Storey, NV County is a small rural community located in the northern region of Nevada. The county's population is estimated to be around 4,000 people and it has a long and storied history of local politics. The major issues facing Storey, NV County are those related to water rights, land use, taxation, and economic development. In addition to these broader issues that impact the entire county, there are several important local political initiatives that affect the daily lives of citizens living in Storey. Local elections held each year help determine who will represent residents on various committees and boards focusing on topics of importance such as education, infrastructure development, and public safety. Currently there are multiple candidates vying for positions ranging from county commission chair to school board member. It is up to the citizens of Storey to decide who they want representing them in local politics so that their voices can be heard and their needs addressed.
The political climate in Storey County, NV is very conservative.
In Storey County, NV 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Storey county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.3% to 31.4%.
Storey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Storey County, NV is very conservative.
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.
Storey, 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 Storey County, NV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 231 contributions totaling $8,286 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $29,007 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $446 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)