Election Results
Nevada narrowly voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, flipping after supporting Democrats in the previous four elections.
Democratic presidential vote share
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
Republican presidential vote share
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
| Indicator | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Trump vote share (%) | 50.6 | 49.8 |
- •Nevada flipped to Trump in 2024 after voting Democratic in the previous four presidential elections.
Governors
Republican Joe Lombardo has served as Nevada's governor since January 2023, having previously been the Clark County sheriff.
| Governor | Party | In office |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Lombardo | Republican | 2023–present |
| Steve Sisolak | Democratic | 2019–2023 |
| Brian Sandoval | Republican | 2011–2019 |
| Jim Gibbons | Republican | 2007–2011 |
| Kenny Guinn | Republican | 1999–2007 |
| Bob Miller | Democratic | 1989–1999 |
| Richard H. Bryan | Democratic | 1983–1989 |
| Robert Frank List | Republican | 1979–1983 |
| Mike O’Callaghan | Democratic | 1971–1979 |
| Paul Dominque Laxalt | Republican | 1967–1971 |
| Grant Sawyer | Democratic | 1959–1967 |
| Charles Hinton Russell | Republican | 1951–1959 |
| Vail Montgomery Pittman | Democratic | 1945–1951 |
| Edward Peter Carville | Democratic | 1939–1945 |
| Richard Kirman | Democratic | 1935–1939 |
| Morley Isaac Griswold | Republican | 1934–1935 |
| Frederick Bennett Balzar | Republican | 1927–1934 |
| James Graves Scrugham | Democratic | 1923–1927 |
| Emmet Derby Boyle | Democratic | 1915–1923 |
| Tasker Lowndes Oddie | Republican | 1911–1915 |
| Denver Sylvester Dickerson | Democratic | 1908–1911 |
| John Sparks | Silver-Democratic | 1903–1908 |
| Reinhold Sadler | Silver | 1896–1903 |
| John Edward Jones | Silver | 1895–1896 |
| Roswell Keyes Colcord | Republican | 1891–1895 |
| Frank Jardine Bell | Republican | 1890–1891 |
| Charles Clark Stevenson | Republican | 1887–1890 |
| Jewett William Adams | Democratic | 1883–1887 |
| John Henry Kinkead | Republican | 1879–1883 |
| Lewis Rice Bradley | Democratic | 1871–1879 |
| Henry Goode Blasdel | Republican | 1864–1871 |
| James Warren Nye | Republican | 1864–1864 |
Source: National Governors Association, current and former governors.
Senators
Nevada is represented in the U.S. Senate by two Democrats, Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen.
Democratic vote share, U.S. Senate elections
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse). Regular-term races; special elections only when no regular race was held. Independents (e.g. caucusing with Democrats) are not counted as Democratic; years without a Democratic nominee are omitted.
Republican vote share, U.S. Senate elections
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
Representatives
Nevada elects four members to the U.S. House of Representatives, with the delegation split between the two parties.
U.S. House seats apportioned to Nevada
1910–2020U.S. Census Bureau, decennial apportionment counts.
Voting Trends
Nevada is one of the nation's premier swing states, having flipped between parties in recent presidential and Senate races.
Total votes cast for president
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
Party Distribution
Nevada voters lean heavily nonpartisan, with no party holding a commanding registration edge, making it one of the most competitive states in the country.