32%
IAP	528	0.95%	4.34%	0.01%
LIB	76	0.70%	0.84%	0.00%
Other	-192	-0.43%	3.45%	-0.04%
Total not D or R			36.89%	029%

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	206	0.20%	32.69%	-0.14%
R	405	0.39%	32.90%	-0.08%
NP	1,276	1.59%	25.74%	0.24%
IAP	125	0.86%	4.61%	0.01%
LIB	42	1.06%	1.27%	0.01%
Other	-86	-0.96%	2.79%	-0.04%
Total not D or R			34.41%	0.22%

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

Rural Counties

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-220	-0.51%	19.26%	-0.14%
R	-64	-0.06%	48.46%	-0.13%
NP	843	1.59%	24.15%	0.33%
IAP	-24	-0.21%	5.22%	-0.02%
LIB	5	0.20%	1.13%	0.00%
Other	-64	-1.59%	1.78%	-0.03%
Total not D or R			32.28%	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	200	0.12%	33.45%	-0.26%
R	228	0.24%	18.66%	-0.12%
NP	4,100	2.15%	37.69%	0.46%
IAP	168	0.73%	4.49%	-0.01%
LIB	59	0.76%	1.51%	0.00%
Other	-182	-0.83%	4.20%	-0.07%
Total not D or R			47.88%	0.38%

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

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	639	0.24%	35.68%	-0.11%
R	1,009	0.35%	38.87%	-0.08%
NP	2,313	1.69%	18.73%	0.21%
IAP	256	0.80%	4.33%	0.01%
LIB	8	0.25%	0.44%	0.00%
Other	-85	-0.58%	1.95%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			25.45%	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	2	2
LIB	0	1	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.

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	10	7
LIB	5	4	12
Other	21	0	0

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	8	18	16
LIB	13	10	19
Other	42	0	0

Opponents of the new district maps approved by the legislature highlighted the growing number of Non-Partisan voters during discussion, stressing that these voters will not be properly represented under the revised boundaries. While the maps were approved and signed by Governor Sisolak, their fate will lie in the court.

November 4, 2021December 1, 2021

Rank Choice Voting is Good for Business – OPINION

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform – November 4, 2021

Rank Choice Voting (RCV) is good for business and community economic development.

Business thrives when owners can plan in advance for growth, or downturn. Lack of planning can cause disruption, loss of sales, and even the loss of the business itself. Our current political climate of hyper-partisanship does not allow business to plan as owners have no idea what regulations, taxes, or other events will be in place from one day to the next. As stated in the Harvard Business Review, the current political environment is the biggest impediment to economic growth in the nation. A follow-up report also states that if politics were a business, it would be failing.

If a business is fortunate enough to be able to grow, owners are looking to expand. This expansion often has the business looking to expand to other states where policies are business-friendly, and their employees can enjoy the best quality of life. In Nevada, both the LVGEA (Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance) and EDAWN (Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada) function with the purpose of attracting businesses to locate in the state.

In 2014 I posed the following question to the executive director of both organizations. Would the existence of a less toxic political environment be considered a plus? Given an overwhelming majority of Americans want their elected officials to solve the issues they face, collaborate on solutions (the word compromise is usually used but I prefer the word collaborate because there is a difference), and not refuse to even talk to one another, would a location whose political process fostered such action be preferred? Both answered “very possibly”.

Is RCV good for business? RCV:

Allows elected officials to work together without the fear of being “primaried”
Reduces attack ads due to the need for second or third choice votes
Allows voters to vote their conscience without fear that they are wasting their vote and that their vote counts
Expands opportunity for candidates from marginalized and / or under-represented populations
Because it fosters collaboration, allows businesses to plan with more certainty.
Provides employees, as voters, a sense that they are the focus of their elected officials, not a necessary inconvenience.

The economic impacts of RCV are not normally part of the conversation. Maybe they should be.

November 2, 2021November 2, 2021

Redistricting is Upon Us With Non-Major Party Voters Expanding Their Lead

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform – November 2, 2021

Before the end of this month, the governor will call the Nevada legislature into special session to draw and approve new Congressional and state legislative districts. The looming question is how will lawmakers factor in the largest share of voters, those not registered in either the Democratic or Republican Party. Party affiliation of voters is not a formal requirement and the legality of considering the party affiliation when drawing district lines has questioned. The United States Supreme Court has left that decision to the states.

