2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 482 | 2,180 | 2,725 | |
| 2020 | R | 496 | 2,198 | 2,765 | |
| 2016 | R | 403 | 1,828 | 2,413 | |
| 2012 | R | 534 | 1,580 | 2,165 | |
| 2008 | R | 577 | 1,466 | 2,081 | |
| 2004 | R | 414 | 1,602 | 2,053 | |
| 2000 | R | 395 | 1,619 | 2,119 | |
| 1996 | R | 660 | 1,107 | 2,215 | |
| 1992 | R | 423 | 885 | 1,992 | |
| 1988 | R | 439 | 1,214 | 1,714 | |
| 1984 | R | 301 | 1,222 | 1,561 | |
| 1980 | R | 361 | 935 | 1,425 | |
| 1976 | R | 518 | 561 | 1,123 | |
| 1972 | R | 468 | 798 | 1,266 | |
| 1968 | R | 301 | 461 | 909 | |
| 1964 | D | 391 | 338 | 729 | |
| 1960 | D | 391 | 383 | 774 | |
| 1956 | R | 283 | 540 | 823 | |
| 1952 | R | 237 | 501 | 738 | |
| 1948 | R | 298 | 397 | 704 | |
| 1944 | R | 383 | 425 | 808 | |
| 1940 | D | 475 | 393 | 868 | |
| 1936 | D | 585 | 237 | 822 | |
| 1932 | D | 536 | 272 | 808 | |
| 1928 | R | 314 | 456 | 770 | |
| 1924 | R | 138 | 254 | 545 | |
| 1920 | R | 254 | 416 | 709 | |
| 1916 | D | 473 | 321 | 931 | |
| 1912 | D | 197 | 68 | 518 | |
| 1908 | D | 276 | 257 | 574 | |
| 1904 | R | 93 | 227 | 367 | |
| 1900 | D | 325 | 144 | 469 | |
| 1896 | D | 494 | 36 | 530 | |
| 1892 | R | 30 | 52 | 524 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
1.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$89,014
Lander County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Lander County$89,014
Nevada$78,260
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 29.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
A sparsely populated ranching and mining county in central Nevada, Lander delivers some of the state's widest presidential margins, with fewer than 6,000 residents spread across nearly 6,000 square miles of high desert.
The Republican margin in Lander County reached its widest at sixty-two points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-two points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Lander County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $89,014, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 5,770 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Humboldt County and Kimball County.
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