Nevada Voter Rolls Grow by 14K in October – Nonpartisans Surge to 37% of Electorate

Nevada’s active voter rolls grew by 14,288 people in October, according to the monthly report released by the Secretary of State’s office. The state now has 2,129,632 active registered voters, an increase of 0.68% compared to September.

The majority of the new registrations came from voters who declined to join either the Democratic or Republican parties. Nonpartisan registrations rose by 12,733, a jump of 1.64%, pushing the nonpartisan share of the electorate to about 37%. Nonpartisans now account for more than one out of every three active voters in Nevada and is larger than either the Republican or Democratic blocs on their own.

Republicans added 1,306 voters statewide, a gain of 0.22%, while Democrats grew by only 411 voters, or 0.07%. The small difference in those numbers kept Republicans slightly ahead of Democrats (601,572 to 598,393), preserving their lead in total active registrations.

Among the smaller parties, the Independent American Party grew by 296 voters and the Libertarian Party added 26. A grouping of all other minor parties, which currently does not include the Green Party as it has yet to qualify as an official party in Nevada, collectively lost 484 active registrants.

The continuing rise of nonpartisan voters reflects a trend that has been building in Nevada for several years. More new registrants are opting out of both major parties than are joining them, gradually reshaping the state’s political landscape as the unaffiliated bloc becomes the largest single segment of the electorate.