Sparks, NV is a vibrant city that is home to a diverse population and thriving businesses. Politically, Sparks is situated in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District and voters are represented in the US House of Representatives by Congressman Mark Amodei. At the state level, Sparks falls within State Senate District 15 and Assembly District 31, which are both currently held by Republican legislators. Locally, Sparks is well-represented by Mayor Ron Smith and City Council Members Ed Lawson, Julia Ratti, Charlene Bybee and Ron Schmitt. The current governing body has successfully implemented numerous initiatives to benefit Sparks’ growing population including improvements to public transportation infrastructure and the expansion of economic development programs. Additionally, residents enjoy access to a variety of community resources such as parks, libraries, recreation centers and other amenities. All of these efforts contribute to making Sparks an attractive place for people from all backgrounds to live and work.
The political climate in Sparks, NV is leaning liberal.
Washoe County, NV is leaning liberal. In Washoe County, NV 50.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washoe county remained Democratic, 50.8% to 46.3%.
Washoe county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sparks, NV is leaning liberal.
Washoe County, Nevada is leaning liberal.
Reno Metro Area is leaning 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.
Sparks, Nevada: r r 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 Sparks, NV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,516 contributions totaling $474,771 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,671 contributions totaling $851,343 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $319 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)