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By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform

The general election is behind us; however, the partisan rhetoric continues. Also continuing, voters are abandoning both the Democratic and Republican Parties. Voter registration numbers for November, which include same-day registrations, saw the two major parties once again lose voter share across all tracked data points; statewide, Clark County, Washoe, County, the rural counties as a whole and individually, among voters 18 to 34 years of age and those 55 and older, in all Congressional districts, all state senate districts, and all but one state assembly district.

While all parties gain voters, growth in both the Democratic and Republican Party is over-shadowed by that of Non-Partisan and “other”.

Given the closeness of voter share in almost all legislative districts, the importance for candidates to gain the votes of those voters becomes key to victory. A comparison of election results and registration showed non-major party voters played a deciding role in five of the seven contested state senate races, eight of the 31 contested state assembly races, and in six of 20 contested county commission races.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	9,693	1.43%	36.93%	-0.36%
R	10,386	1.75%	32.29%	-0.21%
NP	17,448	4.05%	24.02%	0.38%
IAP	2,133	2.59%	4.52%	0.01%
LIB	507	2.84%	0.98%	0.00%
Other	4,028	20.80%	1.25%	0.19%
Total not D or R			30.78%	0.58

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others.

The large increase is due to a change in how voters who do not

indicate a minor party are counted. Prior to August they were counted

as Non-Partisan. 

Clark County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	8,184	1.56%	40.19%	-0.39%
R	6,917	1.87%	28.43%	-0.19%
NP	13,063	4.13%	24.85%	0.38%
IAP	1,552	2.76%	4.36%	0.01%
LIB	339	2.97%	0.89%	0.00%
Other	2,848	20.20%	1.28%	0.19%
Total not D or R			31.38%	0.58

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others.

The large increase is due to a change in how voters who do not

indicate a minor party are counted. Prior to August they were counted

as Non-Partisan

Washoe County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	1,181	1.10%	34.65%	-0.42%
R	1,547	1.43%	35.02%	-0.31%
NP	2,978	4.31%	23.04%	0.44%
IAP	303	2.17%	4.55%	-0.01%
LIB	108	2.78%	1.27%	0.01%
Other	966	26.55%	1.47%	0.28%
Total not D or R			30.33%	0.72

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others.

The large increase is due to a change in how voters who do not

indicate a minor party are counted. Prior to August they were counted

as Non-Partisan

Rural Counties

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	328	0.69%	21.14%	-0.25%
R	1,922	1.68%	50.93%	-0.10%
NP	1,407	3.10%	20.55%	0.24%
IAP	278	2.30%	5.44%	0.02%
LIB	60	2.36%	1.14%	0.01%
Other	214	13.16%	0.81%	0.08%
Total not D or R			27.94%	0.35

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others.

The large increase is due to a change in how voters who do not

indicate a minor party are counted. Prior to August they were counted

as Non-Partisan

18 – 34 Year Old

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	4,625	2.36%	37.84%	-0.48%
R	3,605	3.28%	21.46%	-0.08%
NP	7,772	4.71%	32.63%	0.33%
IAP	848	3.49%	4.75%	-0.01%
LIB	290	3.47%	1.63%	0.00%
Other	1,554	20.97%	1.69%	0.24%
Total not D or R			40.70%	0.56

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others.

The large increase is due to a change in how voters who do not

indicate a minor party are counted. Prior to August they were counted

as Non-Partisan

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	2,056	0.74%	37.49%	-0.24%
R	2,695	0.89%	40.75%	-0.20%
NP	3,880	3.27%	16.33%	0.30%
IAP	523	1.69%	4.20%	0.01%
LIB	59	1.87%	0.43%	0.00%
Other	1,046	21.42%	0.79%	0.13%
Total not D or R			21.75%	0.44

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others.

The large increase is due to a change in how voters who do not

indicate a minor party are counted. Prior to August they were counted

as Non-Partisan

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
Non-Partisan	0	4	0
IAP	0	2	2
LIB	0	2	2
Other	0	4	0

In all Congressional districts (100 percent of the districts) the number of voters not affiliated with either major party is greater than or within 5% of the number of voters registered to one of the major parties.

State Senate Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	21	0	0
Republican	21	0	0
Non-Partisan	0	21	0
IAP	6	14	1
LIB	2	9	10
Other	1	20	0

In 20 districts (95.24%) 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	42	0	0
Republican	41	1	0
Non-Partisan	0	42	0
IAP	12	23	7
LIB	8	18	16
Other	0	42	0

In 40 districts (95.24%) 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. This is an increase of one district over October.

