Nevada

6 Electoral Votes

Nevada

Population 2010:                      2,700,551

State Rank:                               35^th

Change since 2000:                 up 35.1%

Urban:                                      84%

Cities:                                      

Las Vegas                                583,756

Henderson                                257,729

Reno                                         225,221

Paradise                                   223,167

Median Income:                          55,322

Private Employment:                 82%

Government Employment:         13

Self-Employed:                             5

Poverty:                                    12

Blue Collar:                              21

White Collar:                            53

Median Age:                             35

Over 65:                                   11%

High School Graduates:            84%

College Graduates:                   22

Graduate Degree:                       7

Veterans:                                  12%

Registered Voters 2010:

Democrats                                579,108

Republicans                              471,819

Independents                            288,284

Voter Turnout -                         723,515

Turnout, Voting Age -              36%

White:                                      54%

Black:                                         8

Hispanic:                                  27

Asian:                                         7

Native American:                      1

2008 Presidential Vote:

Barack Obama (D) -                533,736           55%

John McCain (R) -                    412,827           43

2004 Presidential Vote:

George W. Bush (R) -            418,690           50%

John Kerry (D) -                      397,190           48

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Congressional Districts:

112^th Congress:              2 Democrat                2 Republican*             

111^th Congress:              2 Democrats              1 Republican

* Nevada gained a fourth District in the 2010 census.

Senators:                      1 Democrat                  Harry Reid

                                       1 Republican               Dean Heller

2010 Congressional Districts

1^st District       Democrat Congressman            62% of vote

President:         2008                Obama             64

                          2004                Kerry               57

City:                             Las Vegas

                                   

Urban                           100%

Median Income            49,495

Over 65                        9%

High School                  77%

College degree            17

Graduate degree             6

Blue Collar                   23%

White Collar                 47

White                           39%

Black                           13

Hispanic                       37

Asian                              6

2^nd District      Republican Congressman          63% of vote

President:         2008                McCain            49

                          2004                Bush                 57

City:                             Reno

                                   

Urban                           79%

Median Income            54,370

Over 65                       13%

High School                  85%

College degree            22

Graduate degree             8

Blue Collar                   23%

White Collar                 55

White                           68%

Black                             3

Hispanic                       20

Asian                              4

Native American            2

3^rd District      Republican Congressman          48% of vote

President:         2008                Obama             55

                          2004                Bush                 50

City:                             Henderson

                                   

Urban                           96%

Median Income            60,998

Over 65                       11%

High School                  88%

College degree            25

Graduate degree             8

Blue Collar                   18%

White Collar                 56

White                           54%

Black                             7

Hispanic                       23

Asian                            11

Native American            1

4^th District      Democrat Congressman           

Data not available for new district.