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Elko County, NV


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Elko, NV
Designated Market Area: Salt Lake City, UT-ID-NV-WY
USDA County Type (2025): Mining, Recreation/Tourism
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2024 population: 54,363   ( 660 from 2020)
Land area: 17173.4 square miles
Population density: 3.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:34,881 64.16% 1.6%
Black:5781.06% 17.7%
Indian:2,3954.41% 1.9%
Asian:8901.64% 25.9%
2+ races:1,1332.08% 8.3%
Hispanic:14,48626.65% 6.7%
Total non-White:19,48235.84% 6.7%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,564 11.9
Deaths:2,0389.5
Net Migration: -133-0.6
Net Immigration: 2531.2
Change in White population:-558 -1.0
Change in Non-White pop.:1,218 2.3



Historical Presidential Election Results for Elko County, NV

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +1,295 R +1,044 R + 0.7%
D +251
2024 vs. 2016 R +3,801 R +2,570 D + 2.0%
D +1,231
2020 vs. 2016 R +2,506 R +1,526 D + 2.7%
D +980
2024 vs. 2012 R +5,338 R +4,217 R + 3.1%
D +1,121
2016 vs. 2008 R +2,582 R +3,722 R + 18.4%
D -1,140
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 56% Donald Trump (R) 17,352 77.2% Kamala Harris (D) 4,632 20.6% 481 [+] 2.1% 22,465 27 28 1.51%
2020 54% Donald Trump* (R) 16,057 76.2% Joe Biden (D) 4,381 20.8% 643 [+] 3.1% 21,081 29 29 1.50%
2016 50% Donald Trump (R) 13,551 73.0% Hillary Clinton (D) 3,401 18.3% 1,607 [+] 8.7% 18,559 28 27 1.65%
2012 45% Mitt Romney (R) 12,014 75.2% Barack Obama* (D) 3,511 22.0% 461 [+] 2.9% 15,986 29 28 1.58%
2008 47% John McCain (R) 10,969 68.5% Barack Obama (D) 4,541 28.3% 509 [+] 3.2% 16,019 26 23 1.66%
2004 48% George W. Bush* (R) 11,938 78.0% John Kerry (D) 3,050 19.9% 321 [+] 2.1% 15,309 28 27 1.85%
2000 46% George W. Bush (R) 11,025 77.8% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 2,542 17.9% 613 [+] 4.3% 14,180 28 30 2.33%
1996 43% Robert Dole (R) 6,512 54.9% Bill Clinton* (D) 3,149 26.6% 2,196 [+] 18.5% 11,857 12 14 2.55%
1992 49% George Bush* (R) 5,208 43.7% Ross Perot (I) 3,628 30.4% 3,090 [+] 25.9% 11,926 9 6 2.36%
1988 41% George Bush (R) 5,722 68.3% Michael Dukakis (D) 2,310 27.6% 340 [+] 4.1% 8,372 9 15 2.39%
1984 42% Ronald Reagan* (R) 5,110 74.5% Walter Mondale (D) 1,566 22.8% 185 2.7% 6,861 9 16 2.39%
1980 52% Ronald Reagan (R) 4,393 70.9% Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,296 20.9% 508 [+] 8.2% 6,197 8 20 2.50%
1976 55% Gerald Ford* (R) 3,293 60.3% Jimmy Carter (D) 1,955 35.8% 211 [+] 3.9% 5,459 10 12 2.70%
1972 59% Richard Nixon* (R) 3,886 72.6% George McGovern (D) 1,467 27.4% 0 0.0% 5,353 9 12 2.94%
1968 62% Richard Nixon (R) 2,687 54.5% Hubert Humphrey (D) 1,686 34.2% 559 [+] 11.3% 4,932 7 11 3.20%
1964 62% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 2,785 60.0% Barry Goldwater (R) 1,856 40.0% 0 0.0% 4,641 -1 1 3.43%
1960 69% John Kennedy (D) 2,495 50.7% Richard Nixon (R) 2,427 49.3% 0 0.0% 4,922 0 0 4.59%
1956 65% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 2,981 63.2% Adlai Stevenson (D) 1,736 36.8% 0 0.0% 4,717 5 6 4.88%
