The town of Pioche, Nevada is a small mining town located in the scenic foothills of the Spring Mountains. It has a long and vibrant history, having been formed in 1868 when a group of miners discovered silver and lead in the area. Today, Pioche remains an important mining center, although its population has dropped over time to around 1000 people. Despite its small size, politics still play an important role in life in Pioche. The town is served by members of the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners and the Nevada State Legislature who are responsible for enacting laws and regulations that affect local residents. Additionally, there is an active civic life with organizations that focus on environmental issues, local economic development, and community advocacy for citizens’ rights. These organizations work together to ensure that Pioche’s interests are represented at all levels of government and to make sure that its unique needs are met.
The political climate in Pioche, NV is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, NV is very conservative. In Lincoln County, NV 13.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.5% to 13.5%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pioche, NV is strongly conservative.
Lincoln 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.
Pioche, 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 Pioche, 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 20 contributions totaling $2,955 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)