Nevada State Senate District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nv-sd-005
State
Nevada
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
005
Land Area
39.2 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Nevada State Senate District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Clark County39.21 sq mi100.0%0.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Henderson city36.66 sq mi93.5%30.3%
Paradise CDP0.90 sq mi2.3%2.1%
Whitney CDP0.04 sq mi0.1%0.6%

Showing all 3 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 1148,18299.4%19.2%99.0%
NV District 38260.6%0.1%1.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
129,312
Active Voters
117,632 (91.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic34,31626.5%
Republican35,92027.8%
Unaffiliated50,17338.8%
Other parties8,9036.9%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202483,170 (64.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202254,378 (42.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202066,894 (51.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201842,530 (32.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201644,662 (34.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201419,067 (14.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201233,897 (26.2%)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
158,100 (± 3,660)
Median Age
40.1
Median Household Income
$81,629 (± $3,125)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1833,61521.3%
18 to 6496,27660.9%
65 and over28,20917.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)31,45219.9%
White, not Hispanic88,36455.9%
Black, not Hispanic11,9347.5%
Asian, not Hispanic13,8158.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic9110.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic8350.5%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0840.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,7056.1%

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
150,948
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
117,896

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic122,81681.4%
Hispanic28,13518.6%
White88,74858.8%
Black11,9757.9%
Asian12,0998.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native8050.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander8400.6%
Two or More Races2,0031.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic99,53484.4%
Hispanic18,36615.6%
White74,34563.1%
Black10,7529.1%
Asian11,4789.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,4161.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander5180.4%
Two or More Races1,1371.0%

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