Nevada

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Nevada has recently voted Democratic in presidential years, but remains a swing state. Recently, state Republicans staged a power grab to recall enough senators to flip the state Senate in their favor. With the support of NDRC and allies on the ground, that effort failed. In 2018,  we helped Democrat Steve Sisolak win the governor’s race with 49.8% of the vote. We also helped Democrats flip two seats in the state Senate and two seats in the state House.

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Redistricting in Nevada

The following timeline is a high-level overview outlining major redistricting events and activity in the state of Nevada over the last 10 years.

2011

Census data delivered to Nevada.

Nevada gained an additional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives after reapportionment.

The state legislature voted on new congressional and state legislative maps; Republican Governor Brian Sandoval vetoed the maps.

The state legislature passed a second map; Gov. Sandoval vetoed the maps again.

Democrats filed suit in Nevada state court in anticipation of the legislature’s failure to enact a redistricting plan.

After the legislature’s inability to pass a redistricting plan as a result of Gov. Sandoval’s vetoes, the court appointed a special master to draw the maps.

2017

In a brazen political maneuver, Republicans attempted to recall three members of the state Senate, two Democrats and one independent, to gain control of the majority in the Chamber ahead of the next round of redistricting.

The NDRC supported a successful effort to block the partisan recall attempt.

2018

With the support of the NDRC, Democrat Steve Sisolak won the governor’s race by a 4-point margin.

Democrats flipped two seats in the state Senate and two seats in the state House.

1 Know the Decision Makers

The redistricting process is controlled by different elected officials in each state. Knowing who they are and when to vote for them is the key to creating a fairer redistricting process. Both the congressional and state legislative lines in Nevada are drawn by:

  • Governor
  • State Senate
  • State Assembly

2 Know Your State Legislature

Nevada Lower Chamber
27

Democratic-held
seats

13

Republican-held
seats

1 Vacant seats

Nevada Upper Chamber
13

Democratic-held
seats

7

Republican-held
seats

2 Vacant seats

3 Register to Vote

Register to vote in Nevada

You can also confirm that you are already registered to vote.

Court Cases Impacting Nevada

Because the legislature could not agree on a map, the Nevada congressional and legislative maps were decided in court.

Guy v. Miller

Read the redistricting order.

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