First-day statewide turnout dropped to 21.4K ballots from 42.2K in 2024, with Republican turnout falling from 22.3K to 8.8K and Democratic turnout decreasing from 11.9K to 8.5K. Analysts noted that Democrats are prioritizing in-person voting more than in previous cycles, while Republican mail-in trends showed an 8 to 10 point improvement compared to 2024 levels.
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Nevada Democrats Grow Combined Early Vote Lead to 4.1 Points Statewide
US Politics3 days ago
New mail-in ballots from Clark County arriving at a ratio of more than 3 to 1 for Democrats over Republicans pushed the statewide combined early lead further in favor of the Democratic party. The statewide margin for combined mail and in-person ballots grew to 4.1 percentage points from a previous 3.3 points, according to early reporting. In Clark County, the combined Democratic margin stood at 10.7% on Oct. 17, beating the 8.3% lead held on the same day in 2024, while day two of in-person voting began on Oct. 18 with Democrats leading by 3.2 percentage points.
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