October voter registration continued to see the decline of the major party and a continued surge in the number of Non-Partisan and minor party voters. The only demographic where the voter share of non-major party voters is less than 30 percent is among voters 55 years of age and older.

To provide a better look at the challenge being faced by the legislature, a by-district voter share analysis is included below.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	1,979	0.32%	34.27%	-0.20%
R	1,514	0.28%	30.10%	-0.19%
NP	9,757	2.02%	27.01%	0.30%
IAP	694	0.86%	4.49%	0.00%
LIB	113	0.66%	0.95%	0.00%
Other	2,129	3.82%	3.17%	0.09%
Total not D or R			35.62%	0.39%

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	1,809	0.38%	37.20%	-0.23%
R	1,131	0.34%	26.20%	-0.17%
NP	7,357	2.09%	27.94%	0.30%
IAP	525	0.95%	4.33%	0.00%
LIB	88	0.82%	0.84%	0.00%
Other	1,722	3.99%	3.49%	0.10%
Total not D or R			36.60%	0.40%

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	299	0.29%	32.83%	-0.16%
R	336	0.32%	32.98%	-0.15%
NP	1,361	1.72%	25.49%	0.24%
IAP	134	0.93%	4.60%	0.01%
LIB	18	0.46%	1.26%	0.00%
Other	295	3.41%	2.83%	0.07%
Total not D or R			34.19%	0.32%

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

Rural Counties

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-129	-0.30%	19.40%	-0.16%
R	47	0.04%	48.59%	-0.22%
NP	1,039	2.00%	23.82%	0.35%
IAP	35	0.30%	5.24%	-0.01%
LIB	7	0.28%	1.13%	0.00%
Other	112	2.85%	1.82%	0.04%
Total not D or R			32.01%	0.38%

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	417	0.24%	33.71%	-0.32%
R	83	0.09%	18.79%	-0.21%
NP	4,449	2.39%	37.23%	0.44%
IAP	187	0.82%	4.49%	-0.02%
LIB	27	0.35%	1.51%	-0.01%
Other	804	3.82%	4.27%	0.11%
Total not D or R			47.50%	0.52%

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

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	1,040	0.40%	35.80%	-0.13%
R	1,189	0.42%	38.95%	-0.13%
NP	2,402	1.79%	18.52%	0.19%
IAP	315	1.00%	4.32%	0.01%
LIB	35	1.10%	0.44%	0.00%
Other	502	3.57%	1.98%	0.05%
Total not D or R			25.25%	0.25%

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

With new district maps only weeks away, I am including the full by-district voter share breakout. Since one goal of redistricting is to keep districts “safe” also listed is the number of districts where either the Democratic or Republican Party has a majority (50%) along with the number of districts where the voter share is five percent or less and ten percent or less.

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	0	3
LIB	0	0	4
Other	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.

District	D	R	NP	IAP	LIB	Other	Total Not D or R
1	42.64%	19.08%	29.67%	4.00%	0.82%	3.79%	38.28%
2	28.13%	38.47%	24.92%	4.78%	1.24%	2.46%	33.40%
3	32.63%	30.69%	27.76%	4.64%	0.88%	3.39%	36.68%
4	36.52%	28.73%	26.37%	4.36%	0.81%	3.21%	34.75%
Majority District	0
5%	1
10%	1

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	10	5	6
LIB	6	2	13
Other	0	21	0

