Indy Elections is The Nevada Independent ’s newsletter devoted to comprehensive and accessible coverage of the 2024 elections, from the race for the White House to the bid to take control of the Legislature.
In today’s edition: Resources to help you fill out your ballot. Plus: The Boss crunches early vote data so you don’t have to, and the Trump campaign has been ramping up its anti-trans messaging. There were also some celebrity sightings in the Silver State during the last few days (and no, we’re not talking about Mark Wahlberg’s interview at IndyFest ).
Don’t miss it: If you haven’t, already, you should check out The Boss’ early voting blog , which has all the data on general election early vote turnout in the #WeMatter state you could want.
Haven’t had time to digest all the numbers yet?
Here are some highlights:
- As of 6:10 a.m. Tuesday, Republicans hold a rare statewide turnout lead in a presidential year by just under 6,000 votes or 2 percent of the early vote turnout. The Clark County Democratic firewall is slim, with only about a 6,500-vote lead.
- In 2020, President Joe Biden won nonpartisan and non-major parties by 6 percentage points in 2020, according to exit polls. It’s likely Harris will need to pick up a similar margin if Republicans have a 5-point or so turnout edge after Election Day.
- Democratic numbers (so far) are lower than at the same time in 2020. It’s worth noting that the 2020 general election may not be an apt comparison because of the pandemic and the rollout of mail-in balloting.