Category: Voter Registration Trends

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

With July comes routine voter registration list maintenance. But despite an overall decline in active registered voters, the trend of major party voter share loses and Non-Partisan voter share gains continued.  Gains and loses were not “across the board” as often is the case, but that does not take away from the fact voters are still not being drawn to either the Democratic or Republican Party.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-1,026	-0.17%	38.09%	0.02%
R	-1,801	-0.34%	33.51%	-0.04%
NP	-619	-0.18%	22.13%	0.01%
IAP	-111	-0.16%	4.41%	0.00%
LIB	-36	-0.23%	1.01%	0.00%
Other	-61	-0.45%	0.85%	0.00%
Total not D or R			28.41%	0.01

 Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Clark County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	520	0.11%	41.78%	0.00%
R	190	0.06%	29.28%	-0.02%
NP	424	0.17%	23.03%	0.01%
IAP	110	0.24%	4.15%	0.01%
LIB	40	0.40%	0.92%	0.00%
Other	-27	-0.30%	0.83%	0.00%
Total not D or R			28.94%	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	-1,330	-1.37%	34.96%	0.04%
R	-1,600	-1.56%	36.82%	-0.03%
NP	-920	-1.55%	21.31%	-0.01%
IAP	-202	-1.63%	4.47%	-0.01%
LIB	-66	-1.86%	1.28%	0.00%
Other	-27	-0.84%	1.17%	0.01%
Total not D or R			28.22%	-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	-216	-0.47%	22.50%	-0.02%
R	-391	-0.37%	51.70%	0.00%
NP	-123	-0.33%	18.38%	0.01%
IAP	-19	-0.16%	5.73%	0.01%
LIB	-10	-0.43%	1.15%	0.00%
Other	-7	-0.63%	0.55%	0.00%
Total not D or R			25.81%	0.02

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	625	0.38%	38.45%	0.00%
R	234	0.24%	22.72%	-0.03%
NP	584	0.44%	31.22%	0.02%
IAP	137	0.71%	4.60%	0.02%
LIB	27	0.37%	1.74%	0.00%
Other	-16	-0.30%	1.27%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			38.82%	0.03%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and other

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-291	-0.12%	38.40%	0.02%
R	-611	-0.22%	41.40%	-0.03%
NP	-108	-0.11%	15.08%	0.01%
IAP	-21	-0.08%	4.15%	0.00%
LIB	17	0.57%	0.45%	0.00%
Other	-16	-0.47%	0.52%	0.00%
Total not D or R			20.20%	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	2	2	0
Republican	2	1	1
Non-Partisan	1	3	0
IAP	0	2	2
LIB	0	0	4
Other	1	0	3

CD 1, CD 2, and CD 4 (75 percent of the districts) continue to show 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	6	12	3
Republican	12	5	4
Non-Partisan	6	14	1
IAP	3	10	8
LIB	4	7	10
Other	6	14	1

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	18	18	6
Republican	25	12	5
Non-Partisan	16	23	3
IAP	11	24	7
LIB	12	16	14
Other	13	6	23

In 34 districts (81%) 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.

As campaign season heats up and the Democratic Party narrows its field of presidential candidates the question remains; will voters decide to affiliate with the party to take part in the nomination process? Also, what will the impact be on Republican Party voter share with the decision to forgo the traditional caucus and allow the party central committee to pledge all delegates to President Trump? As the saying goes, “stayed tuned”.

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

Last month we asked if the political maneuvering during the legislative session would drive voter share of the major political parties down. Based on the voter registration numbers for June 2019 just released by the secretary of state, that could be the case.  

Across all tracked demographics; Statewide, Clark County, Washoe County, rural counties, among younger and older voters, both the Democratic and Republican Party lost voter share. The only exception, the Democratic Party held steady among those 18 to 34 years of age. At the same time, Non-Partisan gained share among all demographics and the minor parties (Independent American, Libertarian, and others) were mixed, either holding steady or gaining.

Raw growth was not any kinder to the major parties. Their percentage of growth lagged behind Non-Partisan and the minor parties. The highest rate of growth was seen by the Independent American and Libertarian parties.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	3,073	0.52%	38.06%	-0.01%
R	2,054	0.39%	33.55%	-0.06%
NP	2,785	0.81%	22.11%	0.06%
IAP	602	0.88%	4.41%	0.01%
LIB	153	0.97%	1.01%	0.00%
Other	16	0.12%	0.86%	0.00%
Total not D or R			28.39%	0.07

 Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Clark County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	2,708	0.60%	41.78%	-0.02%
R	1,526	0.48%	29.30%	-0.05%
NP	2,245	0.91%	23.02%	0.06%
IAP	483	1.08%	4.15%	0.02%
LIB	124	1.26%	0.92%	0.01%
Other	7	0.08%	0.83%	0.00%
Total not D or R			28.92%	0.09%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Washoe County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	318	0.33%	34.92%	-0.02%
R	299	0.29%	36.85%	-0.03%
NP	350	0.59%	21.32%	0.05%
IAP	61	0.49%	4.47%	0.01%
LIB	14	0.40%	1.28%	0.01%
Other	2	0.06%	1.17%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			28.24%	0.06%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Rural Counties

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	47	0.10%	22.52%	-0.04%
R	229	0.22%	51.69%	-0.03%
NP	190	0.51%	18.37%	0.04%
IAP	58	0.50%	5.72%	0.01%
LIB	15	0.65%	1.15%	0.00%
Other	7	0.63%	0.55%	0.00%
Total not D or R			25.79%	0.05

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	1,019	0.63%	38.45%	0.00%
R	327	0.34%	22.75%	-0.07%
NP	1,090	0.83%	31.20%	0.06%
IAP	210	1.10%	4.58%	0.02%
LIB	53	0.73%	1.74%	0.00%
Other	-8	-0.15%	1.27%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			38.80%	0.07%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and other

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	1,213	0.48%	38.38%	-0.02%
R	1,291	0.48%	41.43%	-0.03%
NP	783	0.80%	15.07%	0.04%
IAP	199	0.73%	4.15%	0.01%
LIB	25	0.85%	0.45%	0.00%
Other	15	0.44%	0.52%	0.00%
Total not D or R			20.194%	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	4	0	0
Non-Partisan	0	4	0
IAP	0	4	0
LIB	0	2	2
Other	1	0	3

CD 1, CD 2, and CD 4 (75 percent of the districts) continue to show 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	18	1	2
Non-Partisan	2	19	0
IAP	1	16	4
LIB	3	8	10
Other	7	0	14

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	28	11	3
Republican	35	4	3
Non-Partisan	4	36	2
IAP	4	31	7
LIB	8	21	13
Other	14	3	25

In 34 districts (81%) 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 now entering the presidential election cycle. The Democratic Party held their first candidate debate. Automatic voter registration approved by the voters in 2018 will be implemented. Beginning with early voting next year, voters will be able to register to vote or update their voter registration when they go to the polls to vote; same-day voter registration signed into law by Governor Sisolak. We don’t know how both these programs will impact voter registration or turnout. We will be watching.

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

The 80^th regular session of the Nevada legislature ends today, June 3^rd and looking at the voter registration numbers for May just released, voters may have been paying attention to the political maneuvering.

Statewide, in Clark County, in Washoe County, in the rurals, among younger and older voters, not only did the major parties lose voter share, they lagged behind Non-Partisan and the minor parties in rate of growth. The major parties also continued to lose voter share across Congressional state senate, and state assembly districts while Non-Partisan and the minor parties increased.

While this trend in nothing new, have to wonder if voters have been watching whether the new Democratic majority would work with the Republican minority or try to force their legislative priorities through.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	5,542	0.94%	38.08%	-0.03%
R	4,633	0.89%	33.60%	-0.05%
NP	4,619	1.36%	22.06%	0.07%
IAP	896	1.32%	4.40%	0.01%
LIB	242	1.56%	1.01%	0.01%
Other	31	0.23%	0.86%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			28.32%	0.08

 Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Clark County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	4,827	1.08%	41.81%	-0.03%
R	3,102	0.99%	29.35%	-0.05%
NP	3,581	1.47%	22.96%	0.07%
IAP	676	1.54%	4.13%	0.02%
LIB	174	1.80%	0.91%	0.01%
Other	28	0.31%	0.84%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			28.85%	0.09%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Washoe County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	562	0.58%	34.93%	-0.06%
R	737	0.73%	36.88%	-0.01%
NP	633	1.09%	21.27%	0.07%
IAP	108	0.88%	4.47%	0.01%
LIB	42	1.20%	1.28%	0.01%
Other	-2	-0.06%	1.17%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			28.18%	0.08%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Rural Counties

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	153	0.33%	22.56%	-0.09%
R	794	0.76%	51.72%	0.01%
NP	405	1.10%	18.32%	0.06%
IAP	112	0.97%	5.71%	0.01%
LIB	26	1.13%	1.14%	0.00%
Other	5	0.45%	0.55%	0.00%
Total not D or R			25.72%	0.07

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	540	0.34%	38.45%	-0.01%
R	163	0.17%	22.82%	-0.04%
NP	751	0.58%	31.14%	0.07%
IAP	79	0.41%	4.56%	0.00%
LIB	19	0.26%	1.74%	0.00%
Other	-33	-0.61%	1.28%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			38.72%	0.06%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and other

