Gerlach, NV is a small rural town located in the north-western part of Nevada. It has a rich history and is still home to some of its original inhabitants. The politics in Gerlach are largely dominated by Republican candidates. However, there are also several independent candidates who have been elected to local offices. It is important to note that while population numbers are not available, it is estimated that there are fewer than 200 people living in Gerlach today. This means that every vote counts and any political candidate must be able to make their case and prove their commitment to the residents’ best interests during local elections. Regardless of political affiliation, each candidate works hard to serve the community of Gerlach in an effective and transparent manner.
The political climate in Gerlach, NV is leaning conservative.
Washoe County, NV is leaning liberal. In Washoe County, NV 50.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washoe county remained Democratic, 50.8% to 46.3%.
Washoe county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gerlach, NV is leaning conservative.
Washoe County, Nevada is leaning liberal.
Reno Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Gerlach, Nevada: r r D d d d
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 Gerlach, NV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $275 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $9,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $482 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)