District	D	R	NP	IAP	LIB	Other	Total Not D or R
1	42.35%	22.05%	27.10%	4.03%	0.77%	3.70%	35.60%
2	48.46%	11.65%	31.68%	3.55%	0.67%	4.00%	39.90%
3	42.40%	19.88%	29.08%	3.95%	0.84%	3.85%	37.72%
4	50.85%	13.36%	27.89%	3.45%	0.61%	3.84%	35.79%
5	34.60%	29.44%	27.16%	4.67%	0.93%	3.21%	35.96%
6	36.79%	29.45%	25.46%	4.33%	0.83%	3.13%	33.75%
7	40.18%	21.76%	29.14%	4.21%	0.91%	3.80%	38.06%
8	33.69%	30.90%	26.73%	4.52%	0.89%	3.27%	35.41%
9	34.05%	27.02%	29.73%	4.44%	0.87%	3.90%	38.93%
10	42.35%	17.45%	31.17%	4.32%	0.96%	3.74%	40.19%
11	38.26%	22.25%	30.54%	4.13%	0.83%	3.99%	39.49%
12	27.60%	38.13%	25.91%	5.05%	0.80%	2.50%	34.27%
13	38.63%	23.44%	28.88%	4.54%	1.30%	3.22%	37.94%
14	26.03%	41.42%	24.16%	4.74%	1.20%	2.45%	32.55%
15	34.00%	32.74%	24.69%	4.54%	1.23%	2.81%	33.26%
16	28.37%	39.02%	24.24%	4.85%	1.26%	2.28%	32.62%
17	18.68%	49.67%	23.42%	5.19%	1.22%	1.84%	31.65%
18	31.34%	34.61%	25.36%	4.73%	0.95%	3.01%	34.05%
19	19.34%	47.37%	24.71%	5.26%	0.99%	2.33%	33.28%
20	32.20%	31.03%	27.71%	4.69%	0.89%	3.48%	36.77%
21	41.09%	22.66%	28.16%	3.81%	0.67%	3.61%	36.25%
Majority District	1
5%	5
10%	2

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	18	18	6
LIB	14	8	20
Other	1	41	0

District	D	R	NP	IAP	LIB	Other	Total Not D or R
1	40.47%	24.85%	26.15%	4.25%	0.78%	3.50%	34.68%
2	31.52%	33.40%	26.42%	4.67%	0.87%	3.11%	35.08%
3	43.00%	19.62%	28.94%	3.88%	0.85%	3.71%	37.38%
4	32.86%	32.19%	26.00%	4.70%	0.98%	3.26%	34.95%
5	36.19%	28.02%	27.08%	4.35%	0.90%	3.45%	35.79%
6	53.99%	9.24%	28.75%	3.34%	0.60%	4.07%	36.77%
7	48.32%	16.68%	27.21%	3.53%	0.61%	3.65%	35.00%
8	37.06%	23.26%	30.69%	4.17%	0.83%	3.99%	39.68%
9	34.68%	26.50%	29.62%	4.39%	0.86%	3.95%	38.82%
10	41.76%	20.16%	29.22%	4.02%	0.84%	4.00%	38.08%
11	48.74%	11.11%	31.94%	3.67%	0.71%	3.83%	40.15%
12	38.05%	26.84%	27.05%	3.92%	0.68%	3.46%	35.11%
13	29.62%	37.35%	24.62%	4.76%	0.92%	2.73%	33.03%
14	46.03%	15.86%	29.96%	3.63%	0.67%	3.85%	38.11%
15	44.29%	17.84%	29.39%	4.23%	0.84%	3.40%	37.87%
16	40.31%	17.05%	33.04%	4.42%	1.08%	4.10%	42.64%
17	44.27%	19.20%	28.06%	3.81%	0.76%	3.90%	36.53%
18	40.83%	20.38%	29.98%	4.12%	0.85%	3.84%	38.79%
19	28.45%	36.04%	27.28%	4.80%	0.75%	2.67%	35.51%
20	39.49%	23.23%	28.24%	4.31%	0.97%	3.77%	37.28%
21	35.20%	28.88%	27.06%	4.75%	0.90%	3.22%	35.92%
22	30.26%	35.11%	26.00%	4.82%	0.84%	2.97%	34.63%
23	26.94%	39.74%	24.86%	5.24%	0.84%	2.38%	33.32%
24	41.15%	19.80%	30.10%	4.38%	1.36%	3.21%	39.04%
25	31.88%	37.16%	22.75%	4.49%	1.16%	2.57%	30.96%
26	29.26%	37.96%	24.37%	4.66%	1.27%	2.49%	32.78%
27	36.64%	27.25%	27.09%	4.59%	1.32%	3.11%	36.11%
28	48.20%	12.14%	31.44%	3.45%	0.63%	4.15%	39.67%
29	34.10%	29.91%	27.24%	4.60%	0.95%	3.20%	36.00%
30	36.26%	26.84%	27.74%	4.68%	1.24%	3.23%	36.90%
31	31.08%	34.92%	25.02%	4.80%	1.29%	2.89%	34.01%
32	20.20%	48.93%	23.17%	4.68%	1.09%	1.94%	30.87%
33	14.07%	54.51%	23.87%	5.03%	0.99%	1.52%	31.41%
34	38.89%	25.29%	27.12%	4.25%	0.93%	3.51%	35.82%
35	33.46%	27.51%	29.82%	4.48%	0.88%	3.85%	39.03%
36	22.76%	42.75%	25.25%	5.40%	0.99%	2.85%	34.49%
37	34.93%	33.15%	23.98%	4.40%	0.74%	2.79%	31.92%
38	16.41%	48.80%	26.01%	5.59%	1.27%	1.92%	34.80%
39	20.54%	50.39%	21.29%	4.85%	1.17%	1.76%	29.08%
40	27.26%	40.33%	24.07%	5.08%	1.24%	2.01%	32.41%
41	34.11%	27.01%	29.40%	4.56%	0.95%	3.97%	38.88%
42	39.86%	20.91%	30.33%	4.09%	0.82%	3.99%	39.23%
Majority District	3
5%	6
10%	4

