Carson City, NV County is home to a diverse range of political views and beliefs. There is a wide range of local political groups and individuals that are actively involved in the county's governance. These include the Carson City Republican Party, the Carson City Democratic Party, the Nevada Libertarian Party, and several independent candidates. All of these organizations work together to ensure that the interests of the citizens of Carson City are represented at all levels of government. In addition, there are many local initiatives underway in Carson City regarding social justice issues such as poverty alleviation, environmental conservation, public health care access, and education reform. By working together with all voices in the community, both large and small, civic engagement has increased in Carson City over recent years and will continue to do so into the future.
The political climate in Carson City County, NV is somewhat conservative.
In Carson City County, NV 42.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carson City county remained strongly Republican, 54.2% to 42.8%.
Carson City county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carson City County, NV is somewhat conservative.
Carson City Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Carson City, Nevada: R R d 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 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 Carson City County, NV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,360 contributions totaling $356,913 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,585 contributions totaling $393,438 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $248 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)