State hits last day of early voting, with turnout well over 2014 numbers

Julie Jacobson / AP

Nevada voters have until tonight to cast ballots early in an election that Republicans and Democrats alike have called one of the most consequential in history.

Turnout this midterm could set the tone for the 2020 presidential election, with unpopular Trump administration policies such as immigrant family separations coming up against Republican support for the GOP tax law and Supreme Court confirmations, among many other issues.

In Clark County, less than 17 percent of registered voters cast ballots in 2014 compared to more than 24 percent through Oct. 31 of early voting this year. Democrats had an early lead in turnout that Republicans have narrowed to 41 to 39 percent of ballots cast.

Statewide, nearly 28.3 percent of all registered voters had cast ballots as of 1 p.m. Thursday, with another day of early voting to go. In 2014, the last midterm election, total early voting turnout was just over 18 percent of all registered voters, according to the Nevada secretary of state.

Voters can cast ballots at designated malls, shopping centers, the Clark County Government Center Regional Transportation Commission Building and UNLV Lied Library, among other sites.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6. Registered Clark County voters can cast ballots at any of 172 vote centers.