Sort of like a block of cheese with one corner cut off.
Here are data from 2008 exit or entrance polls for Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada to provide a broad overview of how the Nevada Democratic electorate compares to those in the two states already contested.
Nevada was more female:
|
Iowa |
New Hamp. |
Nevada |
Male |
43% |
43% |
41% |
Female |
57% |
57% |
59% |
Nevada was less liberal:
|
Iowa |
New Hamp. |
Nevada |
Very Liberal |
18% |
20% |
18% |
Somewhat Liberal |
36% |
37% |
27% |
Moderate |
40% |
36% |
41% |
Conservative |
6% |
8% |
15% |
Nevada was older:
|
Iowa |
17-29 |
22% |
30-44 |
18% |
45-64 |
38% |
65 and Older |
22% |
|
New Hamp. |
18-29 |
18% |
30-39 |
15% |
40-49 |
23% |
50-64 |
31% |
65 and Older |
13% |
|
Nevada |
18-29 |
13% |
30-44 |
19% |
45-59 |
32% |
60 and Older |
36% |
Nevada was less white (note: the 2008 exit polls for IA and NH did not ask race, I’ve used 2016 numbers for these):
|
Iowa (2016) |
New Hamp. (2016) |
Nevada |
White |
91% |
93% |
65% |
Black |
3% |
2% |
15% |
Hispanic/Latino |
4% |
1% |
15% |
Other |
2% |
4% |
6% |
Nevada looked a little more like Iowa than New Hampshire as far as income:
|
Iowa |
New Hamp. |
Nevada |
Under $15,000 |
10% |
5% |
7% |
$15-30,000 |
13% |
9% |
15% |
$30-50,000 |
18% |
18% |
21% |
$50-75,000 |
23% |
24% |
27% |
$75-100,000 |
17% |
16% |
12% |
Over $100,000 |
19% |
28% |
19% |
And finally, Nevada had more Democrats participating:
|
Iowa |
New Hamp. |
Nevada |
Democrat |
76% |
54% |
81% |
Republican |
3% |
3% |
4% |
Independent/other |
22% |
44% |
15% |
So, that’s Nevada, or at least it was in 2008.
(Note: some columns might total more or less than 100% because of rounding in the original poll.)