Fernley, Nevada is home to a diverse population of over 20,000 people. It is part of Lyon County and has been a part of Nevada since 1917. As such, Fernley has a thriving political culture. The current mayor is Roy Edgington who was elected in 2017 and has been committed to creating positive changes for the citizens of Fernley. This includes focusing on economic development in the area, promoting safe neighborhoods, and improving access to quality education. Furthermore, it is important to note that Fernley residents have an active voice when it comes to local politics and can stay informed by attending city council meetings or signing up for alerts from their local representatives. As such, Fernley has a vibrant civic community that works together to create lasting improvements for their city.
The political climate in Fernley, NV is moderately conservative.
Lyon County, NV is very conservative. In Lyon County, NV 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lyon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 28.0%.
Lyon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fernley, NV is moderately conservative.
Lyon County, Nevada is very conservative.
Fernley 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.
Fernley, 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 Fernley, NV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 599 contributions totaling $25,181 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $17,563 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)