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Saturday, May 23, 2026

Does Nevada have more active registered voters than voting-age citizens?

Kate Reynolds, The Nevada Independent
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Nevada does not have more active registered voters than voting-age citizens. 

The state had approximately 2.06 million active registered voters as of May 1, 2026.

According to Census data aggregated from 2020 through 2024, Nevada has approximately 2.24 million voting-age citizens.

Nevada does have more registered voters than voting-age citizens when including “inactive” voters, a category including those who do not respond to election officials’ outreach about their address. As of May 1, the state had approximately 383,000 inactive voters.

The number of total registered voters could exceed the number of voting-age citizens because voters may have moved or passed away.

Inactive voters can still vote but do not automatically receive mail ballots. Their registration is cancelled if they skip two consecutive general elections while still not responding to officials’ outreach.

Nevada is required under federal and state law to maintain accurate voter rolls.

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