The politics in Reno, NV 89509 are quite interesting. Despite being a relatively small city, the political landscape is influential and thriving. This area of Nevada is mainly represented by two major political parties: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. The Nevada State Senate and Assembly also have jurisdiction in Reno while several municipal governments operate within city limits. Local elections are highly contested as candidates strive to serve their community and advocate for their constituents’ interests. Major issues include economic development, tax reform, educational opportunities, public safety, and environmental protection. Voters are encouraged to get informed on local politics and become active participants in the democratic process to help ensure their voices are heard and their needs are met.
The political climate in Zip 89509 (Reno, NV) is leaning liberal.
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
Zip 89509 (Reno, NV) is leaning liberal.
Reno, Nevada is leaning liberal.
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.
Reno, 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 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 zip 89509 (Reno)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,103 contributions totaling $940,597 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,431 contributions totaling $546,168 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $382 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)