Lander County is located in Nevada and is one of the most rural counties in the state. The county has a diverse population, with a wide range of political views. The main political party in the county is the Republican Party, which has been traditionally opposed to increasing taxes and government spending. Currently, there are several local candidates running for office who advocate for limited government, fiscal responsibility, and social justice. One prominent figure in Lander County politics is Michael Levy, a former mayor of Wells, NV who has served on both the Lander County Commission and the State Senate. Levy has proposed initiatives to increase access to healthcare and education in the area while maintaining fiscal responsibility. Other candidates include Eric Johnson, an independent candidate who wants to bring more investment to rural communities throughout Nevada, and Christian Feely-Bryant who supports small business development as well as environmental protection efforts across the state.
The political climate in Lander County, NV is very conservative.
In Lander County, NV 17.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lander county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.5% to 17.9%.
Lander county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lander County, NV is very conservative.
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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.
Lander, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Lander County, NV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $1,840 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $6,740 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)