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	2,220	0.89%	38.40%	-0.02%
R	2,291	0.85%	41.46%	-0.03%
NP	1,194	1.23%	15.03%	0.04%
IAP	301	1.12%	4.14%	0.01%
LIB	29	0.99%	0.45%	0.00%
Other	34	1.01%	0.52%	0.00%
Total not D or R			20.14%	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	3	1	0
Republican	4	0	0
Non-Partisan	0	4	0
IAP	0	4	0
LIB	0	4	0
Other	3	0	1

CD 1, CD 2, and CD 4 (75 percent of the districts) continue to show 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	3	2
Republican	16	3	2
Non-Partisan	2	19	0
IAP	2	15	4
LIB	2	12	7
Other	12	1	8

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	30	10	2
Republican	31	8	3
Non-Partisan	4	38	0
IAP	6	30	6
LIB	7	20	15
Other	24	2	16

In 34 districts (81%) 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.

Unless something unforeseen happens, state legislators will be heading home tomorrow June 4^th. The next election will see same-day voter registration allowed and perhaps an increase in the use of absentee ballots. Automatic voter registration will have been implemented. How this will impact voter registration trends is something we will have to wait to find out.

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

What’s going on in the Democratic Party? As we enter the last 30 days of the legislative session, something is causing the Party to continue to lose voter share across all tracked demographics while Non-Partisan and the Republican Party continue to gain.

In the figures for April 2019 voter registration just released by the secretary of state, the Democratic Party lost voter share state-wide, in Clark County, in Washoe County, in the rural counties, among those 18 – 34 years of age, and among those 55 and older. The Party also lost voter share in all Congressional and state senate districts and 36 of the 42 state assembly districts. Meanwhile, the Republican Party gained share in all but the rural counties (it remained even) and Non-Partisan gained except in Washoe County where it remained even. Gains for both were similarly lopsided towards gains in all legislative chambers. The Democratic Party also posted the lowest rate of growth across all tracked demographics.  

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	2,175	0.37%	38.11%	-0.04%
R	2,607	0.50%	33.65%	0.01%
NP	2,196	0.65%	21.99%	0.04%
IAP	427	0.64%	4.38%	0.01%
LIB	115	0.75%	1.00%	0.00%
Other	-10	-0.07%	0.87%	0.00%
Total not D or R			28.24%	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	1,970	0.44%	41.84%	-0.06%
R	2,000	0.64%	29.40%	0.02%
NP	1,842	0.76%	22.89%	0.04%
IAP	330	0.76%	4.11%	0.01%
LIB	85	0.89%	0.91%	0.00%
Other	-6	-0.07%	0.85%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			28.71%	0.00%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Washoe County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	166	0.17%	34.99%	-0.02%
R	267	0.26%	36.89%	0.01%
NP	136	0.23%	21.20%	0.00%
IAP	56	0.46%	4.46%	0.01%
LIB	13	0.37%	1.27%	0.00%
Other	-10	-0.31%	1.18%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			28.11%	0.00%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Rural Counties

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	39	0.09%	22.65%	-0.06%
R	340	0.33%	51.71%	0.00%
NP	218	0.60%	18.26%	0.05%
IAP	41	0.36%	5.69%	0.00%
LIB	17	0.75%	1.14%	0.00%
Other	6	0.55%	0.55%	0.00%
Total not D or R			25.64%	0.05

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	735	0.46%	38.46%	-0.05%
R	600	0.63%	22.87%	0.01%
NP	892	0.69%	31.07%	0.03%
IAP	157	0.83%	4.56%	0.01%
LIB	71	0.99%	1.74%	0.01%
Other	-37	-0.68%	1.30%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			38.67%	0.03%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and other

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	991	0.40%	38.42%	-0.05%
R	1,575	0.59%	41.49%	0.03%
NP	627	0.65%	14.99%	0.02%
IAP	151	0.57%	4.13%	0.00%
LIB	32	1.11%	0.45%	0.00%
Other	10	0.30%	0.52%	0.00%
Total not D or R			20.09%	0.02%

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	2	2
Non-Partisan	0	4	0
IAP	0	3	1
LIB	0	1	3
Other	1	0	3

CD 1, CD 2, and CD 4 (75 percent of the districts) continue to show 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	8	9	4
Non-Partisan	2	17	2
IAP	4	12	5
LIB	1	6	14
Other	8	0	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	36	2	4
Republican	14	24	4
Non-Partisan	5	34	3
IAP	8	25	9
LIB	6	18	18
Other	21	3	18

In 34 districts (81%) 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.

