More than $40 million was raised by backers of the abortion and ranked-choice voting ballot questions in 2024, primarily from groups that do not have to disclose their donors.

A viral Reddit post accusing Republicans of switching votes in Nevada from Kamala Harris to Donald Trump has been viewed thousands of times, but it fails to account for other factors that easily explain certain highlighted disparities in voting data.

Although the ballot question would have only removed the constitutional guarantee of the board’s existence and not repealed any other existing laws, it marked the latest tension point between Nevada lawmakers and the Board of Regents. 

A new study has found that systemic barriers to voting on tribal lands contribute to substantial disparities in Native American turnout, particularly for presidential elections.

Democrats largely benefitted from the new boundaries — particularly in swing Assembly districts and Congressional District 3 — but the new districts hurt them in the races that cost them a chance of a supermajority.

On top of separating loved ones, immigration advocates say that a mass deportation campaign could be widely disruptive to Nevada’s economy and cultural fabric. 

Inflation, concern about border security and unfocused Democratic messaging all contributed to Trump’s increasing success with Nevada Latinos.

In an interview with The Nevada Independent, Aguilar said many of the ballot counting difficulties likely stemmed from staffing levels in Clark and Washoe counties, despite efforts by both counties this year to accelerate ballot processing. 

Culture war issues centered in the Clark County School Board’s races will likely be a source of tension next year as two former members of a conservative parents group join the 11-member board.

In Nevada, nearly 1.5 million ballots were cast, exceeding 2020 levels. That year, Trump had warned expanded mail balloting would forever sideline Republicans.

Voters failed to approve 30 years of funding for Washoe County libraries. Now, the system could face massive cuts if commissioners direct the money elsewhere.

The freshman senator attributes her success to localizing the Senate race, emphasizing her Nevada roots and commitment to bipartisanship and painting Brown as too extreme for the state. This allowed her to win even in a national environment that favored Republicans and keep enough registered nonpartisan and soft Republican Trump voters from picking Brown as well.

The Clark County Commission unanimously approved the results, while Washoe County Commissioner Jeanne Herman, a Republican, was the only vote against certification amid complaints from residents alleging widespread fraud.

In a Friday letter sent to Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, the county said the votes were stuck in the “duplication stage” of the counting process, but have now been counted and were always under county control.

Gaming company executives and the Culinary union find an unprecedented common bond in supporting the idea brought up during the presidential campaign.

Many LGBTQ+ teens worry about what a second Trump term will mean for their lives, especially after the president-elect's allies spent heavily on ads with anti-transgender messages, including on Nevada airwaves.

The signatures on more than 23,000 mail ballots were successfully cured in this month’s election, while more than 9,000 mail ballots had inadequate signatures and were not counted. 

Voters in Nevada and two other states voted last Tuesday to advance protections for abortion rights in their state constitutions while also electing Donald Trump for the White House.

The lack of certification drama so far this week is a return to how the typically routine process worked before Trump lost his bid for re-election four years ago.

Project 2025, the blueprint for a hard-right turn in American politics, calls for getting the federal government out of the student loan business and doing away with repayment plans that pre-date the Biden administration.