Those who read this report each month know this is not unusual but rather the norm. Statewide the percent of voters not registered in one of the major parties is less than two percent shy of total GOP share. In Clark County that number is greater than GOP share. In the rural counties, in all but Carson City, either Non-Partisan or total not major party affiliated exceeds Democratic Party voter share. And among voters 18 to 34 years of age Non-Partisan share is greater than the percent of voters registered as Republican and the total not major party affiliated has the highest share.

What message is being perceived by the Democratic and Republican Party leadership given the multi-year trend? What, if anything, can the major parties do to reverse it? Or do they need to accept it and legislatively broaden the rules to ensure the voters in this continuously growing segment can have full participation?

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform

With nearly 79,000 new active voters (including some of the approximately 14,000 who registered same day at the polls), October voter registration numbers show nothing new when it comes to voter share trends.

While the Democratic Party continues to lose voter share across the board, the Republican Party registered two bright spots, a gain in voter share in Clark County and among voters 18 to 34 years of age. Outside a near corresponding drop in Non-Partisan voter share in the 18 to 34-year-old group, Non-Partisan and minor parties continue their advance. Again, just how many Independent American Party and “other” with no party indicated should be added to the Non-Partisan total is an unanswered question but the informed assumption is many.

Another interesting occurrence is the continued Democratic Party loss of voter share in all Congressional and state legislative districts. With only one state senate district and three state assembly districts falling outside our five-percent difference between major party and non-major party voter share, will this have any impact on the upcoming legislative session even if the Democratic Party maintains its super-majority in the assembly and adds the senate?

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	24,608	3.76%	37.30%	-0.28%
R	25,651	4.53%	32.50%	0.00%
NP	21,510	5.26%	23.64%	0.16%
IAP	4,932	6.38%	4.52%	0.08%
LIB	766	4.49%	0.98%	0.00%
Other	1,412	7.86%	1.06%	0.03%
Total not D or R			30.20%	0.27

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others.

The large increase is due to a change in how voters who do not

indicate a minor party are counted. Prior to August they were counted

as Non-Partisan. 

Clark County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	20,123	3.99%	40.58%	-0.36%
R	18,893	5.38%	28.62%	0.13%
NP	16,133	5.38%	24.47%	0.11%
IAP	3,838	7.33%	4.35%	0.10%
LIB	476	4.35%	0.88%	0.00%
Other	979	7.46%	1.09%	0.03%
Total not D or R			30.80%	0.24

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others.

The large increase is due to a change in how voters who do not

indicate a minor party are counted. Prior to August they were counted

as Non-Partisan

Washoe County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	3,523	3.40%	35.07%	-0.13%
R	3,345	3.19%	35.32%	-0.20%
NP	3,201	4.85%	22.60%	0.23%
IAP	662	4.99%	4.55%	0.05%
LIB	188	5.09%	1.27%	0.02%
Other	210	6.12%	1.19%	0.03%
Total not D or R			29.61%	0.33

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others.

The large increase is due to a change in how voters who do not

indicate a minor party are counted. Prior to August they were counted

as Non-Partisan

Rural Counties

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	962	2.05%	21.39%	-0.28%
R	3,413	3.08%	51.02%	-0.15%
NP	2,176	5.03%	20.31%	0.32%
IAP	432	3.70%	5.42%	0.02%
LIB	102	4.19%	1.14%	0.01%
Other	223	15.89%	0.73%	0.08%
Total not D or R			27.59%	0.43

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others.

The large increase is due to a change in how voters who do not

indicate a minor party are counted. Prior to August they were counted

as Non-Partisan

18 – 34 Year Old

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	11,465	6.22%	38.32%	-0.23%
R	8,334	8.20%	21.54%	0.27%
NP	9,975	6.43%	32.30%	-0.13%
IAP	2,041	9.17%	4.76%	0.10%
LIB	470	5.96%	1.63%	-0.01%
Other	490	7.08%	1.45%	0.00%
Total not D or R			40.14%	-0.04

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others.

The large increase is due to a change in how voters who do not

indicate a minor party are counted. Prior to August they were counted

as Non-Partisan

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	5,887	2.16%	37.73%	-0.20%
R	8,159	2.77%	40.96%	0.03%
NP	3,781	3.29%	16.04%	0.09%
IAP	1,159	3.89%	4.19%	0.05%
LIB	59	1.90%	0.43%	0.00%
Other	371	8.22%	0.66%	0.03%
Total not D or R			21.31%	0.17

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others.