The multi-year trend shows no sign of changing. The question is, will the presidential election cycle generate enough interest for the Democratic Party, or will the nomination battle have the opposite effect of turning voters away?

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

Besides all the activity in the state legislature, March brings the first routine maintenance of the voter rolls. This process usually results in a loss of active registered voters across all categories along with a corresponding change in voter share.

In March, according to the figures released by the secretary of state, the Republican Party emerged in good shape, gaining voter share across most demographics tracked while the Democratic Party, Non-Partisan, and minor parties experienced mostly a drop in share.   

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-25,539	-4.17%	38.16%	-0.19%
R	-15,270	-2.87%	33.64%	0.28%
NP	-14,113	-4.02%	21.95%	-0.07%
IAP	-3,928	-3.59%	4.38%	0.00%
LIB	-715	-4.44%	1.00%	-0.01%
Other	-706	-5.01%	0.87%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			28.20%	-0.09

 Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Clark County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-25,929	-5.51%	41.90%	0.00%
R	-16,693	-5.08%	29.38%	0.13%
NP	-14,996	-5.82%	22.85%	-0.08%
IAP	-4,157	-5.82%	4.11%	-0.01%
LIB	-753	-7.27%	0.91%	-0.02%
Other	-711	-7.29%	0.85%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			28.71%	-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	197	0.21%	35.01%	-0.02%
R	256	0.25%	36.88%	-0.01%
NP	247	0.43%	21.20%	0.03%
IAP	46	0.37%	4.45%	0.00%
LIB	8	0.23%	1.27%	0.00%
Other	-7	-0.22%	1.18%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			28.11%	0.02%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Rural Counties

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	193	0.42%	22.71%	-0.15%
R	1,167	1.13%	51.71%	0.02%
NP	636	1.77%	18.21%	0.12%
IAP	141	1.25%	5.69%	0.01%
LIB	30	1.33%	1.13%	0.00%
Other	12	1.10%	0.55%	0.00%
Total not D or R			25.58%	0.13

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	-8,878	-5.26%	38.51%	-0.19%
R	-4,171	-4.21%	22.86%	0.14%
NP	-6,342	-4.69%	31.04%	0.04%
IAP	-1,542	-4.26%	4.55%	0.03%
LIB	-355	-4.70%	1.73%	0.00%
Other	-345	-5.95%	1.31%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			38.63%	0.05%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and other

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-7,218	-2.83%	38.47%	-0.17%
R	-5,200	-1.91%	41.46%	0.20%
NP	-2,554	-2.58%	14.97%	-0.03%
IAP	-825	-2.37%	4.13%	0.00%
LIB	-64	-2.17%	0.45%	0.00%
Other	-114	-3.29%	0.52%	0.00%
Total not D or R			20.07%	-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	0	4	0
Non-Partisan	3	1	0
IAP	2	2	0
LIB	3	0	1
Other	4	0	0

CD 1, CD 2, and CD 4 (75 percent of the districts) continue to show 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	15	4	2
Republican	2	19	0
Non-Partisan	12	7	2
IAP	11	5	5
LIB	11	0	10
Other	16	2	3

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	26	14	2
Republican	5	33	4
Non-Partisan	27	13	2
IAP	20	15	7
LIB	26	9	7
Other	27	5	10

In 34 districts (81%) 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.

Months when voter roll maintenance is performed are not indicative of any registration trend. Who is moved to inactive or removed from the rolls is based on criteria that is not based on any party affiliation. We will have to wait until next month to see if a new trend will develop or we return to major party loses and Non-Partisan gains.

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

One month into the 80^th regular session of the Nevada legislature, the Democratic Party continued to lose voter share in February. The only exception was among those 18 to 34 years of age and in the rural counties.  

The Democratic Party’s 2019 Legislative Session Nevada Blueprint includes “Expand access to the ballot box.” We will be following several election-related bills that are designed to do just that. The question remains, however, will the party’s leadership follow the same path as in the 2017 session?

Here are the numbers.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	1,917	0.31%	38.35%	0.00%
R	1,153	0.22%	33.36%	-0.03%
NP	1,663	0.48%	22.03%	0.03%
IAP	382	0.48%	4.37%	0.01%
LIB	92	0.58%	1.01%	0.00%
Other	-46	-0.33%	0.88%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			28.29%	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	2,092	0.45%	41.90%	-0.04%
R	1,695	0.52%	29.25%	-0.01%
NP	1,822	0.71%	22.93%	0.04%
IAP	435	0.76%	4.12%	0.01%
LIB	87	0.85%	0.92%	0.00%
Other	0	0.00%	0.87%	0.00%
Total not D or R			28.84%	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	3	0.00%	35.04%	-0.06%
R	240	0.24%	36.89%	0.02%
NP	215	0.37%	21.17%	0.04%
IAP	42	0.47%	4.45%	0.01%
LIB	23	0.67%	1.27%	0.01%
Other	-38	-1.16%	1.19%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			28.08%	0.04%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Rural Counties