Adding to the challenge faced by legislators is that by the time of the general election in November of next year, the gap between those not affiliated with either of the major parties will most likely be significantly larger, placing the outcome of potentially many races in the hands of those voters. We should know the answers very soon.

October 3, 2021October 3, 2021

Combined Non-Partisan and Minor Party Registration Extends Lead Over Major Parties – Dilemma for Redistricting

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform – October 3, 2021

How will Nevada’s legislators address the expanding plurality of voters not registered as either Democratic or Republican when they meet to redraw Congressional and legislative district maps later this month or next? (See the bottom of this article for more details)

Despite being a voter roll maintenance month, September 2021 saw the combined number of voters registered to vote in Nevada as either Non-Partisan, in a minor party, or “other” extend their lead over both the Democratic and Republican Party. The only voter segment where this is not happening is among voters 55 years of age or older. Even in this group, however, both the Democratic and Republican Party are losing voter share, just not to the extent as other demographics.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-27,729	-4.26%	34.47%	-0.31%
R	-21,276	-3.74%	30.29%	-0.11%
NP	-11,816	-2.39%	26.72%	0.28%
IAP	-3,177	-3.77%	4.49%	-0.02%
LIB	-978	-5.39%	0.95%	-0.02%
Other	1,340	2.46%	3.08%	0.18%
Total not D or R			35.24%	0.42%

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	-23,669	-4.74%	37.43%	-0.25%
R	-17,530	-4.97%	26.37%	-0.24%
NP	-10,709	-2.96%	27.64%	0.32%
IAP	-2,649	-4.59%	4.33%	-0.02%
LIB	-755	-6.59%	0.84%	-0.02%
Other	1,062	2.52%	3.39%	0.22%
Total not D or R			36.20%	0.50%

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	-4,017	-3.74%	32.99%	-0.13%
R	-3,979	-3.69%	33.13%	-0.11%
NP	-2,307	-2.84%	25.26%	0.14%
IAP	-562	-3.76%	4.59%	-0.02%
LIB	-230	-5.49%	1.26%	-0.03%
Other	163	1.92%	2.76%	0.14%
Total not D or R			33.88%	0.23%

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

Rural Counties

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-43	-0.10%	19.56%	-0.16%
R	233	0.22%	48.82%	-0.24%
NP	1,200	2.37%	23.47%	0.38%
IAP	34	0.29%	5.26%	-0.02%
LIB	7	0.28%	1.13%	0.00%
Other	115	3.02%	1.77%	0.04%
Total not D or R			31.63%	0.40%

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	-11,257	-6.14%	34.03%	-0.53%
R	-6,314	-6.17%	18.99%	-0.30%
NP	-5,786	-3.02%	36.79%	0.63%
IAP	-1,313	-5.44%	4.51%	-0.04%
LIB	-558	-6.77%	1.52%	-0.03%
Other	384	1.86%	4.16%	0.27%
Total not D or R			46.98%	0.83%

