The politics of 89703 Carson, NV are strongly influenced by the state of Nevada. This zip code is located in Washoe County, which is represented by various state senators and representatives who act as advocates for the people living in the area. The state legislature meets in Carson City, the capital of Nevada, to pass laws and regulations that will impact all citizens of the state. Additionally, local elections are held regularly to elect city officials who are responsible for managing services such as police, fire, public works and other community programs. These elected officials make decisions that directly affect constituents living in 89703 Carson, NV. The community strives to remain engaged with their elected officials to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to matters of local importance.
The political climate in Zip 89703 (Carson, NV) is somewhat conservative.
Carson City County, NV is somewhat conservative. In Carson City County, NV 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, Carson City county remained strongly Republican, 54.2% to 42.8%.
Carson City county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 89703 (Carson, NV) is somewhat conservative.
Carson, Nevada is somewhat conservative.
Carson City County, Nevada is somewhat conservative.
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, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 89703 (Carson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,820 contributions totaling $192,578 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 648 contributions totaling $178,829 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $276 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)