Nevada State Senate District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nv-sd-016
State
Nevada
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
016
Land Area
725.2 sq mi
Water Area
44 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Nevada State Senate District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Washoe County316.89 sq mi43.7%5.0%
Storey County263.78 sq mi36.4%100.0%
Carson City144.53 sq mi19.9%100.0%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Carson City144.53 sq mi19.9%100.0%
Incline Village CDP21.51 sq mi3.0%100.0%
Reno city21.45 sq mi3.0%19.7%
Washoe Valley CDP5.04 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Verdi CDP2.48 sq mi0.3%74.9%
Virginia City CDP0.87 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Crystal Bay CDP0.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 7 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 2146,412100.0%18.8%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
127,103
Active Voters
107,854 (84.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic30,25923.8%
Republican47,55437.4%
Unaffiliated40,02831.5%
Other parties9,2627.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202491,362 (71.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202281,004 (63.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202076,442 (60.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201852,731 (41.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201652,114 (41.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201430,945 (24.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201240,392 (31.8%)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
150,870 (± 2,407)
Median Age
43.9
Median Household Income
$99,695 (± $2,870)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
40.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1829,51719.6%
18 to 6488,47158.6%
65 and over32,88221.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)27,16618.0%
White, not Hispanic101,81667.5%
Black, not Hispanic2,4291.6%
Asian, not Hispanic7,5045.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,0670.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic5500.4%
Some other race, not Hispanic6930.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,6456.4%

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
142,983
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
114,064

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic120,78484.5%
Hispanic22,20115.5%
White104,70473.2%
Black2,3331.6%
Asian5,8784.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0670.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander4840.3%
Two or More Races8070.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic100,12087.8%
Hispanic13,94612.2%
White88,36477.5%
Black3,0722.7%
Asian5,5394.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,3552.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander4410.4%
Two or More Races4090.4%

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