The politics in Pahrump, NV Metro Area are governed by the Nye County Board of Commissioners who oversee county government functions. The board is composed of five members that are elected on a nonpartisan basis. The board appoints a county manager to oversee the day-to-day operations of government in Pahrump. Around election time, the local political candidates come forward to discuss their platforms and ideas for improving life in the community. They often focus on issues like infrastructure improvements, economic development, public safety initiatives, and education improvements. Residents can get involved by voting in local elections or attending town hall meetings with their candidates to make their voices heard.
The political climate in Pahrump Metro Area is very conservative.
In Pahrump Metro Area 28.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Pahrump metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 28.7%.
The Pahrump metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pahrump 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.
Pahrump, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Pahrump Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,482 contributions totaling $57,685 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 778 contributions totaling $76,383 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)