The large increase is due to a change in how voters who do not

indicate a minor party are counted. Prior to August they were counted

as Non-Partisan

By district voter share changes.

Congressional Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	4	0	0
Republican	1	2	1
Non-Partisan	0	4	0
IAP	0	4	0
LIB	2	1	1
Other	0	4	0

In all Congressional districts (100 percent of the districts) the number of voters not affiliated with either major party is greater than or within 5% of the number of voters registered to one of the major parties.

State Senate Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	21	0	0
Republican	7	14	0
Non-Partisan	3	18	0
IAP	0	20	1
LIB	9	9	3
Other	0	19	2

In 20 districts (95.24%) 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	42	0	0
Republican	13	29	0
Non-Partisan	9	33	0
IAP	1	40	1
LIB	18	17	7
Other	2	37	3

In 39 districts (92.86%) 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. This is an increase of one district over September.

As I write this, the polls have been open for 30 minutes. How many races will be decided by Non-Partisan and minor party voters? I’ll answer that question once the votes are finalized.

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform

With a month remaining before election day, Nevada’s active voter registration rolls grew by over 60,000 during September. According to the data released by the secretary of state’s office, it appears many of these new voters are shunning the major parties opting to register as Non-Partisan or Other. What does this indicate for the general election, turnout and winners?

Once again, the Democratic Party lost voter share in all Congressional and state legislative districts. While the GOP recorded mostly loses in those as well, the party did gain in a small number of districts. Perhaps a bright spot for the GOP, they recorded a small gain in voter share among those 18 to 34 years of age, however over 40 percent of this age group are not affiliated with either major party.

In the state senate, there is now only one district, SD 15, where the percentage of Non-Partisans or those not registered to either the Democratic or Republican Party does not exceed or is within 5 percent of either major party. At the same time, the difference in the district between Democratic and Republican registration is less than one percent.

Remember too, some voter who do not want to affiliate with any party sometimes register to vote in the Independent American Party (IAP) assuming it is a party for independent voters and others register as “other” without indicating a minor party other than the IAP or Libertarian Party.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	15,059	2.35%	37.57%	-0.45%
R	18,136	3.31%	32.50%	-0.08%
NP	19,041	4.88%	23.48%	0.29%
IAP	3,347	4.52%	4.44%	0.04%
LIB	683	4.17%	0.98%	0.01%
Other	3,775	26.62%	1.03%	0.19%
Total not D or R			29.93%	0.53

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others.

The large increase is due to a change in how voters who do not

indicate a minor party are counted. Prior to August they were counted

as Non-Partisan.  

Clark County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	12,240	2.49%	40.94%	-0.52%
R	12,326	3.64%	28.49%	-0.04%
NP	14,094	4.93%	24.36%	0.27%
IAP	2,522	5.06%	4.25%	0.05%
LIB	458	4.37%	0.89%	0.01%
Other	3,185	32.05%	1.07%	0.23%
Total not D or R			30.57%	0.56

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others.

The large increase is due to a change in how voters who do not

indicate a minor party are counted. Prior to August they were counted

as Non-Partisan

Washoe County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	1,997	1.96%	35.19%	-0.32%
R	2,330	2.28%	35.52%	-0.22%
NP	3,027	4.81%	22.37%	0.41%
IAP	475	3.71%	4.50%	0.04%
LIB	129	3.62%	1.25%	0.01%
Other	338	10.93%	1.16%	0.08%
Total not D or R			29.29%	0.54

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others.

The large increase is due to a change in how voters who do not

indicate a minor party are counted. Prior to August they were counted

as Non-Partisan

Rural Counties

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	822	1.79%	21.67%	-0.32%
R	3,480	3.25%	51.17%	-0.03%
NP	1,920	4.65%	19.99%	0.26%
IAP	350	3.09%	5.40%	-0.01%
LIB	96	4.10%	1.13%	0.01%
Other	252	21.89%	0.65%	0.10%
Total not D or R			27.16%	0.36

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others.

The large increase is due to a change in how voters who do not

indicate a minor party are counted. Prior to August they were counted

as Non-Partisan

18 – 34 Year Old

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	6,442	3.62%	38.55%	-0.59%
R	5,343	5.55%	21.27%	0.07%
NP	8,615	5.88%	32.43%	0.21%
IAP	1,344	6.42%	4.66%	0.05%
LIB	444	5.97%	1.65%	0.01%
Other	1,466	26.88%	1.45%	0.25%
Total not D or R			40.18%	0.52

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others.

