The overall trend in Clark County's in-person voting indicates a 20.3 point swing toward Democrats compared to the first day of the 2024 cycle, when Republicans led by 19.1 percentage points. Despite this, Republicans led statewide in-person voting 42.9% to 38.1% as of Oct. 17. Republican mail-in shares in Clark County also hit a record peak of 31.2% on Oct. 17, surpassing 2024 and 2022 peaks of 27.2% and 25.6%, respectively.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Republicans Cut Clark County Early Vote Lead to 3.6 Percentage Points
US Politics3 days ago
Democratic voters cast 3,623 of the first 8,586 in-person early ballots in Clark County by 1:45 p.m. PT on Oct. 17, representing a 42.2% share. This shifted the Democratic lead down to 3.6 percentage points from the 5.4 point edge recorded at 9:55 a.m. on the same day. Republicans held 38.6% of the total as lunchtime turnout surged to 75% of the 2022 first-day volume, allowing Republicans to reclaim a half-point of the share.
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