Nevada State Senate District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nv-sd-003
State
Nevada
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
003
Land Area
25.1 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Nevada State Senate District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Clark County25.08 sq mi100.0%0.3%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Las Vegas city20.34 sq mi81.1%14.3%
Spring Valley CDP1.84 sq mi7.3%5.2%
Winchester CDP0.34 sq mi1.4%6.8%
North Las Vegas city0.01 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

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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 4123,84783.5%15.9%81.8%
NV District 324,42916.5%3.2%18.2%
NV District 100.0%0.0%<0.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
99,996
Active Voters
88,612 (88.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic32,48632.5%
Republican20,40420.4%
Unaffiliated40,57440.6%
Other parties6,5326.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202453,808 (53.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202233,992 (34.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202046,406 (46.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201829,904 (29.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201632,820 (32.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201413,750 (13.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201225,189 (25.2%)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
148,538 (± 4,329)
Median Age
37.9
Median Household Income
$60,481 (± $1,742)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
82.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
19.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1833,49622.6%
18 to 6491,51561.6%
65 and over23,52715.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)63,68942.9%
White, not Hispanic45,84830.9%
Black, not Hispanic19,98913.5%
Asian, not Hispanic9,2976.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4720.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic6100.4%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,2240.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,4095.0%

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
128,311
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
95,947

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic81,53063.5%
Hispanic46,77936.5%
White46,77836.5%
Black20,36215.9%
Asian7,3985.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native4690.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander5710.4%
Two or More Races2,1961.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic67,04069.9%
Hispanic28,90730.1%
White41,49643.2%
Black15,94216.6%
Asian6,9027.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native9631.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander4600.5%
Two or More Races1,4011.5%

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