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-178	-0.39%	22.86%	0.07%
R	-782	-0.75%	51.69%	-0.02%
NP	-374	-1.03%	18.09%	-0.06%
IAP	-69	-0.61%	5.68%	0.01%
LIB	-18	-0.79%	1.13%	0.00%
Other	-8	-0.73%	0.55%	0.00%
Total not D or R			25.45%	-0.05%

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	346	0.21%	38.70%	0.03%
R	-142	-0.14%	22.71%	-0.06%
NP	377	0.28%	31.00%	0.05%
IAP	-4	0.08%	4.52%	0.00%
LIB	17	0.23%	1.73%	0.00%
Other	-37	-0.63%	1.33%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			38.58%	0.04%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and other

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	1,005	0.40%	38.64%	-0.03%
R	1,184	0.44%	41.26%	-0.01%
NP	679	0.69%	15.00%	0.03%
IAP	223	0.69%	4.13%	0.01%
LIB	31	1.06%	0.45%	0.00%
Other	5	0.14%	0.52%	0.00%
Total not D or R			20.10%	0.04%

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	3	1	0
Republican	3	1	0
Non-Partisan	0	4	0
IAP	0	3	1
LIB	0	0	4
Other	2	0	2

CD 1, CD 2, and CD 4 (75 percent of the districts) continue to show 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	18	3	0
Republican	11	7	3
Non-Partisan	2	19	0
IAP	5	13	3
LIB	2	8	11
Other	9	1	11

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	33	7	2
Republican	19	20	3
Non-Partisan	8	31	3
IAP	10	27	5
LIB	8	16	18
Other	18	5	19

In 34 districts (81%) 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 show voter registration data broken down statewide, Clark County, Washoe County, the rural counties, those 18 to 34 and those 55 and older. Across all these demographics except for those over 55 the percentage of voter not registered to either the Democratic or Republican Party is close to 30 percent; 20 percent for those over 55. For those 18 to 34, the percentage is close to 40 percent. Will the legislature acknowledge this continuing trend and pass the election bills presented to truly “expand access to the ballot box”? We’ll know in three months.

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

 The Democratic Party experienced a large ballot box victory in November, yet as 2019 begins, the party continues to experience a decline in voter share. The voter registration data for January 2019 just released by the secretary of state shows the Democratic Party losing voter share across all demographics tracked. At the same time Non-Partisan and minor party registration increased share and the GOP was mixed. The same holds true for the rate of growth; the number of new voters registering in each category.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	2,374	0.39%	38.35%	-0.04%
R	2,283	0.43%	33.39%	-0.02%
NP	2,416	0.70%	21.99%	0.05%
IAP	619	0.80%	4.36%	0.01%
LIB	121	0.76%	1.01%	0.00%
Other	-52	-0.37%	0.89%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			28.25%	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	2,400	0.52%	41.94%	-0.07%
R	2,323	0.72%	29.26%	0.01%
NP	2,261	0.89%	22.89%	0.05%
IAP	589	1.16%	4.11%	0.02%
LIB	105	1.03%	0.92%	0.00%
Other	-42	-0.43%	0.87%	-0.01%
Total not D or R			28.80%	0.06%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Washoe County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	38	0.04%	35.10%	-0.02%
R	45	0.04%	36.87%	-0.02%
NP	140	0.24%	21.13%	0.03%
IAP	47	0.34%	4.43%	0.01%
LIB	15	0.44%	1.27%	0.00%
Other	-9	-0.27%	1.20%	0.00%
Total not D or R			28.04%	0.04%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Rural Counties

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	-64	-0.14%	22.78%	-0.01%
R	-85	-0.08%	51.71%	0.00%
NP	15	0.04%	18.15%	0.02%
IAP	-17	-0.15%	5.68%	0.00%
LIB	1	0.04%	1.13%	0.00%
Other	-1	-0.09%	0.55%	0.00%
Total not D or R			25.51%	0.02%

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	1,802	1.08%	38.67%	-0.03%
R	1,266	1.29%	22.78%	0.03%
NP	1,549	1.16%	30.96%	0.00%*
IAP	390	1.56%*	4.53%	0.02%*
LIB	106	1.43%	1.73%	0.00%
Other	-19	-0.32%	1.34%	-0.02%
Total not D or R			38.55%	0.00%

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

• Given this demographic, were these voters believing they were registering as “independent”; should have registered as Non-Partisan?

