Elko County, located in Nevada, is a politically diverse area. It includes rural areas and small towns with mixed political views. The Republican party holds the majority of seats in the county but not by an overwhelming margin. Locally, members from both major parties are actively campaigning to represent Elko County in the state legislature and other political offices. There have been many debates among residents about local issues such as taxes, economic development, and education. In addition, candidates have advocated for greater environmental protection and conservation in the county. Though there are differences of opinion on certain topics, the citizens of Elko County generally agree that working together is essential for a positive future for the community.
The political climate in 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
Elko County, NV 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.
Elko, 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 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 Elko County, NV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 740 contributions totaling $33,632 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 708 contributions totaling $1,143,481 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,615 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)