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Is the gap narrowing between registered Democrats and Republicans in Nevada?

By Austin Tannenbaum
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For the past four years, the gap between registered Democrats and Republicans in Nevada has narrowed, according to data from the Nevada Secretary of State.

In January 2020, there were 698,044 Democrats and 587,198 Republicans registered in Nevada — a gap of 110,846.

In January 2021, there were 732,238 Democrats and 631,807 Republicans — a gap of 100,431.

In January 2022, there were 716,035 Democrats and 620,197 Republicans — a gap of 95,838.

In January 2023, there were 708,909 Democrats and 638,376 Republicans — a gap of 70,533.

Over the same period, nonpartisan voter registrants increased sharply from 423,911 to 681,607 — a trend driven by Nevada’s shift to automatic voter registration in 2020.

A poll released in October 2021, which surveyed 400 likely voters not registered with a major party, found a slight preference for Republicans. Seventy-seven percent of respondents were registered as nonpartisan and 23% were registered with a non-major political party.

Despite these trends, Democrats won most of Nevada’s federal and state races in the 2022 midterm election.

This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.
Sources
Google Docs Nevada voter registration numbers
Nevada Independent More voters, less party affiliation 2 years into automatic voter registration
Nevada Independent Independent Poll: Non-major party voters place Sisolak behind Lombardo, neck-and-neck with Heller
Nevada Independent Battleground Nevada holds its purple hue, as Republican ‘red wave’ fails to gain traction in midterm elections
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