FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 2, 2024
CONTACT: Elections Division

(775) 684-5720
NVElect@sos.nv.gov

Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar Announces an Increase in Active Registered Voters in September 2024

CARSON CITY, NV – Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar reports an increase of 30,321 active registered voters during the month of September 2024 as compared to August 2024.  The total number of active registered voters in Nevada is 1,975,090, an increase of (1.56%).

Nonpartisan active registered voters increased by 9,141 (1.40%). Democratic Party active registered voters statewide increased by 8,801 (1.51%). Republican Party active registered voters statewide increased by 9,071 (1.61%).  Independent American Party active registered voters increased by 1,488 (1.72%), and Libertarian Party of Nevada active registered voters increased by 136 (0.86%). Active registered voters from a compilation of “other” minor political parties increased by 1,684 (4.42%).

Of the 1,975,090 active registered voters in Nevada:

• 663,613 are Nonpartisan (33.60%);
• 593,223 are Democrats (30.04%);
• 574,270 are Republicans (29.08%);
• 88,248 are members of the Independent American Party (4.47%);
• 15,942 are members of the Libertarian Party of Nevada (0.81%); and
• 39,794 are members of other minor political parties (2.01%).

The latest voter registration breakdown can be found under the Elections tab at www.NVSOS.gov or by clicking here.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: How do I register to vote?

A: All counties and cities offer online registration. Visit VOTE.NV.gov. You can also change your current registration on this site.

Other options to register to vote include:

• Fill out a mail-in registration form HERE.
• Register to vote at any Nevada Department of Motor Vehicle office
• Register at your county clerk, city clerk or registrar of voters’ office
• Register at various social service agencies
• Register on college campuses

Military and overseas voters can click here to learn more about voter registration.

Q: Why do these numbers often fluctuate, especially before and after an election cycle?

A: As county election officials identify inactive voters and update voter rolls, it’s very common for the voter registration statistics to fluctuate.

• The National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) prohibits routine list maintenance actions 90 days before an election. This means the counties cannot conduct routine maintenance that inactivates a voter’s registration 89 days or less before the election. There are exceptions, such as a voter asking to have their registration canceled, or the Secretary of State’s Office receives official notice from the Office of Vital Statistics that a voter has died.
• County Clerks/Registrars must wait until after the election to remove any voters they have identified as inactive during this time period, so there is usually a decrease in Active Registrations in the months immediately following a Primary and General election. Given the multitude of post-election requirements, those processes may take a few months to be completed.
• While these processes to update voter rolls have occurred for years, universal mail-in ballots have made them more efficient as counties are more easily able to identify inactive voters and update voter registrations as appropriate.
• If you receive a ballot or sample ballot in your mailbox for a voter that hasn’t updated their address, the Secretary of State’s Office encourages you to write “return to sender” on the envelope to help our voter registration list maintenance. The envelope will be sent back to your County Clerk/Registrar and will be identified as “undeliverable” and the Voter’s registration status will be updated to inactive.

A voter can always go to their Clerk with the proper documents, even up to the close of polls, to update their registration and cast a ballot. 

Q: What is the Voter Registration & Election Management Solution (VREMS) project?

A: VREMS creates a centralized statewide voter registration database and connects election management systems across all counties. The Secretary of State’s Office received a one-time $30 million budget allocation to implement VREMS efficiently and on an accelerated schedule ahead of the 2024 elections cycle.

Learn more about the project here.