Nevada County, California is an area with a rich political history. It is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills and has seen its share of state and local elections over the years. The county is home to a variety of different political leanings, ranging from progressive Democrats to more conservative Republicans. In recent years, the majority of elected officials in Nevada County have been members of the Democratic Party. Despite this majority, there are still significant numbers of Republicans, Independents, and third-party voters that hold sway in local elections as well. Voter turnout in Nevada County typically remains high as people take pride in their right to have a say in how their government is run. Each election season brings out a variety of candidates from both sides of the aisle who seek to represent their constituents’ views on important issues such as healthcare, taxes, and education. Though tensions can run high at times during election season debates between opposing candidates and parties, residents are committed to making sure that their voices are heard when it comes to who will shape policy decisions for Nevada County going forward.
The political climate in Nevada County, CA is somewhat liberal.
In Nevada County, CA 55.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nevada county remained strongly Democratic, 55.8% to 41.1%.
Nevada county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nevada County, CA is somewhat liberal.
Truckee-Grass Valley Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
California is strongly 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.
Nevada, California: R r d r 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Nevada County, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18,933 contributions totaling $1,556,832 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,985 contributions totaling $326,968 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)