December, 2016 Voter registration numbers are in and the trend continues. Even though the state recorded only a small gain in active registered voters (943), the anomaly that was November gave way to a continuation of the trend where both the Democratic and Republican Party lost voter share while Non-Partisan and minor parties continue to gain. As what has become normal, the trend is across all demographics, state-wide, Clark County, Washoe County, rural counties, among 18 to 34 year olds and those 55 and over.
State-Wide
|
Party
|
Change in # Voters
|
% Change
|
% Voter Share
|
Difference in Voter Share %
|
|
D
|
-147
|
-0.02
|
39.55
|
-0.04
|
|
R
|
32
|
0.01
|
33.11
|
-0.02
|
|
NP
|
548
|
0.17
|
20.88
|
0.03
|
|
Other
|
510
|
0.53
|
6.46
|
0.03
|
|
Total not D or R
|
27.34
|
0.06
|
Other includes IAP, Lib, and 5 parties without ballot access.
Change is # voters: IAP +0.64%; Lib +0.80%; other 5 parties -0.12%
Clark County
|
Party
|
Change in # Voters
|
% Change
|
% Voter Share
|
Difference in Voter Share %
|
|
D
|
-197
|
-0.04
|
43.23
|
-0.02
|
|
R
|
-311
|
-0.1
|
28.88
|
-0.03
|
|
NP
|
30
|
0.01
|
21.79
|
0.00
|
|
Other
|
365
|
0.57
|
6.09
|
0.03
|
|
Total not D or R
|
27.88
|
0.03
|
Other includes IAP, Lib, and 5 parties without ballot access.
Change is # voters: IAP +0.73%; Lib +0.77%; other 5 parties -0.09%
Washoe County
|
Party
|
Change in # Voters
|
% Change
|
% Voter Share
|
Difference in Voter Share %
|
|
D
|
30
|
0.03
|
35.83
|
-0.05
|
|
R
|
121
|
0.12
|
37.09
|
-0.01
|
|
NP
|
228
|
0.43
|
19.84
|
0.05
|
|
Other
|
64
|
0.33
|
7.24
|
0.01
|
|
Total not D or R
|
27.08
|
0.06
|
Other includes IAP, Lib, and 5 parties without ballot access.
Change is # voters: IAP +0.43%; Lib +0.85%; other 5 parties -0.41%
|
Party
|
Change in # Voters
|
% Change
|
% Voter Share
|
Difference in Voter Share %
|
|
D
|
20
|
0.04
|
24.31
|
-0.07
|
|
R
|
222
|
0.23
|
51.04
|
-0.05
|
|
NP
|
290
|
0.90
|
17.23
|
0.10
|
|
Other
|
81
|
0.58
|
7.41
|
0.01
|
|
Total not D or R
|
24.64
|
0.11
|
Other includes IAP, Lib, and 5 parties without ballot access.
Change is # voters: IAP +0.53%; Lib +0.90%; other 5 parties +0.55%
18 – 34 Year Old
|
Party
|
Change in # Voters
|
% Change
|
% Voter Share
|
Difference in Voter Share %
|
|
D
|
-567
|
-0.34
|
39.63
|
-0.03
|
|
R
|
-388
|
-0.41
|
22.74
|
-0.04
|
|
NP
|
-222
|
-0.18
|
29.58
|
0.02
|
|
Other
|
78
|
0.23
|
8.04
|
0.04
|
|
Total not D or R
|
37.62
|
0.06
|
Other includes IAP, Lib, and 5 parties without ballot access.
Change is # voters: IAP +0.43%; Lib +0.56%; other 5 parties -0.48%
55+
|
Party
|
Change in # Voters
|
% Change
|
% Voter Share
|
Difference in Voter Share %
|
|
D
|
484
|
0.20
|
40.07
|
-0.05
|
|
R
|
768
|
0.31
|
40.48
|
0.00
|
|
NP
|
639
|
0.74
|
14.29
|
0.03
|
|
Other
|
233
|
0.75
|
5.16
|
0.02
|
|
Total not D or R
|
19.45
|
0.05
|
Other includes IAP, Lib, and 5 parties without ballot access.
Change is # voters: IAP +0.80%; Lib +0.69%; other 5 parties +0.44%
Major party loses also continue in congressional and legislative districts.
Congressional Districts
|
Party
|
# Districts Lose Voter Share
|
# Districts Gain Voter Share
|
# Districts No Change
|
|
Democratic
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
|
Republican
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
Non-Partisan
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
|
Other
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
Both CD 1 and CD 4continue 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
|
5
|
0
|
|
Republican
|
17
|
4
|
0
|
|
Non-Partisan
|
5
|
14
|
2
|
|
Other
|
1
|
19
|
1
|
In 13 districts (61.9%) 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
|
32
|
8
|
2
|
|
Non-Partisan
|
11
|
29
|
2
|
|
Other
|
5
|
34
|
3
|
In 31 districts (73.81%) 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 an increase of one over November.
We are less than a month from the start of the 2017 Nevada legislative session. A bill draft request (BDR) has been filed to acknowledge this continuing trend. If passed, Nevada will be the first state legislature to positively address election reform; election reform normally takes a voter initiative petition.