The large increase is due to a change in how voters who do not

indicate a minor party are counted. Prior to August they were counted

as Non-Partisan

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	4,485	1.67%	37.93%	-0.25%
R	6,275	2.18%	40.93%	-0.06%
NP	3,892	3.51%	15.94%	0.18%
IAP	841	2.90%	4.14%	0.02%
LIB	60	1.97%	0.43%	0.00%
Other	855	23.37%	0.63%	0.11%
Total not D or R			21.14%	0.31

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others.

The large increase is due to a change in how voters who do not

indicate a minor party are counted. Prior to August they were counted

as Non-Partisan

By district voter share changes.

Congressional Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	4	0	0
Republican	3	1	0
Non-Partisan	0	4	0
IAP	0	4	0
LIB	0	2	2
Other	0	4	0

In all Congressional districts (100 percent of the districts) the number of voters not affiliated with either major party is greater than or within 5% of the number of voters registered to one of the major parties.

State Senate Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	21	0	0
Republican	14	6	1
Non-Partisan	0	21	0
IAP	2	19	0
LIB	4	10	7
Other	0	21	0

In 20 districts (95.24%) 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. This is a gain of one over August

State Assembly Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	42	0	0
Republican	29	12	1
Non-Partisan	0	42	0
IAP	2	37	3
LIB	8	21	13
Other	0	42	0

In 38 districts (90.48%) 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. This is an increase of one district over August.

Unlike the primary election where party affiliation determines which candidates you can vote for, affiliation does not affect a voter’s choice in the general. However, it is the voters registered as Non-Partisan, IAP, Libertarian, or Other who will determine the outcome.

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform

For the second consecutive month, the Democratic Party in August lost substantial voter share across all tracked demographics and in all Congressional, state senate, and state assembly districts. The Republican Party fared slightly better losing share at a lower rate while recording slight increases in Clark County and among voters 18 to 24 years of age. Non-Partisan experienced gains comparable to Democratic loses. The big surprise was the gain by the smaller minor parties; double digit increases in raw number of voters and gain in voter share in all Congressional, state senate, and state assembly districts.

Non-Partisan voters now top 23 percent statewide while voters not registered as either Democratic or Republican close in on 30 percent (just under 40 percent for voters 18 to 34 years of age). Also remember, it is an accepted assumption that more than one-half of those registered in the Independent American Party (IAP) are really Non-Partisans who thought they were registering as independents not in a highly conservative party.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	9,274	1.47%	38.02%	-0.29%
R	11,441	2.13%	32.58%	-0.03%
NP	11,746	3.10%	23.19%	0.19%
IAP	1,933	2.68%	4.40%	0.02%
LIB	320	1.99%	0.97%	0.00%
Other	2,132	17.70%	0.84%	0.11%
Total not D or R			29.40%	0.32

 Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Clark County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	7,998	1.65%	41.45%	-0.34%
R	8,386	2.54%	28.53%	0.02%
NP	8,873	3.20%	24.09%	0.17%
IAP	1,471	3.04%	4.20%	0.02%
LIB	221	2.15%	0.88%	0.00%
Other	1,720	20.93%	0.84%	0.13%
Total not D or R			30.01%	0.32

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Washoe County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	1,191	1.18%	35.52%	-0.26%
R	1,683	1.67%	35.74%	-0.09%
NP	1,849	3.03%	21.96%	0.24%
IAP	334	2.68%	4.47%	0.03%
LIB	70	2.00%	1.24%	0.00%
Other	262	9.26%	1.08%	0.07%
Total not D or R			28.75%	0.34

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Rural Counties

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	85	0.18%	21.99%	-0.26%
R	1,372	1.30%	51.20%	-0.03%
NP	1,024	2.54%	19.73%	0.23%
IAP	128	1.14%	5.41%	-0.01%
LIB	29	1.25%	1.12%	0.00%
Other	150	14.99%	0.55%	0.07%
Total not D or R			26.81%	0.29

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

18 – 34 Year Old

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	3,074	1.76%	39.14%	-0.41%
R	2,834	3.03%	21.20%	0.04%
NP	4,790	3.38%	32.22%	0.17%
IAP	667	3.29%	4.60%	0.02%
LIB	186	2.57%	1.64%	0.00%
Other	944	20.93%	1.20%	0.18%
Total not D or R			39.66%	0.37

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and other

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	3,341	1.26%	38.18%	-0.14%
R	4,288	1.51%	40.99%	-0.05%
NP	2,619	2.42%	15.76%	0.12%
IAP	604	2.13%	4.12%	0.02%
LIB	33	1.10%	0.43%	0.00%
Other	468	14.67%	0.52%	0.06%
Total not D or R			20.83%	0.20

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

By district voter share changes.