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

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-7,215	-2.67%	35.92%	-0.16%
R	-7,617	-2.59%	39.08%	-0.15%
NP	-1,398	-1.03%	18.33%	0.22%
IAP	-748	-2.32%	4.31%	0.00%
LIB	-88	-2.69%	0.44%	0.00%
Other	414	3.03%	1.92%	0.10%
Total not D or R			25.00%	0.32%

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	4	0	0
LIB	4	0	0
Other	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.

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	16	2	3
LIB	20	0	1
Other	0	21	0

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	28	7	7
LIB	37	1	4
Other	1	41	0

With less than 35 percent of active registered voters being represented by the majority party in the legislature; less than 65 percent being represented by either party, how will the legislature use this data when developing district boundaries that will be in place for the next ten years? Political affiliation is not supposed to be part of the planning, but I think it would be naive to believe it does not enter into the equation.

Nevada’s population grew by 15 percent since the last census in 2010. At the same time, the number of active registered voters increased by 36 percent. *

Active Democratic registration decreased by 18 percent
Active Republican registration decreased by 17 percent
Active Non-Partisan registration increased by 69 percent
Active minor party and “other” registration increased by 50 percent
Active combined Non-Partisan, minor party, and “other” registration increased by 64 percent

*End December 2010 compared to end September 2021

When creating district boundaries, the goal is to have approximately the same number of people in each district, the “ideal population”. The tables below show the difference between the ideal population and the 2020 census. The most accepted method of reaching the ideal is to readjust the current boundaries to either add or subtract population. Another method would be to increase the number of districts, decreasing the ideal population. The Nevada Constitution allows the legislature to do this. The legislature could increase the total number of legislative districts to 75.

Congressional – Ideal population 776,154

District	2020 Census	Diff from ideal	% diff	% Dem	%Rep	%NP	% Not D or R
1	702,822	-73,332	-9.45%	42.93%	19.22%	29.32%	37.85%
2	758,820	-17,334	-2.23%	28.28%	38.64%	24.66%	33.08%
3	855,528	79,374	10.23%	32.80%	30.89%	27.50%	36.31%
4	787,444	11,290	1.45%	36.76%	28.92%	26.04%	34.32%

State Senate – Ideal population 147,839

District	2020 Census	Diff from ideal	% diff	% Dem	%Rep	%NP	% Not D or R
1	165,542	17,703	11.97%	42.68%	22.19%	26.76%	35.13%
2	128,419	-19,420	-13.14%	48.87%	11.71%	31.29%	39.42%
3	132,412	-15,427	-10.44%	42.68%	20.01%	28.73%	37.31%
4	141,147	-6,692	-4.53%	51.20%	13.42%	27.56%	35.38%
5	134,488	-13,351	-9.03%	34.80%	29.64%	26.87%	35.56%
6	134,456	-13,383	-9.05%	36.96%	29.61%	25.23%	33.44%
7	143,026	-4,813	-3.26%	40.48%	21.92%	28.81%	37.60%
8	135,709	-12,130	-8.20%	33.91%	31.09%	26.45%	35.00%
9	204,521	56,682	38.34%	34.22%	27.18%	29.50%	38.60%
10	137,808	-10,031	-6.79%	42.67%	17.59%	30.79%	39.73%
11	145,009	-2,830	-1.91%	38.49%	22.43%	30.24%	39.08%
12	159,061	11,222	7.59%	27.76%	38.34%	25.61%	33.89%
13	143,585	-4,254	-2.88%	38.85%	23.56%	28.59%	37.59%
14	144,479	-3,360	-2.27%	26.16%	41.58%	23.93%	32.26%
15	144,172	-3,667	-2.48%	34.17%	32.89%	24.47%	32.94%
16	150,730	2,891	1.96%	28.51%	39.18%	23.98%	32.31%
17	138,343	-9,496	-6.42%	18.85%	49.86%	23.10%	31.29%
18	154,030	6,191	4.19%	31.50%	34.80%	25.11%	33.70%
19	158,787	10,948	7.41%	19.47%	47.67%	24.32%	32.86%
20	161,487	13,648	9.23%	32.36%	31.27%	27.40%	36.37%
21	147,403	-436	-0.29%	41.33%	22.79%	27.86%	35.88%

