Elko, Nevada is a city located in the northeastern part of the state and has a population of over 19,000 people. The city is served by three local political candidates who are on the ballot for 2020: Maureen Pickering, Grant Gerber, and John Armitage. Pickering is the incumbent mayor who has deep roots in her community and works closely with local businesses to ensure economic success. Gerber is a local business owner who prides himself on fiscal responsibility and a commitment to Elko’s public safety. Armitage is an attorney who believes in transparent government and responsible spending. Each candidate offers their own unique approach to leading the city of Elko, so voters must make an informed decision when choosing who will be Elko's mayor for the next four years.
The political climate in Elko, NV is moderately conservative.
Elko County, NV is very conservative. In Elko County, NV 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elko county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.2% to 20.7%.
Elko county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elko, NV is moderately conservative.
Elko County, Nevada is very conservative.
Elko Metro Area is very conservative.
Nevada is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Elko, Nevada: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Elko, NV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 326 contributions totaling $14,905 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 416 contributions totaling $86,411 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)