Congressional Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	4	0	0
Republican	2	1	1
Non-Partisan	0	4	0
IAP	0	4	0
LIB	1	0	3
Other	0	4	0

In all Congressional districts (100 percent of the districts) the number of voters not affiliated with either major party is greater than or within 5% of the number of voters registered to one of the major parties.

State Senate Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	21	0	0
Republican	11	9	1
Non-Partisan	0	21	0
IAP	3	18	0
LIB	9	5	7
Other	0	21	0

In 19 districts (90.48%) 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. This is a gain of one over July

State Assembly Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	42	0	0
Republican	23	18	1
Non-Partisan	1	41	0
IAP	5	33	4
LIB	17	14	11
Other	0	42	0

In 37 districts (88.10%) 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. This is an increase of one district over July and two from June.

With early voting starting in just over six weeks, what this will mean for candidates will be worth watching.

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform

Did Bernie Sanders supporters follow through on their threat to leave the Democratic Party? That question has to be asked given that in July, according to numbers released by the Nevada secretary of state, Democratic Party voter share dropped across all demographics, in all Congressional districts, and in all state legislative districts. At the same time, the share of voters registered as Non-Partisan increased in the same groups, the only difference being in one state assembly district.

The Democratic Party was not alone. The Republican Party also saw a drop in voter share across all demographics; Congressional districts and state legislative districts, but not as severe. Minor parties also saw a slight increase in voter share. The shift in July also returned the Republican Party’s lead in Washoe County, if only by 138 voters; 0.05% in voter share. 

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	5,718	0.92%	38.31%	-0.24%
R	6,580	1.24%	32.61%	-0.10%
NP	10,992	2.99%	22.99%	0.32%
IAP	1,126	1.59%	4.38%	0.00%
LIB	446	2.86%	0.98%	0.01%
Other	271	2.30%	0.73%	0.01%
Total not D or R			29.08%	0.34

 Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Clark County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	2,586	0.54%	41.79%	-0.28%
R	3,664	1.12%	28.51%	-0.03%
NP	6,774	2.51%	23.92%	0.30%
IAP	612	1.28%	4.18%	0.00%
LIB	198	1.97%	0.89%	0.01%
Other	49	0.60%	0.71%	0.00%
Total not D or R			29.70%	0.31

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Washoe County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	4,184	4.34%	35.77%	-0.31%
R	4,433	4.60%	35.82%	-0.22%
NP	4,143	7.28%	21.72%	0.41%
IAP	741	6.32%	4.43%	0.04%
LIB	279	8.68%	1.24%	0.04%
Other	236	9.10%	1.01%	0.04%
Total not D or R			28.41%	0.53

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Rural Counties

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-1,052	-2.24%	22.25%	-0.21%
R	-1,517	-1.41%	51.23%	-0.05%
NP	75	0.19%	19.50%	0.29%
IAP	-227	-1.99%	5.42%	-0.04%
LIB	-31	-1.32%	1.12%	0.00%
Other	-14	-1.38%	0.48%	0.00%
Total not D or R			26.52%	0.25

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

18 – 34 Year Old

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	2,508	1.46%	39.55%	-0.36%
R	1,760	1.92%	21.16%	-0.09%
NP	5,009	3.67%	32.05%	0.40%
IAP	555	2.82%	4.58%	0.02%
LIB	282	4.05%	1.64%	0.03%
Other	121	2.76%	1.02%	0.00%
Total not D or R			39.29%	0.45

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and other

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	1,361	0.52%	38.32%	-0.14%
R	2,212	0.78%	41.04%	-0.04%
NP	2,263	2.13%	15.64%	0.19%
IAP	241	0.86%	4.10%	0.00%
LIB	1	0.03%	0.43%	0.00%
Other	43	1.37%	0.46%	0.00%
Total not D or R			20.63%	0.19

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

By district voter share changes.

Congressional Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	4	0	0
Republican	4	0	0
Non-Partisan	0	4	0
IAP	0	1	3
LIB	0	2	2
Other	1	1	2

In all Congressional districts (100 percent of the districts) the number of voters not affiliated with either major party is greater than or within 5% of the number of voters registered to one of the major parties.

State Senate Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	21	0	0
Republican	14	6	1
Non-Partisan	0	21	0
IAP	8	10	3
LIB	3	14	4
Other	8	6	7

In 18 districts (85.71%) 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	42	0	0
Republican	31	10	1
Non-Partisan	1	41	0
IAP	16	20	6
LIB	8	26	8
Other	16	15	11

In 36 districts (85.71%) 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. This is an increase of one district over June.

