When looking at the population density of Nevada, there are 2 clearly observed densely populated areas. These are the counties: Clark County, which is to the south and the western area of Carson City. Carson City’s population density bleads north and east. Clark county has a population density of 293.7, while Carson City has a population density of 405.8. One significant difference geographically between Carson City and Clark County is the fact that Carson City is 168 square miles while Clark County is 8,092 square miles. The reason Carson City is so densely populated is because it is the capital of Nevada. The capital has an increased importance along with a substantial number of inhabitants in comparison to its small square milage. On the other hand, Clark County includes Las Vegas, an extremely popular attraction / destination, which pulls in over 40 million tourists a year. Carson City has about 59,000 inhabitants, while Clark County has over 2.3 million inhabitants. This means that there are about 351people, in Carson City, for every square mile. Clark county has a ratio of about 284 people per square mile. Overall, I believe that Nevada will swing blue this year. With the past 4 election cycles, Nevada has been democratic leaning. I believe that the more densely populated areas of Carson City and Clark County will vote democratic. This is a popular thing for densely populated areas. They tend to be more liberal in nature as they also tend to be more diverse.
(below is an image of Nevada's population density shown by county)
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