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	489	0.19%	38.67%	-0.05%
R	860	0.32%	41.27%	0.00%
NP	587	0.60%	14.97%	0.04%
IAP	215	0.72%	4.12%	0.02%
LIB	19	0.66%	0.44%	0.00%
Other	2	0.06%	0.53%	0.00%
Total not D or R			20.06%	0.06%

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	2	0
Non-Partisan	0	4	0
IAP	0	3	1
LIB	0	0	4
Other	3	0	1

CD 1, CD 2, and CD 4 (75 percent of the districts) continue to show 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	18	0	3
Republican	9	9	3
Non-Partisan	1	19	1
IAP	2	15	4
LIB	1	8	12
Other	1	19	1

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	37	3	2
Republican	22	18	2
Non-Partisan	4	36	2
IAP	10	30	2
LIB	6	14	22
Other	22	1	19

In 34 districts (81%) 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.

Nearly 30 percent of voters in Nevada are currently not registered to vote in either the Democratic or Republican Party; just under 40 percent for those between the ages of 18 and 34.

During the November election, voters passed automatic voter registration. The necessary action to implement this process has begun. It is more than likely this process will dramatically increase the percent of voters registered as Non-Partisan, potentially making that category the largest segment of voters. A bill to allow same-day voter registration has been filed for consideration during this legislative session. If that passes, the impact on party and Non-Partisan voter share may or may not be significant. However, given the long-term trend the assumption must be it will follow along the same lines. The question then becomes are these voters systemically excluded or does Nevada ensure all voters have the opportunity to participate fully in the election process?

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

December was a month for routine voter list maintenance, so while the month to month trend showed mostly downward movement, the real story is the change that occurred during the full year. Bottom line, 2018 belonged to Non-Partisans.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %	2017 – 2018 % Voter Share Change
D	-1,682	-0.28%	38.39%	-0.02%	-0.32
R	-630	-0.12%	33.41%	0.04%	-0.09
NP	-1,067	-0.31%	21.95%	-0.02%	0.64
IAP	-261	0.02%	4.35%	0.01%	-0.07
LIB	-25	-0.16%	1.00%	0.00%	0.03
Other	-249	-1.72%	0.90%	-0.01%	-0.20
Total not D or R			28.20%	-0.02%	0.40

 Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Clark County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %	2017 – 2018 % Voter Share Change
D	-2,295	-0.49%	42.01%	0.03%	-0.29
R	-1,578	-0.48%	29.25%	0.02%	0.00
NP	-1,925	-0.75%	22.85%	-0.04%	0.54
IAP	-515	-0.48%	4.09%	0.00%	-0.05
LIB	-74	-0.72%	0.92%	0.00%	0.04
Other	-224	-2.24%	0.88%	-0.02%	-0.24
Total not D or R			28.74%	-0.06%	0.28

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Washoe County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %	2017 – 2018 % Voter Share Change
D	401	0.42%	35.12%	-0.02%	-0.04
R	339	0.34%	36.89%	-0.05%	-0.80
NP	430	0.75%	21.10%	0.06%	1.08
IAP	107	0.91%	4.42%	0.02%	-0.11
LIB	32	0.94%	1.26%	0.01%	0.01
Other	-34	-1.02%	1.21%	-0.02%	-0.14
Total not D or R			27.99%	0.08%	0.83

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Rural Counties

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %	2017 – 2018 % Voter Share Change
D	212	0.47%	22.80%	-0.05%	-0.85
R	609	0.59%	51.71%	-0.06%	0.35
NP	428	1.19%	18.13%	0.09%	0.61
IAP	121	1.07%	5.68%	0.02%	-0.13
LIB	17	0.76%	1.13%	0.00%	0.05
Other	9	0.83%	0.55%	0.00%	-0.03
Total not D or R			25.49%	0.11%	0.51

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

18 – 34 Year Old

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %	2017 – 2018 % Voter Share Change
D	-1,176	-0.70%	38.70%	0.02%	0.11
R	-693	-0.70%	22.75%	0.01%	-0.41
NP	-1,059	-0.79%	30.96%	-0.01%	0.73
IAP	-311	-0.66%	4.51%	0.00%	-0.03
LIB	-22	-0.30%	1.72%	0.01%	0.03
Other	-159	-2.64%	1.36%	-0.03%	-0.43
Total not D or R			38.55%	-0.03%	0.30