If Bernie Sanders supporters did decide to leave the party, it should show in the August numbers.

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform

What impact did voters automatically receiving their ballot in the mail have on their decision to vote? Only a statewide poll of voters will give us that answer.

What we do know is that over 98 percent of ballots were returned by mail or drop-off. More importantly is the fact that voter participation (turnout) was unprecedented.

State-Wide Turnout

Year	% Turnout	increase vs 2016	% increase vs 2016	increase vs 2018	% increase vs 2018
2020	30.16%	11.62%	62.68%	7.29%	31.82%
2016	18.54%
2018	22.91%

2020 Turnout by County

	Total	Democratic	Republican	Other
Average	38.76%	41.00%	45.82%	21.97%
High	50.25% Humboldt	49.25% Douglas	59.09% Humboldt	30.47% Humboldt
Low	27.76 Clark	32.01% Clark	33.32% Clark	15.25% Clark

NOTE: Republican Party exceeded 50% turnout in Douglas, Humboldt, Lander, Storey, and White Pine Counties

Percent of Ballots Cast

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
2020	43.40%	40.16%	15.81%
2016	42.81%	48.13%	9.05%
2018	44.47%	43.55%	11.99%

In 2020 races where we could track turnout:

Congressional

Race	# Contests	Avg	High	Low
Congressional	8	35.56%	40.81% CD2 – R	24.39% CD1 – R
State Senate	3	29.11%	32.52% SD18 – D	24.45% SD11 – R
State Assembly	26	31.24%	43.37% AD40 – D	19.35% AD14 – D
Judicial	24	24.51%	30.35% Dist 2  Dept 11	23.06% Dist 8 Fam Div Y

These percentages show similar increases to the statewide totals.

Will the general election show a similar increase in turnout or a return to normal; 75 – 80 percent? How will the voting method; continue all mail ballots or return to normal in-person voting impact turnout? We’ll know in four months.

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform

Was hoping to see the impact of same-day registration with the release of June voter registration numbers, but Washoe County was able to do their routine voter roll maintenance. This caused the overall number of active registered voters to decline leaving changes to voter share mixed.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-3,378	-0.54%	38.55%	0.03%
R	-4,393	-0.82%	32.71%	-0.07%
NP	-1,067	-0.29%	22.67%	0.07%
IAP	-406	-0.57%	4.38%	0.00%
LIB	-252	-1.59%	0.96%	-0.01%
Other	-426	-3.49%	0.73%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			28.74%	0.05

 Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Clark County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	4,803	1.01%	42.07%	-0.05%
R	2,754	0.85%	28.54%	-0.08%
NP	4,282	1.61%	23.62%	0.11%
IAP	721	1.53%	4.18%	0.02%
LIB	145	1.46%	0.88%	0.00%
Other	64	0.79%	0.71%	0.00%
Total not D or R			29.39%	0.13

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Washoe County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-8,303	-7.93%	36.08%	0.16%
R	-7,734	-7.44%	36.04%	0.35%
NP	-6,157	-9.76%	21.31%	-0.34%
IAP	-1,194	-9.24%	4.39%	-0.04%
LIB	-423	-11.62%	1.20%	-0.04%
Other	-495	-16.03%	0.97%	-0.09%
Total not D or R			27.39%	-0.51

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Rural Counties

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	122	0.26%	22.45%	-0.12%
R	587	0.55%	51.27%	-0.12%
NP	808	2.05%	19.21%	0.24%
IAP	67	0.59%	5.46%	-0.01%
LIB	26	1.12%	1.12%	0.00%
Other	5	0.50%	0.48%	0.00%
Total not D or R			26.27%	0.23

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

18 – 34 Year Old

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-1,224	-0.71%	39.91%	0.15%
R	-1,997	-2.13%	21.25%	-0.23%
NP	-992	-0.72%	31.65%	0.11%
IAP	-128	-0.65%	4.56%	0.02%
LIB	-143	-2.01%	1.61%	-0.02%
Other	-209	-4.55%	1.02%	-0.04%
Total not D or R			38.84%	0.07

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and other

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-1,162	-0.44%	38.47%	-0.01%
R	-1,327	-0.47%	41.09%	-0.02%
NP	-115	-0.11%	15.45%	0.05%
IAP	-171	-0.60%	4.10%	-0.01%
LIB	-38	-1.25%	0.44%	0.00%
Other	-88	-2.72%	0.46%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			20.44%	0.03

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

By district voter share changes.

