Republicans have taken a narrow lead in active voter registrations in Nevada, marking the first time the party has held an advantage in the state since 2007. According to data from February 2026, Republicans have 596,356 active registered voters, slightly ahead of Democrats, who have 593,740. The margin stands at 2,616 voters, while nonpartisan voters continue to represent the largest share of the electorate.
Nonpartisan registrations total 799,056, accounting for about 37.5 percent of Nevada’s 2.13 million active voters. Democrats and Republicans each make up just over a quarter of the electorate. The shift reflects a long-term trend in which Democratic registration advantages that once exceeded 100,000 voters have steadily narrowed over the past decade.
Historically, Democrats maintained a sizable lead beginning in 2010, including a gap of more than 130,000 voters in 2012 and over 100,000 in 2020. That advantage declined sharply in recent years, shrinking to fewer than 6,000 voters by late 2024. In the past year, both major parties saw declines in registrations, with Democrats losing more voters overall, while nonpartisan registrations continued to grow.
The expansion of nonpartisan voters is closely tied to Nevada’s automatic voter registration system, introduced in 2020 through the Department of Motor Vehicles. Under the system, individuals are registered automatically unless they opt out, with nonpartisan status applied by default if no party is selected. Changes to DMV procedures in 2025 further accelerated this trend, particularly in Clark County, where the vast majority of new registrations were nonpartisan. Together, these developments have reshaped Nevada’s electoral landscape as the state heads into future election cycles.