Tonopah, NV is a rural town located in the middle of the Mojave Desert. It is known for its mining industry and as the birthplace of the world-famous Tonopah Test Range. While it does not have a large population, it is still home to an active community of citizens who are passionate about local politics. The city council consists of five members who are elected by the residents and serve four year terms. Through these representatives, citizens are able to discuss their concerns and have a voice in the decisions that affect their lives. Additionally, there are several organizations dedicated to promoting civic engagement such as Tonopah Strong which encourages participation in local government activities and provides educational resources on topics such as voter registration and candidate selection. With this strong commitment to local politics, Tonopah continues to be an important part of Nevada's political landscape.
The political climate in Tonopah, NV is strongly conservative.
Nye County, NV is very conservative. In Nye County, NV 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, Nye county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 28.7%.
Nye county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tonopah, NV is strongly conservative.
Nye County, Nevada is very conservative.
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.
Tonopah, 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 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 Tonopah, NV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,182 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)