In The News: Department of Political Science

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

The 2024 election is over but some Nevadans are still getting political spam texts. The messages ask the receiver to click a link to donate money, sign a petition or participate in a survey.

Las Vegas Weekly

For the first time in two decades, Nevada swung red in a presidential election. President-elect Donald Trump won the state by just over three percentage points in the 2024 general election. (In 2016 and 2020, he lost to the Democratic presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden by just under three percentage points.)

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

When members of the 2025 Legislature take the oath of office in February, there will be a lot of new faces. A total of 15 lawmakers 鈥 representing 105 years of legislative experience 鈥 will not be returning to Carson City because they ran for other offices, chose not to seek re-election, were forced to quit by term limits or were defeated.

Nevada Independent

For the first time in 20 years, Nevada went red in the presidential race 鈥 but the GOP鈥檚 gains didn鈥檛 trickle all the way down the ballot. Although Democrats failed to win a two-thirds supermajority in the Legislature, only one incumbent Democrat lost a legislative race, while the state鈥檚 Democratic congressional delegation swept their contests.

Las Vegas Sun

Southern Nevada鈥檚 senior citizen population is expected to explode by 45% from 2020 to 2030, bringing with it additional strains on an already-struggling health care infrastructure, a 性视界传媒 report shows.

Nevada Independent

A presidential candidate with a unique ability to turn out low-propensity voters. A Nevada senator running a state-specific campaign and keeping her party leaders at arm鈥檚 length. And an electorate much more interested in third-party candidates and the 鈥渘one of the above鈥 option in the Senate race than in the presidential race.

The Epoch Times

Despite that Trump won the Silver State, Republican military veteran Sam Brown lost to incumbent Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.). The Senate race came down to the fact that Rosen was the incumbent, according to 性视界传媒 political science professor Daniel Lee.

Las Vegas Weekly

With Donald Trump in line to be the next president of the United States, immigrant communities across Nevada and the nation are bracing for his promise to carry out the 鈥渓argest deportation in the history of our country,鈥 removing millions of immigrants in mass roundups and raids. Among the most immediate effects of such a move would be to tear Nevada families apart, experts predict.

Las Vegas Weekly

With Donald Trump in line to be the next president of the United States, immigrant communities across Nevada and the nation are bracing for his promise to carry out the 鈥渓argest deportation in the history of our country,鈥 removing millions of immigrants in mass roundups and raids. Among the most immediate effects of such a move would be to tear Nevada families apart, experts predict.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

With one day before the canvass by each county board of commissioners, we're getting a better idea of voter turnout here in Clark County. According to the Secretary of State's office, there was about a 70% turnout, 5% lower than in 2020.

KRNV News 4

Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen, a first-term Democrat, narrowly won her re-election bid, defeating GOP challenger Sam Brown, according to an AP race call.

Nevada Independent

When Vice President Kamala Harris took over for President Joe Biden at the top of the ticket in July, Democrats in Nevada were ecstatic. Something needed to change. Throughout the year, former President Donald Trump 鈥 who had never won Nevada in two prior attempts 鈥 was leading Biden in polling by significant margins. On the day that Biden dropped out, Trump鈥檚 lead in the polling average was nearly 6 percentage points.