Douglas County, Nevada is a politically conservative area that predominantly votes Republican. The Republican party has held the majority of seats in the Douglas County Commission, and Republicans have been elected to state offices such as the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Nevada. Locally, many citizens are passionate about ensuring their voice is heard in government decisions through involvement in public hearings or attending meetings of local political organizations. These organizations often host events to educate citizens on important issues facing Douglas County and provide resources for getting involved in local politics. Additionally, residents are encouraged to stay up-to-date with current news and information from their elected representatives to ensure their views are taken into consideration when voting in local elections. All in all, Douglas County works hard to ensure its citizens' voices are heard through active involvement in the democratic process.
The political climate in Douglas County, NV is strongly conservative.
In Douglas County, NV 33.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.4% to 33.9%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Douglas County, NV is strongly conservative.
Gardnerville Ranchos Metro Area is strongly 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.
Douglas, 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 Douglas County, NV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,749 contributions totaling $688,710 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,635 contributions totaling $932,405 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $354 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)