Montello, NV is a small town located in the Great Basin region of Nevada. Although it is a small community, Montello has a vibrant political atmosphere. The local government is divided into five main branches which are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the city including public safety, infrastructure, school administration and other important services. Every two years, residents elect representatives to the City Council who create laws and make decisions on behalf of the town’s citizens. There are also numerous state legislators and congressional representatives that serve Montello who are responsible for advocating for the needs of its citizens. Beyond this, Montello has active participation in both major political parties as well as smaller third party affiliations that provide balance to its local politics and help ensure Montello remains an open and welcoming place to live.
The political climate in Montello, NV is moderately conservative.
Elko County, NV is very conservative. In Elko County, NV 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elko county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.2% to 20.7%.
Elko county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Montello, NV is moderately conservative.
Elko County, Nevada is very conservative.
Elko 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.
Montello, 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 Montello, NV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,003,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91,182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)