Nye County, Nevada is a diverse county. It contains many small towns and rural communities with a population of 42,642. Politically, Nye County is a mix of conservative and liberal views. In recent years, Democrats have been making significant gains in local elections. There have been a few Democratic candidates who have run for the office of county commissioner and sheriff. These candidates mostly advocate for economic equality, cleaner energy sources, and increased access to healthcare for all residents. The county is also involved in local environmental initiatives such as reforestation efforts and water conservation planning. Regardless of political affiliation, the people of Nye County are proud of their strong sense of community and strive to bring together all residents regardless of their beliefs or background.
The political climate in Nye County, NV is very conservative.
In Nye County, NV 28.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nye county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 28.7%.
Nye county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nye County, NV is very conservative.
Pahrump 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.
Nye, 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 Nye County, NV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,482 contributions totaling $57,685 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 778 contributions totaling $76,383 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)