Goldfield, Nevada is a small town that has a strong sense of community and the politics in Goldfield reflect that. Local politics in Goldfield focus on issues that are important to the community, such as local infrastructure, education, and economic development. Residents of Goldfield strongly support their local government agencies and elect officials who share their values and vision for the city. Every two years, residents cast their votes for mayor or council members in order to ensure that they are represented in local government. Community involvement is a top priority in Goldfield politics, which encourages citizens to become active participants in the political process.
The political climate in Goldfield, NV is strongly conservative.
Esmeralda County, NV is very conservative. In Esmeralda County, NV 15.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Esmeralda county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.1% to 15.2%.
Esmeralda county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Goldfield, NV is strongly conservative.
Esmeralda County, Nevada 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.
Goldfield, 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 Goldfield, NV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,570 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $256 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)