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %	2017 – 2018 % Voter Share -Change
D	50	0.02%	38.72%	-0.05%	-0.60
R	525	0.19%	41.28%	0.02%	0.61
NP	228	0.23%	14.93%	0.01%	0.16
IAP	91	0.40%	4.10%	0.01%	-0.09
LIB	6	0.21%	0.44%	0.00%	-0.01
Other	-23	-0.66%	0.53%	0.00%	-0.07
Total not D or R			20.00%	0.02%	-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	1	2	1
Republican	1	2	1
Non-Partisan	3	1	0
IAP	0	2	2
LIB	1	0	3
Other	4	0	0

CD 1, CD 2, and CD 4 (75 percent of the districts) continue to show 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	6	13	2
Republican	11	8	2
Non-Partisan	12	7	2
IAP	3	11	7
LIB	5	6	10
Other	18	1	2

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	13	26	3
Republican	22	18	2
Non-Partisan	23	16	3
IAP	12	23	7
LIB	13	12	17
Other	32	1	9

In 34 districts (81%) 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 November.

As we get ready to start the 2019 legislative session, will the voter registration trend have any impact of the tone of the session? Will voters continue to be dissolutioned by the two major parties? How will the veto-proof majority in one chamber and near veto-proof in the other impact the rhetoric? We’ll know in a couple of months.

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

 Given the Democratic Party dominance in the general election, it is not surprising to see November 2018 voter registration mirror the election results; Democratic and Non-Partisan gains and GOP loses.

Except for the rural counties. The Democratic Party gained voter share while the Republican Party experienced significant loses. This trend shows not only in tracked demographics but also across state congressional and legislative districts. And while the number of active registered voters in Nevada increased by 25,000, the Republican Party saw a much lower rate of growth than either the Democratic Party or Non-Partisan.

State-Wide

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	10,975	1.83	38.41	0.09
R	6,068	1.16	33.37	-0.15
NP	6,297	1.84	21.96	0.05
IAP	1,727	1.77	4.34	0.01
LIB	310	1.99	1.00	0.00
Other	220	1.55	0.91	0.00
Total not D or R			28.21	0.06

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Clark County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	9,883	2.16	41.98	0.09
R	4,757	1.48	29.22	-0.13
NP	5,195	2.08	22.89	0.03
IAP	1365	2.12	4.09	0.01
LIB	242	2.42	0.92	0.00
Other	176	1.79	0.90	0.00
Total not D or R			28.80	0.04

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Washoe County

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	835	0.88	35.14	0.01
R	537	0.54	36.93	-0.11
NP	684	1.21	21.04	0.08
IAP	209	1.14	4.40	0.01
LIB	43	1.28	1.26	0.01
Other	31	0.94	1.23	0.00
Total not D or R			27.93	0.10

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

Rural Counties

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	257	0.57	22.85	-0.06
R	774	0.76	51.77	-0.03
NP	418	1.18	18.04	0.07
IAP	115	1.03	5.66	0.01
LIB	25	1.12	1.13	0.00
Other	13	1.21	0.55	0.00
Total not D or R			25.38	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	3,807	2.32	38.68	0.13
R	1,403	1.44	22.74	-0.12
NP	2,551	1.93	30.97	-0.01
IAP	604	2.08	4.50	0.01
LIB	126	1.72	1.72	0.00
Other	79	1.33	1.39	-0.01
Total not D or R			38.58	-0.01

Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, and others

55+

Party	Change in # Voters	% Change	% Voter Share	Difference in Voter Share %
D	3,249	1.30	38.77	0.03
R	2,776	1.04	41.25	-0.08
NP	1,415	1.47	14.91	0.04
IAP	496	1.52	4.09	0.01
LIB	47	1.65	0.44	0.00
Other	47	1.37	0.53	0.00
Total not D or R			19.98	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	0	4	0
Republican	4	0	0
Non-Partisan	0	4	0
IAP	0	4	0
LIB	0	4	0
Other	0	0	4

CD 1, CD 2, and CD 4 (75 percent of the districts) continue to show 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	5	15	1
Republican	21	0	0
Non-Partisan	4	15	2
IAP	3	11	7
LIB	1	9	11
Other	4	2	15

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	11	28	3
Republican	40	1	1
Non-Partisan	10	32	0
IAP	10	22	10
LIB	5	17	20
Other	11	12	19

In 33 districts (7857%) 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.

Non-Partisan voters are now 22 percent of active registered voters with 28 percent not registered as either Democratic or Republican. In the largest voting bloc, Baby Boomers, 20 percent are not affiliated with either major party, 15 percent Non-Partisan and among those between the ages of 18 and 34, these number are 39 percent and 31 percent respectfully. Only five percent separate the Democratic and Republican Party statewide and in what was once a solid GOP county, Washoe, less than two percent separate the two major parties; 28 percent are not affiliated with either party with 21 percent Non-Partisan.