State Assembly – Ideal population 73,919

District	2020 Census	Diff from ideal	% diff	% Dem	%Rep	%NP	% Not D or R
1	78,671	4,752	6.43%	40.88%	25.29%	25.60%	33.83%
2	69,552	-4,367	-5.91%	31.90%	33.81%	25.91%	34.29%
3	67,382	-6,537	-8.84%	43.68%	19.89%	28.22%	36.43%
4	82,747	8,828	11.94%	33.22%	32.70%	25.43%	34.09%
5	66,157	-7,762	-10.50%	36.66%	28.42%	26.58%	34.92%
6	69,404	-4,515	-6.11%	54.93%	9.39%	27.91%	35.68%
7	71,743	-2,176	-2.94%	48.98%	16.85%	26.52%	34.18%
8	80,629	6,710	9.08%	37.64%	23.61%	30.07%	38.76%
9	99,766	25,847	34.97%	35.23%	26.88%	29.04%	37.89%
10	65,030	-8,889	-12.03%	42.39%	20.43%	28.51%	37.18%
11	60,829	-13,090	-17.71%	49.69%	11.32%	30.95%	38.99%
12	81,845	7,926	10.72%	38.45%	27.31%	26.43%	34.24%
13	71,283	-2,636	-3.57%	29.80%	37.82%	24.19%	32.38%
14	65,558	-8,361	-11.31%	46.68%	16.17%	29.26%	37.15%
15	69,581	-4,338	-5.87%	44.89%	18.21%	28.67%	36.90%
16	68,227	-5,692	-7.70%	41.06%	17.47%	32.11%	41.47%
17	86,871	12,952	17.52%	45.08%	19.53%	27.23%	35.39%
18	75,561	1,642	2.22%	41.45%	20.77%	29.18%	37.77%
19	77,399	3,480	4.71%	28.90%	36.63%	26.41%	34.47%
20	67,465	-6,454	-8.73%	40.09%	23.48%	27.75%	36.43%
21	60,849	-13,070	-17.68%	35.58%	29.25%	26.58%	35.17%
22	76,512	2,593	3.51%	30.52%	35.58%	25.42%	33.90%
23	81,662	7,743	10.47%	27.10%	40.27%	24.39%	32.63%
24	69,813	-4,106	-5.55%	41.80%	19.94%	29.46%	38.26%
25	74,233	314	0.42%	32.05%	37.42%	22.49%	30.53%
26	79,930	6,011	8.13%	29.53%	38.20%	23.97%	32.27%
27	69,939	-3,980	-5.38%	36.94%	27.51%	26.75%	35.54%
28	67,590	-6,329	-8.56%	49.10%	12.33%	30.63%	38.57%
29	73,639	-280	-0.38%	34.57%	30.31%	26.68%	35.12%
30	73,772	-147	-0.20%	36.50%	27.23%	27.36%	36.27%
31	76,222	2,303	3.12%	31.28%	35.27%	24.65%	33.45%
32	68,257	-5,662	-7.66%	20.47%	49.27%	22.64%	30.26%
33	67,861	-6,058	-8.20%	14.27%	54.90%	23.20%	30.84%
34	67,878	-6,041	-8.17%	39.34%	25.72%	26.56%	34.93%
35	104,755	30,836	41.72%	33.81%	27.94%	29.43%	38.25%
36	90,926	17,007	23.01%	23.20%	43.33%	24.45%	33.47%
37	66,578	-7,341	-9.93%	35.20%	33.43%	23.63%	31.37%
38	69,274	-4,645	-6.28%	16.73%	49.33%	25.23%	33.94%
39	69,069	-4,850	-6.56%	20.84%	50.69%	20.76%	28.47%
40	70,800	-3,119	-4.22%	27.53%	40.75%	23.39%	31.72%
41	84,975	11,056	14.96%	34.65%	27.58%	28.68%	37.77%
42	64,380	-9,539	-12.90%	40.54%	21.35%	29.57%	38.10%

There is no doubt the attitude of voters as expressed by their party affiliation, or lack of, continues to change. The question is will the state legislature adjust for that. Will they develop fair maps without regard to political affiliation or will they take the position that those who have left the Democratic or Republican Party have given up their right to be represented for the next ten years?

