Las Vegas, Nevada is a bustling city known for its vibrant entertainment and nightlife. It is also home to an array of political activities, and the local politics are as diverse as its residents. Local elections often feature a mix of candidates from both sides of the aisle with each vying to make their voice heard. Candidates representing all ideologies have the opportunity to present their ideas and platforms to the citizens of Las Vegas, allowing them to decide who will best represent their interests at the local level. Issues such as public safety, economic development, education, housing affordability and immigration remain hot topics in the Las Vegas area during election season. Residents can get involved in local politics by attending town hall meetings, voting in elections, or volunteering for a candidate's campaign. Participating in politics can be a rewarding experience for those looking to make an impact on their community and have their voices heard.
The political climate in Las Vegas, NV is somewhat 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
Las Vegas, NV is somewhat 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.
Las Vegas, 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 Las Vegas, NV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41,784 contributions totaling $16,036,118 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $384 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14,900 contributions totaling $219,435,414 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $14,727 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)