Voters embrace calm before the storm in swing states on Election Day

Nevada has attracted its fair share of canvassers from neighbouring California, where the Democrats are all but certain to win.

Pro-Harris Californians were among 150 volunteers and staffers at a canvassing event in East Las Vegas late Monday.

“I had to put myself physically into the work and not just write cheques or argue over dinner tables,” said Peter Brock of Fairfax, California.

He said he’s noticed there’s a lot of election fatigue among people he’s met knocking on doors. Some residents told him they’ve been visited by canvassers from both parties more than once.

Six electoral votes hang in the balance.

In the sunbelt of the United States and home to vast swaths of desert and ranch-land, Nevada has gone for Democratic candidates in the last six presidential elections. But in 2020, Biden beat Trump by just 35,000 votes.

The economy this year has been a key issue for voters, who regularly cite inflation and housing affordability as concerns.

Trump’s “No Tax on Tips” proposal has resonated with some voters. Harris has meanwhile expressed support for the idea, although she would like to see it paired with the first federal minimum wage increase since 2009.

Reproductive rights are also expected to drive voters to the polls. This election has Nevadans deciding on Question 6, which proposes making abortion access a right enshrined in the state’s constitution.

-By Lily Jamali, Las Vegas