1952 68% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 3,104 63.9% Adlai Stevenson (D) 1,755 36.1% 0 0.0% 4,859 2 9 5.91%
1948 53% Harry Truman* (D) 2,026 53.7% Thomas Dewey (R) 1,683 44.6% 62 [+] 1.6% 3,771 -3 0 6.07%
1944 56% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,280 58.1% Thomas Dewey (R) 1,642 41.9% 0 0.0% 3,922 -4 -4 7.23%
1940 70% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,016 62.8% Wendell Willkie (R) 1,783 37.2% 0 0.0% 4,799 -3 -8 9.03%
1936 61% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,888 73.1% Alf Landon (R) 1,065 26.9% 0 0.0% 3,953 0 -10 9.02%
1932 63% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 2,562 65.9% Herbert Hoover* (R) 1,325 34.1% 0 0.0% 3,887 3 -6 9.38%
1928 56% Herbert Hoover (R) 1,876 56.5% Al Smith (D) 1,442 43.5% 0 0.0% 3,318 0 -2 10.24%
1924 53% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 1,151 40.1% Calvin Coolidge (R) 1,113 38.8% 604 [+] 21.1% 2,868 -3 -15 10.65%
1920 51% Warren Harding (R) 1,369 54.3% James Cox (D) 1,029 40.8% 123 [+] 4.9% 2,521 -3 -6 9.27%
1916 60% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 2,020 60.3% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,072 32.0% 257 [+] 7.7% 3,349 -4 -14 10.05%
1912 36% Woodrow Wilson (D) 843 42.0% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 513 25.6% 651 [+] 32.4% 2,007 4 -3 9.98%
1908 34% William J. Bryan (D) 804 48.5% William Taft (R) 737 44.5% 117 [+] 7.1% 1,658 1 -7 6.76%
1904 31% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 718 54.1% Alton Parker (D) 508 38.3% 102 [+] 7.7% 1,328 -3 -2 10.96%
1900 37% William J. Bryan (D) 860 64.4% William McKinley* (R) 476 35.6% 0 0.0% 1,336 -2 -16 13.10%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elko County, NV

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 54% Sam Brown (R) 15,850 73.5% Jacky Rosen* (D) 4,439 20.6% 1,279 [+] 5.9% 21,568 27 1.47%
2022 S3 41% Adam Laxalt (R) 12,180 75.2% Catherine Cortez Masto (D) 3,286 20.3% 725 [+] 4.5% 16,191 27 1.59%
2022 G 41% Joe Lombardo (R) 12,173 75.2% Steve Sisolak* (D) 2,923 18.1% 1,087 [+] 6.7% 16,183 26 1.59%
2018 S1 40% Dean Heller* (R) 11,491 75.7% Jacky Rosen (D) 2,904 19.1% 779 [+] 5.1% 15,174 30 1.56%
2018 G 40% Adam Laxalt (R) 11,444 75.4% Steve Sisolak (D) 2,604 17.2% 1,122 [+] 7.4% 15,170 30 1.56%
2016 S3 49% Joe Heck (R) 13,462 73.3% Catherine Cortez Masto (D) 3,199 17.4% 1,706 [+] 9.3% 18,367 29 1.66%
2014 G 28% Brian Sandoval* (R) 8,038 78.8% Bob Goodman (D) 1,119 11.0% 1,043 [+] 10.2% 10,200 8 1.86%
2012 S1 45% Dean Heller* (R) 11,840 74.8% Shelley Berkley (D) 2,653 16.8% 1,344 [+] 8.5% 15,837 29 1.59%
2010 S3 41% Sharron Angle (R) 8,173 57.2% Harry Reid* (D) 3,246 22.7% 2,880 [+] 20.1% 14,299 13 1.98%
2010 G 37% Brian Sandoval (R) 9,489 74.0% Rory Reid (D) 2,194 17.1% 1,146 [+] 8.9% 12,829 21 1.79%
2006 S1 36% John Ensign* (R) 8,218 69.6% Jack Carter (D) 2,941 24.9% 652 [+] 5.5% 11,811 14 2.03%
2006 G 36% Jim Gibbons (R) 7,938 67.2% Dina Titus (D) 2,873 24.3% 1,000 [+] 8.5% 11,811 19 2.03%
2004 S3 47% Richard Ziser (R) 7,912 52.8% Harry Reid* (D) 6,084 40.6% 1,001 [+] 6.7% 14,997 18 1.85%
