Carson City, NV is located in the metropolitan area of Northern Nevada and is the capital of Nevada. The city has a population of around 55,500 and is home to a vibrant and diverse political landscape. Carson City has its own mayor and six-member city council that oversee the day-to-day operations of the city. The mayor and the council members are elected by local residents who want to make their mark on the politics in Carson City. Aside from local politics there are various state representatives from both major parties within the city as well as many non-partisan organizations that work to improve the quality of life in Carson City's neighborhoods. With a growing population comes more attention to local politics and a need for qualified candidates to represent all sides of an issue. As such, it is important for residents to stay informed about current events in order to make informed decisions during elections.
The political climate in Carson City Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Carson City Metro Area 42.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Carson City metro area remained strongly Republican, 54.2% to 42.8%.
The Carson City metro area voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carson City Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Carson City, Nevada: R R d 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Carson City Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,360 contributions totaling $356,913 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,585 contributions totaling $393,438 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $248 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)