Nevada Assembly District 38

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nv-hd-038
State
Nevada
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
038
Land Area
18,620.8 sq mi
Water Area
167 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Nevada Assembly District 38

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Churchill County4950.16 sq mi26.6%100.0%
Nye County4668.64 sq mi25.1%25.7%
Mineral County3751.28 sq mi20.1%100.0%
Esmeralda County3581.89 sq mi19.2%100.0%
Lyon County1668.84 sq mi9.0%83.3%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Fernley city121.31 sq mi0.7%98.8%
Smith Valley CDP101.96 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Dyer CDP35.14 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Silver Springs CDP33.54 sq mi0.2%46.8%
Yerington city29.46 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Schurz CDP11.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Tonopah CDP9.14 sq mi<0.1%98.7%
Fallon city3.71 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fallon Station CDP2.84 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mina CDP2.41 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Stagecoach CDP2.15 sq mi<0.1%25.7%
Hawthorne CDP1.76 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Gabbs CDP1.50 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Goldfield CDP1.48 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Walker Lake CDP1.26 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Silver Peak CDP0.99 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 16 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
NV District 261,69786.2%7.9%31.2%
NV District 49,90213.8%1.3%68.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
61,502
Active Voters
47,714 (77.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,87412.8%
Republican26,84443.6%
Unaffiliated22,52536.6%
Other parties4,2596.9%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202436,640 (59.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202238,584 (62.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202033,758 (54.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201818,546 (30.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201619,046 (31.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201411,539 (18.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201214,239 (23.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/20/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
74,522 (± 1,197)
Median Age
41.3
Median Household Income
$73,821 (± $2,737)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
16.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1816,17521.7%
18 to 6442,67057.3%
65 and over15,67721.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)13,24717.8%
White, not Hispanic51,29068.8%
Black, not Hispanic1,4672.0%
Asian, not Hispanic1,1611.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2,1812.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic700.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic2720.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,8346.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
72,316
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
56,262

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic60,72484.0%
Hispanic11,59116.0%
White52,31172.3%
Black1,2781.8%
Asian1,0401.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,2163.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander700.1%
Two or More Races4990.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic48,66586.5%
Hispanic7,59713.5%
White42,28775.2%
Black1,6442.9%
Asian1,3962.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,9765.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander620.1%
Two or More Races3020.5%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).