Congressional Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	4	0	0
Republican	3	1	0
Non-Partisan	1	3	0
IAP	1	3	0
LIB	1	1	2
Other	1	0	3

In all Congressional districts (100 percent of the districts) the number of voters not affiliated with either major party is greater than or within 5% of the number of voters registered to one of the major parties.

State Senate Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	16	4	1
Republican	17	4	0
Non-Partisan	4	17	0
IAP	6	13	2
LIB	8	6	7
Other	10	1	10

In 18 districts (85.71%) 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. This is an increase of two over last month.

State Assembly Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	31	8	3
Republican	36	6	0
Non-Partisan	7	35	0
IAP	13	22	7
LIB	15	14	13
Other	23	7	12

In 35 districts (83.33%) 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.

We may have to wait to see the impact of same-day voter registration until the August numbers are released as list maintenance is due to be performed by the remining 16 counties this month. In addition to this, how many voters who maintained party affiliation or affiliated with a party to vote in the primary will change to Non-Partisan as the partisan divisiveness appears to be growing?

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform

Given what has happened in recent months, voter registration numbers for May show something different. The Republican Party not only posted voter share gains across all tracked demographics; the Democratic Party and Non-Partisan lost share while minor parties held even, they also led in rate of raw voter increase

.  Given that May is the lead-up month to the state and local primary election, is this an indication of interest in some of the legislative races? As of June 1^st, the Republican Party also leads in turnout, 19 percent to 17 percent. Or, to play devil’s advocate, could some strategic voting be happening?  

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	2,354	0.38%	38.52%	-0.04%
R	3,870	0.73%	32.78%	0.08%
NP	1,389	0.38%	22.60%	-0.03%
IAP	296	0.42%	4.38%	0.00%
LIB	52	0.33%	0.97%	0.00%
Other	3	0.02%	0.75%	0.00%
Total not D or R			28.70%	-0.03

 Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Clark County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	2,231	0.47%	42.12%	-0.04%
R	2,504	0.78%	28.62%	0.06%
NP	1,326	0.50%	23.51%	-0.02%
IAP	299	0.64%	4.16%	0.00%
LIB	41	0.42%	0.88%	0.00%
Other	16	0.20%	0.72%	0.00%
Total not D or R			29.26%	-0.02

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Washoe County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	143	0.14%	35.92%	-0.03%
R	344	0.33%	35.69%	0.04%
NP	113	0.18%	21.65%	-0.01%
IAP	16	0.12%	4.43%	0.00%
LIB	11	0.30%	1.25%	0.00%
Other	-3	-0.10%	1.06%	0.00%
Total not D or R			28.39%	-0.01

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Rural Counties

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-20	-0.04%	22.57%	-0.11%
R	1,022	0.97%	51.39%	0.26%
NP	-50	-0.13%	18.97%	-0.11%
IAP	-19	-0.17%	5.47%	-0.03%
LIB	0	0.00%	1.11%	0.00%
Other	-10	-0.98%	0.49%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			26.04%	-0.15

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

18 – 34 Year Old

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	321	0.19%	39.76%	-0.06%
R	664	0.71%	21.48%	0.08%
NP	343	0.25%	31.53%	-0.02%
IAP	76	0.38%	4.54%	0.00%
LIB	5	0.07%	1.63%	0.00%
Other	1	0.02%	1.05%	0.00%
Total not D or R			38.76%	-0.02

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and other

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	1,287	0.49%	38.47%	-0.03%
R	2,101	0.75%	41.11%	0.08%
NP	342	0.32%	15.40%	-0.04%
IAP	83	0.29%	4.10%	-0.01%
LIB	7	0.23%	0.44%	0.00%
Other	-10	-0.31%	0.47%	0.00%
Total not D or R			20.42%	-0.05

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

By district voter share changes.

Congressional Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	4	0	0
Republican	0	4	0
Non-Partisan	3	0	1
IAP	1	1	2
LIB	0	0	4
Other	1	0	3

In all Congressional districts (100 percent of the districts) the number of voters not affiliated with either major party is greater than or within 5% of the number of voters registered to one of the major parties.

State Senate Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	19	2	0
Republican	1	18	2
Non-Partisan	15	4	2
IAP	6	7	8
LIB	7	5	9
Other	9	2	10

In 16 districts (76.19%) the number of voters registered as Non-Partisan or the total number not affiliated with either major party is greater than or within 5% of the number of voters registered to one of the major parties.