September 2, 2021September 2, 2021

Combined Non-Partisan and Minor Party Voter Share Now On Top

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform – September 2, 2021

As of the end of August 2021, and for most likely the first time since partisan voting data has been maintained, the combined number of voters registered to vote in Nevada as either Non-Partisan or “other” hold the top voter share spot, overtaking both the Democratic and Republican Party.

In addition to the state-wide numbers:

In Clark County, the combined total is 9% ahead of the GOP and less than 2% from overtaking the Democratic count.
In Washoe County, the combined total now is the top group exceeding both the Democratic and Republican count.
In all 15 rural counties, the combined total dwarfs Democratic registration with NP exceeding in 13. The Republican party holds less than a majority in Carson City, and in Lyon, Mineral (combined total is less than 5% behind the GOP), Nye, and Storey counties.
Among voters 18-34 years of age, Non-Partisan registration holds the top spot with the combined total nearly 12% higher than Democratic registration.
Voters 55 years of age and older are the one strong spot for the major parties with both the Democratic and Republican Party holding slightly under 40% voter share.
Combined Non-Partisan and “other” voter share exceeds both the Democratic and Republican Party in:
1 Congressional district
4 state senate districts
8 state assembly districts

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	459	0.07%	34.78%	-0.25%
R	483	0.09%	30.40%	-0.22%
NP	10,313	2.13%	26.44%	0.35%
IAP	444	0.53%	4.51%	-0.01%
LIB	137	0.76%	0.97%	0.00%
Other	2,903	5.64%	2.91%	0.13%
Total not D or R			34.83%	0.47%

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	602	0.12%	37.68%	-0.28%
R	264	0.07%	26.61%	-0.21%
NP	7,773	2.19%	27.32%	0.36%
IAP	337	0.59%	4.35%	-0.01%
LIB	77	0.68%	0.86%	0.00%
Other	2,309	5.81%	3.17%	0.15%
Total not D or R			35.71%	0.50%

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	-195	-0.18%	33.12%	-0.20%
R	-89	-0.08%	33.24%	-0.17%
NP	1,138	1.42%	25.12%	0.25%
IAP	53	0.36%	4.61%	0.00%
LIB	30	0.72%	1.29%	0.00%
Other	418	5.18%	2.62%	0.12%
Total not D or R			33.64%	0.37%

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

Rural Counties

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	52	0.12%	19.71%	-0.16%
R	308	0.29%	49.05%	-0.31%
NP	1,402	2.84%	23.09%	0.43%
IAP	54	0.47%	5.28%	-0.02%
LIB	30	1.22%	1.13%	0.00%
Other	176	4.85%	1.73%	0.06%
Total not D or R			31.24%	0.47%

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	-237	-0.13%	34.56%	-0.40%
R	-344	-0.33%	19.29%	-0.27%
NP	4,682	2.50%	36.15%	0.52%
IAP	108	0.45%	4.55%	-0.03%
LIB	48	0.59%	1.55%	-0.01%
Other	1,178	6.04%	3.90%	0.18%
Total not D or R			46.15%	0.66%

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

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	559	0.21%	36.09%	-0.15%
R	600	0.20%	39.23%	-0.16%
NP	2,529	1.90%	18.11%	0.23%
IAP	225	0.70%	4.31%	0.00%
LIB	24	0.74%	0.44%	0.00%
Other	675	5.20%	1.83%	0.08%
Total not D or R			24.68%	0.31%

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	4	0	0
LIB	0	0	4
Other	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.

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	15	0	6
LIB	2	3	16
Other	0	21	0

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	29	4	9
LIB	10	10	22
Other	0	42	0

The numbers speak for themselves. How will the Democratic and Republican Party react? How will the voters react come for the 2022 primary and general elections? Could there be interest in exploring alternative voting methods so the largest voting bloc in the state is not disenfranchised?