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Nevada

One in five people in Nevada who took the quiz scored libertarian, more than the country. One in 95 voted that way. Here is what the count says about Nevada, what the state has changed, and who is doing the work.

21.5%

of quiz takers hold libertarian positions3,326 people with a Nevada ZIP, January to October 2024, margin ±1.4 points

1.1%

voted Libertarian2020 presidential, 14,783 of 1.4 million votes

2of 50

on the state score76.7 of 100 from five published parts

How Nevada scores

76.7 of 100, rank 2 of 50. Five parts, each turned into a 0 to 100 mark and weighted as shown. The method page has the formulas.

Personal freedom Cato rank 1 of 50, 2023100weight 25

Economic freedom Cato rank 8 of 50, 202386weight 25

Civil forfeiture law Institute for Justice grade D, 202525weight 10

Quiz takers who hold libertarian positions 21.5% of 3,326, pulled toward the national 18.9% for sample size, then ranked against the other states95weight 25

Voted Libertarian for president 1.05% in 2020, ranked against the other states26weight 15

Wins on the ledger, 0 for Nevada, are listed below and left out of the score, because the ledger records what we have checked, not everything that happened.

Where Nevada lands

Quiz takers in the state against quiz takers everywhere, by type. The bar is the state; the line is the country.

Libertarian21.5%

Moderate46.9%

Progressive19.9%

Conservative7.0%

Authoritarian4.8%

United States, same window. These are quiz takers, not a sample of residents. The current quiz version cannot be shown by state until ZIP capture, which stopped in January 2026, is restored.

How free is Nevada

Eight measures, each from its publisher, each with the year it was measured.

Overall freedom rank4 of 50Cato, 2023

Economic freedom rank8Cato, 2023

Personal freedom rank1Cato, 2023

Education freedom rank—not ranked

Civil forfeiture gradeDInstitute for Justice, 2025

Right to workYesNRTW, 2024

Concealed carryShall issueUSCCA, 2025

CannabisRecreationalNCSL, 2025

What Nevada changed

Every entry is a real change in what the government forbids or requires, one an ordinary person could feel the next day, with sources. Partial wins say so.

Nothing on the ledger for Nevada yet. That is a gap in monitoring as much as in outcomes. Report a win.

Who is doing the work in Nevada

Advocates for Self-Government, which publishes this site, works in every state. 1 group is based in Nevada, and other national groups take cases and run programs everywhere. Say who you are and what you care about to sort the whole directory.

Advocates for Self-GovernmentPublishes the World's Smallest Political Quiz, teaches libertarians to persuade, and runs this site. Founded 1985, based in Sacramento. Take the quiz, run it for a room, a booth or your own site, and the Operation Politically Homeless booth program.Sacramento, CA, publishes this site

Nevada PolicyFree market policy research and advocacy at the state capitol.Las Vegas, NV

Cato InstitutePublic policy research across every issue on this site, with a sponsors program and internships.National

Reason FoundationPolicy research on transportation, pensions, drug policy, criminal justice and education, and publisher of Reason magazine.National

Institute for JusticePublic-interest law firm that litigates occupational licensing, civil forfeiture, eminent domain, school choice and free speech cases at no cost to the client.National

Who are you, and what do you care about?Find your people in Nevada

Count Nevada

The state's count grows one booth and one classroom at a time. Three ways to add to it.

Be countedTake the quiz. Your result joins the Nevada count the same day, with nothing attached but two scores and a ZIP. Count a roomRun a live session with a join code at a dinner, a meeting, a club or a class, and watch the chart fill in. Count a crowdSet up a booth with the QR poster and talk, or drop the quiz into your own site and keep the leads.