State Assembly Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	35	6	1
Republican	6	34	2
Non-Partisan	25	11	6
IAP	14	21	7
LIB	17	10	15
Other	17	3	22

In 35 districts (83.33%) 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.

We are into the final week of early voting. Indications are that use of same-day registration is light and probably won’t impact voter share in June. What will be interesting to see is the turnout by party and whether the favorites win or there are some dark-horse surprises.

By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform

April voter registration numbers for April showed a major reversal for the Democratic Party with voter share loses across all tracked demographics (except Washoe County) and in a majority of Congressional, State Senate, and State Assembly districts. While shifts in voter share returned to normal ranges, it is significant given gains over the past few months. Conversely the Republican Party only lost voter share in Washoe County while Non-Partisan only lost share in the rural counties. In legislative districts, loses and gains were evenly divided for the GOP with Non-Partisan seeing significant gains. What is also of interest is voter share gains by the Independent American Party almost mirror those for Non-Partisan raising the recurring question of how many of those voters meant to register as Non-Partisan.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	2,303	0.37%	38.57%	-0.04%
R	2,512	0.48%	32.71%	0.00%
NP	2,126	0.58%	22.62%	0.03%
IAP	453	0.64%	4.38%	0.01%
LIB	55	0.35%	0.97%	0.00%
Other	94	0.78%	0.75%	0.00%
Total not D or R			28.73%	0.04

 Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Clark County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	9,500	2.05%	42.16%	-0.05%
R	2,713	0.86%	28.56%	0.00%
NP	4,130	1.60%	23.52%	0.04%
IAP	512	1.12%	4.16%	0.01%
LIB	35	0.36%	0.88%	0.00%
Other	-18	-0.22%	0.72%	0.00%
Total not D or R			29.27%	0.05

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Washoe County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	336	0.32%	35.95%	0.01%
R	190	0.18%	35.65%	-0.04%
NP	260	0.41%	21.65%	0.02%
IAP	53	0.41%	4.44%	0.01%
LIB	16	0.44%	1.25%	0.00%
Other	12	0.39%	1.06%	0.00%
Total not D or R			28.40%	0.03

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Rural Counties

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-73	-0.16%	22.68%	-0.08%
R	527	0.50%	51.13%	0.16%
NP	-82	-0.21%	19.08%	-0.07%
IAP	-2	-0.02%	5.50%	-0.01%
LIB	6	0.26%	1.12%	0.00%
Other	3	0.29%	0.49%	0.00%
Total not D or R			26.19%	-0.08

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

18 – 34 Year Old

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	367	0.21%	39.81%	-0.05%
R	361	0.39%	21.40%	0.01%
NP	540	0.39%	31.56%	0.02%
IAP	137	0.70%	4.54%	0.02%
LIB	10	0.14%	1.63%	0.00%
Other	17	0.37%	1.06%	0.00%
Total not D or R			38.79%	0.04

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and other

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	1,263	0.48%	38.50%	-0.02%
R	1,612	0.58%	41.03%	0.01%
NP	615	0.58%	15.44%	0.01%
IAP	186	0.66%	38.50%	-0.02%
LIB	7	0.23%	41.03%	0.01%
Other	23	0.71%	15.44%	0.01%
Total not D or R			20.47%	0.01

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

By district voter share changes.

Congressional Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	4	0	0
Republican	0	1	3
Non-Partisan	1	3	0
IAP	0	3	1
LIB	0	0	4
Other	0	1	3

In all Congressional districts (100 percent of the districts) the number of voters not affiliated with either major party is greater than or within 5% of the number of voters registered to one of the major parties.

State Senate Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	19	1	1
Republican	8	10	3
Non-Partisan	2	17	2
IAP	2	13	6
LIB	4	1	16
Other	1	7	13

In 16 districts (76.19%) the number of voters registered as Non-Partisan or the total number not affiliated with either major party is greater than or within 5% of the number of voters registered to one of the major parties.

State Assembly Districts

Party	# Districts Lose Voter Share	# Districts Gain Voter Share	# Districts No Change
Democratic	35	5	2
Republican	19	19	4
Non-Partisan	7	31	4
IAP	10	25	7
LIB	12	9	21
Other	6	13	23

In 35 districts (83.33%) 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. This is an increase of one over February.

With the current personal interaction restrictions due to the Covid-19 virus, campaigns have had to drastically change their campaigning techniques. This includes their voter registration techniques. With close of normal registration for the primary election two week away, this could be having an impact. We’ll know more after same-day registration numbers are known.