Housing affordability crisis
Housing affordability is the second-highest concern for Nevada voters at 16%, up from 13% before the 2024 election. Nevada, particularly the Las Vegas metro, has experienced rapid home price increases and rising rents, putting homeownership and stable housing out of reach for many residents.
Where do you stand?
What should Nevada do to address housing affordability?
How important is this to you?
✓ You told us where you stand
Sources
Emerson College Polling — https://emersoncollegepolling.com/nevada-2026-poll
The top issue for Nevada voters is the economy (39%), followed by housing affordability at 16%. The economy and housing affordability remain top issues in the state: prior to the 2024 election, the economy was the top issue in Nevada at 40% and housing affordability at 13%.
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- Enact rent control, massively expand public housing, and require large developers to fund affordable units.
- Increase state funding for affordable housing programs and strengthen tenant protections statewide.
- Combine zoning reform, public subsidies, and some tenant protections to make housing more accessible.
- Streamline zoning and permitting laws to allow more private housing construction and reduce costs.
- Eliminate zoning restrictions and government housing subsidies; let the free market solve the housing shortage.