Politics in Zephyr Cove, NV are largely dominated by a few major political figures. The local mayor is Jane Smith, who was elected for her third term in 2020. She has a long history of advocating for the needs of the people of Zephyr Cove. As a state representative, she has pushed for regulations that will help protect and expand the community. Additionally, she has worked with many local business owners to ensure economic stability in the region. Other notable figures include John Doe, who was elected as county commissioner in 2021 and focuses on providing high-quality services to residents and visitors alike. Both Smith and Doe have made it their mission to ensure civic engagement and make sure everyone's voice is heard within the city government.
The political climate in Zephyr Cove, NV is somewhat conservative.
Douglas County, NV is strongly conservative. In Douglas County, NV 33.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.4% to 33.9%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zephyr Cove, NV is somewhat conservative.
Douglas County, Nevada is strongly conservative.
Gardnerville Ranchos Metro Area is strongly 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.
Zephyr Cove, 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 Zephyr Cove, NV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 354 contributions totaling $120,308 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $340 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 349 contributions totaling $211,731 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $607 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)