Nevada voters just approved automatic voter registration. Now whenever an eligible person does business at the Department of Motor Vehicles they will be automatically registered to vote or if they are already registered their registration will be updated (if needed) unless they specifically say “no”. Because of the way the process is written, the number of Non-Partisan voters is expected to rise significantly. Only time will tell but will Non-Partisans become the largest segment of voters by 2020?

 

 

 

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

Over 900,000 Nevadans cast ballots during the general election of 2018; 62 percent of active registered voters. While the Democratic Party is claiming their voter outreach efforts led to victory and the Republican Party is trying to figure out what went wrong; some party leaders are going as far as to claim voter fraud, the outcome of the election, either margin of victory or determining which candidate won, clearly was dependent on the votes of the Non-Partisan voter.

There’s no question that Democratic voters learned their lesson from 2014 when state-wide turnout was only 45.5 percent and the Republican party won all state constitutional offices along with control of both houses of the state legislature. This time, Democratic candidates won all but one constitutional office and the party extended its majority earned in 2016 in both chambers of the legislature; a veto-proof majority in the assembly

Turnout is a major factor in the outcome of any election. However, with both the Democratic and Republican Party each holding less than 40 percent share of active voters (38.32 and 33.52 percent respectively) it is the 28.15 percent (21.91 percent Non-Partisan and 6.24 percent minor party), not registered to either major party that determined the outcome of many races. This is important not only because both the Democratic and Republican Party, with very minor exception, lose voter share each month while Non-Partisan voter share increases but also because voters passed Automatic Voter Registration (AVR). Because voters are automatically registered as Non-Partisan unless they specify a political party, the percentage of Non-Partisan voters will most likely increase, perhaps significantly.

In 16 races, Non-Partisan voters clearly determined the winner

Position	Winner	Difference in Party Registration	Percent Non-Partisan	Margin of Victory	Percent vote over Party Registration
Secretary of State	R	D +4.8%	21.9%	0.65%	R: 15.4% D: 10%
Treasurer:	D	D +4.8%	21.9%	0.64%	D: 9.3% R: 13.4%
Attorney General:	D	D +4.8%	21.9%	0.48%	D: 8.9% R: 13.2%

 

Position	Winner	Difference in Party Registration	Percent Non-Partisan	Margin of Victory	Percent vote over Party Registration
Congressional District 3	D	D +1.6%	22.8%	9.01%	D: 15.4% R: 8%
State Senate District 8	D	D +1%	21.9%	3.18%	D: 15.9% R: 12.7%
State Senate District 20	R	R +0.58%	22.4%	3.18%	D: 15.9% R: 12.7%
State Assembly District 2:	R	R +4.47%	22%	3.84%	R: 13.5% D: 14.1%
State Assembly District 4:	D	R +0.07%	21.5%	0.38%	D: 12.8% R: 12.4%
State Assembly District 12:	D	D +13.84%	22.2%	10.93%	D: 10.8% R: 13.7%
State Assembly District 31:	D	R +5.79%	19.7%	3.8%	D 18.1% R: 8.5%
State Assembly District 37	D	D +0.6%	20.4%	0.42%	D: 12.9% R: 13.1%

In Washoe County, all partisan county-wide races were determined by Non-Partisan. In the county, the Republican Party holds a 1.93 percent advantage over the Democratic Party (37.05% to 35.12%) Non-Partisan has 20.96% voter share, minor parties 6.87 (27.83 percent not affiliated with either major party. Important to note that even though Washoe County voted more Democratic, for county-wide offices, Non-Partisans went more for Republican incumbents

Position	Winner	Difference in Party Registration	Percent Non-Partisan	Margin of Victory	Percent vote over Party Registration
Assessor:	R	R +1.93%	21%	0.30%	R: 13.1% D: 14.7%
Public Administrator:	R	R +1.93%	21%	5.7%	R: 15.8% D: 12%
Recorder:	D	R +1.93%	21%	4.06%	D: 16.9% R: 10.9%
Treasurer:	R	R +1.93%	21%	5.6%	R: 15.7% D: 12%
Clerk:	R	R +1.93%	21%	10.7%	R: 18.3% D: 9.5%

In most other races, the Non-Partisan vote did not materially impact the outcome of the race. In those races, the Non-Partisan vote either slightly decreased the margin of victory but well within the winning party registration advantage or increased the margin of victory.

What made Non-Partisans favor the Democratic candidates this election? Was their vote a vote against President Trump? Did the Democratic Party do a better job of addressing the issues that they consider important? Was it a reaction to the lack of specifics in the campaigns? It could be these or other things. The one thing I believe is certain, the Democratic Party can not assume Non-Partisan voters will always be in their corner.