2002 G 35% Kenny Guinn* (R) 8,568 77.6% Joe Neal (D) 1,386 12.6% 1,084 [+] 9.8% 11,038 9 2.19%
2000 S1 46% John Ensign (R) 11,303 80.2% Ed Bernstein (D) 2,120 15.0% 674 [+] 4.8% 14,097 25 2.35%
1998 S3 35% John Ensign (R) 7,051 69.9% Harry Reid* (D) 2,589 25.7% 453 [+] 4.5% 10,093 22 2.32%
1998 G 35% Kenny Guinn (R) 7,352 73.0% Jan Laverty Jones (D) 1,990 19.7% 736 [+] 7.3% 10,078 20 2.27%
1994 S1 38% Hal Furman (R) 5,873 59.1% Richard Bryan* (D) 2,933 29.5% 1,125 [+] 11.3% 9,931 18 2.61%
1994 G 38% Jim Gibbons (R) 6,080 61.3% Bob Miller* (D) 2,920 29.4% 922 [+] 9.3% 9,922 20 2.61%
1992 S3 48% Demar Dahl (R) 7,404 62.8% Harry Reid* (D) 3,227 27.4% 1,151 [+] 9.8% 11,782 23 2.38%
1990 G 37% Bob Miller* (D) 3,908 46.7% Jim Gallaway (R) 3,832 45.8% 623 [+] 7.4% 8,363 16 2.61%
1988 S1 41% Chic Hecht* (R) 5,226 62.4% Richard Bryan (D) 2,871 34.3% 284 [+] 3.4% 8,381 16 2.40%
1986 S3 34% Jim Santini (R) 4,313 68.1% Harry Reid (D) 1,672 26.4% 347 [+] 5.5% 6,332 24 2.42%
1986 G 34% Richard Bryan* (D) 3,306 52.3% Patty Cafferata (R) 2,850 45.1% 165 [+] 2.6% 6,321 20 2.43%
1982 S1 43% Chic Hecht (R) 3,724 61.2% Howard Cannon* (D) 2,261 37.2% 99 [+] 1.6% 6,084 11 2.53%
1982 G 43% Robert List* (R) 3,388 55.6% Richard Bryan (D) 2,474 40.6% 232 [+] 3.8% 6,094 14 2.54%
1980 S3 52% Paul Laxalt* (R) 4,369 70.7% Mary Gojack (D) 1,546 25.0% 264 [+] 4.3% 6,179 12 2.51%
1978 G 47% Robert List (R) 3,162 64.6% Robert Rose (D) 1,380 28.2% 352 [+] 7.2% 4,894 8 2.54%
1976 S1 55% Howard Cannon* (D) 2,844 51.3% David Towell (R) 2,493 45.0% 206 [+] 3.7% 5,543 14 2.74%
1974 S3 54% Paul Laxalt (R) 3,002 57.9% Harry Reid (D) 1,919 37.0% 264 [+] 5.1% 5,185 11 3.06%
1974 G 54% Mike O'Callaghan* (D) 3,696 71.7% Shirley Crumpler (R) 873 16.9% 589 [+] 11.4% 5,158 0 3.05%
1970 S1 54% Howard Cannon* (D) 2,475 56.0% Bill Raggio (R) 1,901 43.0% 41 [+] 0.9% 4,417 2 2.99%
1970 G 54% Mike O'Callaghan (D) 2,344 53.3% Ed Fike (R) 1,855 42.1% 202 [+] 4.6% 4,401 -2 2.99%
1968 S3 62% Alan Bible* (D) 2,789 56.1% Ed Fike (R) 2,186 43.9% 0 0.0% 4,975 -1 3.26%
1966 G 61% Grant Sawyer* (D) 2,562 53.8% Paul Laxalt (R) 2,199 46.2% 0 0.0% 4,761 -6 3.46%
1964 S1 62% Paul Laxalt (R) 2,508 53.7% Howard Cannon* (D) 2,164 46.3% 0 0.0% 4,672 4 3.47%
1962 S3 56% Alan Bible* (D) 2,427 59.1% William Wright (R) 1,681 40.9% 0 0.0% 4,108 6 4.23%
1962 G 56% Grant Sawyer* (D) 2,930 71.2% Oran Gragson (R) 1,187 28.8% 0 0.0% 4,117 -4 4.25%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Elko County, NV

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 NV02Mark Amodei* (R) 15,748 73.4% Greg Kidd (I) 3,468 16.2% 2,244 10.5% 21,460
County Total for 2024-11-05:   21,460
2022-11-08 NV02Mark Amodei* (R) 12,679 78.8% Elizabeth Krause (D) 2,759 17.2% 643 4.0% 16,081
County Total for 2022-11-08:   16,081
2020-11-03 NV02Mark Amodei* (R) 16,258 75.4% Patricia Ackerman (D) 4,175 19.4% 1,130 5.2% 21,563
County Total for 2020-11-03:   21,563
2018-11-06 NV02Mark Amodei* (R) 12,069 80.3% Clint Koble (D) 2,965 19.7% 0 0.0% 15,034
County Total for 2018-11-06:   15,034
