#1 is the best, #50 is the worst
Scott Perry cosponsored a national abortion ban five times, then told voters he doesn't support one. Rob Bresnahan swore off a federal abortion ban and voted for a federal abortion bill three months later. Darren Bailey, Stacy Garrity, Kelly Ayotte and Joe Lombardo all ran on ending or restricting abortion — and discovered moderation the year they needed votes.
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Big Tech is building data centers in our backyards.
The 2015 tax package was a Republican governor's bill. Eight Senate Republicans backed it, including Ben Kieckhefer, whom Lombardo later hired to run the governor's office. The same ad attacks Ford over data center tax breaks Lombardo supports.
Oct. 17 – Oct. 30
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Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Dates checked against Nevada’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list. Days, hours and locations are set locally — check with your local election office, and confirm your registration at vote.org.
Trump won Nevada with 50.6% of the vote to 47.5%, a margin of 3.1 points, with 66.2% of eligible voters turning out. (Full 2024 presidential results, state by state.)
1 of 6 — 17%. In the U.S. House, Nevada has 1 Republican and 3 Democrats; in the Senate, 0 Republicans and 2 Democrats. (Source: Current members of Congress from Nevada, on Wikipedia.)
Nevada ranks #33 of 50. That is the average of its rank on the 17 measures in the report card above — violent crime, gun deaths, life expectancy, food insecurity, maternal and infant mortality, household income, public education, voter turnout and more. #1 is the best state to live in, #50 the worst.
You can compare Nevada directly to other states on our Compare States page.
We grade Republican incumbents running in 2026 — U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives and governors — on their record: how they voted, who funds them, and what it has cost Nevada. Democrats and independents do not get report cards.
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — 39 days away. Check your registration and polling place at vote.org.
Early in-person voting for the Nov. 3 election runs Oct. 17 – Oct. 30. Details on Nevada's official election site. (Checked against Nevada’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list.)
Registered voters are mailed a ballot automatically — no request needed. Ballots go out between Oct. 5 and Oct. 12. Ballots postmarked by Election Day count if they arrive by Nov. 7. Details on Nevada's official election site. (Checked against Nevada’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list.)
