Washoe County in Nevada is home to a diverse community with strong political views. The county is made up of various cities and unincorporated areas such as the towns of Sun Valley, Incline Village, and Reno. Each of these areas has its own local government, including mayors, city councils, and boards for each city or town. The county also has a Board of Supervisors to oversee all local issues. These offices are responsible for many important decisions that affect the lives of Washoe County residents, from public safety measures to infrastructure development projects. The people in Washoe County vote for their representatives in order to make their voices heard in government decisions. Local candidates running for office are often chosen by the voters based on their positions on important issues that affect the area they live in or represent. This allows Washoe County citizens to have input into how their local policies and laws are formed and implemented.
The political climate in Washoe County, NV is leaning liberal.
In Washoe County, NV 50.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washoe county remained Democratic, 50.8% to 46.3%.
Washoe county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Washoe County, NV is leaning liberal.
Reno Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Washoe, Nevada: r r D d 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 Washoe County, NV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44,546 contributions totaling $4,314,539 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10,880 contributions totaling $7,246,829 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $666 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)