Mesquite, NV is a small city located in Clark County and has a population of around 18,000 people. It is known for its proximity to Las Vegas and the beautiful mountains that surround it. Politically, Mesquite is quite diverse. While the majority of citizens tend to lean towards Republican values, there are also many who are independent or support Democratic candidates. In local elections, both major parties have their share of supporters and have fielded candidates in recent years to represent the city in local government. The best way to stay informed about upcoming election dates and local political candidates is to keep an eye on news sources such as the local newspaper or television network.
The political climate in Mesquite, NV is leaning 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
Mesquite, NV is leaning 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.
Mesquite, 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 Mesquite, NV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,007 contributions totaling $43,057 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 447 contributions totaling $74,246 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)