2016-11-08 NV02Mark Amodei* (R) 13,600 75.7% Chip Evans (D) 3,168 17.6% 1,189 6.6% 17,957
County Total for 2016-11-08:   17,957
2014-11-04 NV02Mark Amodei* (R) 7,299 72.1% Kristen Spees (D) 1,326 13.1% 1,504 14.8% 10,129
County Total for 2014-11-04:   10,129
2012-11-06 NV02Mark Amodei* (R) 11,459 73.7% Samuel Koepnick (D) 2,681 17.2% 1,417 9.1% 15,557
County Total for 2012-11-06:   15,557
2011-09-13 sp NV02Mark Amodei (R) 3,369 72.9% Kate Marshall (D) 962 20.8% 293 6.3% 4,624
County Total for 2011-09-13:   4,624
2010-11-02 NV02Dean Heller* (R) 9,443 75.1% Nancy Price (D) 2,109 16.8% 1,027 8.2% 12,579
County Total for 2010-11-02:   12,579
2008-11-04 NV02Dean Heller* (R) 10,110 64.9% Jill Derby (D) 4,251 27.3% 1,209 7.8% 15,570
County Total for 2008-11-04:   15,570
2006-11-07 NV02Dean Heller (R) 7,362 63.0% Jill Derby (D) 3,611 30.9% 709 6.1% 11,682
County Total for 2006-11-07:   11,682
2004-11-02 NV02Jim Gibbons* (R) 11,809 79.1% Angie Chcoran (D) 2,282 15.3% 839 5.6% 14,930
County Total for 2004-11-02:   14,930
2002-11-05 NV02Jim Gibbons* (R) 8,937 81.6% Travis Souza (D) 1,338 12.2% 680 6.2% 10,955
County Total for 2002-11-05:   10,955
2000-11-07 NV02Jim Gibbons* (R) 11,075 79.7% Tierney Cahill (D) 2,024 14.6% 805 5.8% 13,904
County Total for 2000-11-07:   13,904
1998-11-03 NV02Jim Gibbons* (R) 8,347 85.9% Christopher Horne (Independent American) 648 6.7% 727 7.5% 9,722
County Total for 1998-11-03:   9,722
1996-11-05 NV02Jim Gibbons (R) 7,884 68.4% Spike Wilson (D) 2,709 23.5% 932 8.1% 11,525
County Total for 1996-11-05:   11,525
1994-11-08 NV02Barbara Vucanovich* (R) 7,583 76.7% Janet Greeson (D) 1,496 15.1% 810 8.2% 9,889
County Total for 1994-11-08:   9,889
1992-11-03 NV02Barbara Vucanovich* (R) 7,201 61.0% Pete Sferrazza (D) 3,816 32.3% 780 6.6% 11,797
County Total for 1992-11-03:   11,797
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Elko County, NV

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 26,060 14,331 55.0% 3,023 11.6% 8,706 33.4% Rep +11,308 Rep +43.4% 65%
2022 27,900 14,540 52.1% 3,445 12.3% 9,915 35.5% Rep +11,095 Rep +39.8% 70%
2020 25,370 14,177 55.9% 3,799 15.0% 7,394 29.1% Rep +10,378 Rep +40.9% 64%
2018 24,338 13,537 55.6% 4,092 16.8% 6,709 27.6% Rep +9,445 Rep +38.8% 63%
2016 23,768 13,354 56.2% 4,256 17.9% 6,158 25.9% Rep +9,098 Rep +38.3% 63%
2014 18,456 10,558 57.2% 3,589 19.4% 4,309 23.3% Rep +6,969 Rep +37.8% 50%
2012 18,074 10,380 57.4% 3,742 20.7% 3,952 21.9% Rep +6,638 Rep +36.7% 51%
2010 18,144 10,100 55.7% 4,375 24.1% 3,669 20.2% Rep +5,725 Rep +31.6% 52%
2008 17,926 9,783 54.6% 4,689 26.2% 3,454 19.3% Rep +5,094 Rep +28.4% 53%
2006 18,283 10,307 56.4% 4,456 24.4% 3,520 19.3% Rep +5,851 Rep +32.0% 55%
2004 20,885 11,293 54.1% 5,447 26.1% 4,145 19.8% Rep +5,846 Rep +28.0% 65%
2002 17,394 9,319 53.6% 4,840 27.8% 3,235 18.6% Rep +4,479 Rep +25.8% 55%
2000 14,857 8,128 54.7% 4,226 28.4% 2,503 16.8% Rep +3,902 Rep +26.3% 48%
1994 16,806 7,406 44.1% 5,954 35.4% 3,446 20.5% Rep +1,452 Rep +8.6% 65%
1986 8,353 3,950 47.3% 3,505 42.0% 898 10.8% Rep +445 Rep +5.3% 45%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.