Jackpot, Nevada is a small town located in Elko County with a population of 1,195 people as reported by the 2010 census. Despite its small size, Jackpot has an active political scene. Local elections draw significant interest from the community members and there are always several candidates vying for office each year. Issues such as taxation policy, the local economy, infrastructure development and public safety often take center stage in the debates amongst candidates during election season. The citizens of Jackpot take great pride in their civic responsibility and actively participate in the electoral process to ensure that their voices and concerns are heard. With continuous commitment from its residents, Jackpot is sure to continue having successful elections for years to come.
The political climate in Jackpot, 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
Jackpot, 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.
Jackpot, 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 Jackpot, NV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $332 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $381 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)