The politics in the Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metro Area are lively and varied. Elected officials representing the region come from both major political parties, Democratic and Republican, with a variety of different views and perspectives. In addition to local representatives, there are also state and federal officials who hold various offices in the area. The most important issues affecting the Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise metro area include education, infrastructure, healthcare and jobs. In recent years, voter turnout has been strong at local elections - the large population base of the region provides for significant participation from citizens at all levels of government. Issues impacting the region are discussed by residents in town hall meetings as well as on social media platforms to further their understanding of politics and policy.
The political climate in Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
In Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise Metro Area 53.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise metro area remained moderately Democratic, 53.7% to 44.3%.
The Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada: d d 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 86,311 contributions totaling $25,018,119 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $290 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28,559 contributions totaling $223,210,841 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $7,816 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)