Lyon County, Nevada is an important political hub in the state. It has a long and storied history of electing local officials who are focused on improving the lives of the citizens living there. The county is governed by a five-member board of commissioners, each elected for four-year terms. Over the years, Lyon County has seen its fair share of political figures come and go, from well-known politicians to lesser-known candidates seeking office. Local politicians have been able to build strong coalitions that often result in policies that are beneficial for everyone in the county. Many current initiatives focus on economic development, job creation, education reform and health care access. In addition to these issues, local politicians prioritize working with community organizations to provide services and support for those less fortunate. Overall, Lyon County politics are focused on ensuring that all citizens can live better lives through improved services and opportunities.
The political climate in 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
Lyon County, NV 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.
Lyon, 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 Lyon County, NV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,655 contributions totaling $90,101 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 923 contributions totaling $139,088 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)