Henderson, Nevada is a large city located in Clark County in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. It is known for its diverse economy, its outdoor recreational activities, and its family-friendly atmosphere. Politically, Henderson has long been a reliable Republican stronghold in Southern Nevada, with Republicans generally winning elections for local offices. This reflects both the city's historically conservative nature as well as its more suburban character compared to other parts of the metro area. However, the city has become more diverse over time and there are now several Democratic candidates running for local offices in Henderson. These candidates represent a broad range of progressive views and are committed to improving quality of life within Henderson through better transportation options, improved public safety initiatives, and increased access to health care services.
The political climate in Henderson, NV is leaning liberal.
Clark County, NV is somewhat liberal. In Clark County, NV 53.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained moderately Democratic, 53.7% to 44.3%.
Clark county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Henderson, NV is leaning liberal.
Clark County, Nevada is somewhat liberal.
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Henderson, Nevada: d d 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 Henderson, NV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35,179 contributions totaling $5,391,376 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11,065 contributions totaling $7,107,167 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $642 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)