Nevada has seen the largest percentage in population growth over the past decade with its population tripling since 1980. This population growth gives Nevada one more electoral vote than it had in 2008 (now up to 6) when it voted overwhelming for Barack Obama by a margin of 55% to 43%. However, the economic outlook has declined considerably since President Obama won the Silver State four years ago. Nevada has the nation’s highest rates of home foreclosure and unemployment. The advantage for the president is a large Hispanic voter base and a huge push for early voting. Nevada is the only state to ever cast just two electoral votes. In the 1864 election, just after gaining statehood, the third elector was snowbound and because the new state government had yet to be called into session, there was no way to select a replacement elector.
Population:
2,700,551 (2010)
State
rank: 35thChange since 2000 census: up 35.1%
Most populated cities
Las Vegas 583,756
Henderson 257,729
Reno 225,221
Paradise CDP 223,167
Household Income
Under $15K: 9.4%
$15K-$50K: 35.1%
$50K-$100K: 34.9%
$100K-$200K: 17.2%
Over $200K: 3.3%
Median Income: $55,322
Home Value
Under $100K: 9.9%
$100K-$300K: 50.6%
Over $300K: 39.4%
Median Value: $260,700
Education
H.S. grad: 83.7%
College grad: 21.7%
Grad degree: 7.3%
Military Veterans
% of Pop: 11.7%
Ethnicity
White: 54.1%
Black: 7.7%
Hispanic: 26.5%
Asian: 7.1%
Native Am.: 0.9%
Hawaiian: 0.6%
Age
Median age: 35.3 years
Over 65: 11.3%
Under 18: 25.9%
State Legislature
Senate: 11D 10R
House: 26D 16R
Work
Private: 82.3%
Government: 12.9%
Self-employed: 4.7%
Unemployment (Sept 2012): 11.8%
Registered Voters in 2010
Democrats: 579,108
Republicans: 471,819
Independents/Other: 288,284
Voter Turnout in 2010: 723,515
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