Carson City, located in the 89706 zip code, is the capital of Nevada. This city is unique in that it is the only political center of Nevada and home to a wide variety of local political decisions. The city has numerous elected officials that are responsible for making decisions about the community's infrastructure, public safety, education systems, and economic development. These elected officials include State Assembly members, Mayor Bob Crowell, and Sheriff Ken Furlong. In addition to these people there are various department heads who are responsible for running the government day-to-day. Political issues in Carson City revolve around budgeting for programs and services, promoting economic growth and development, maintaining public safety through better law enforcement techniques and initiatives, providing quality education to its citizens, while at the same time addressing environmental concerns and protecting natural resources. All these work together to provide an efficient and effective system of governance for 89706 Carson City residents.
The political climate in Zip 89706 (Carson, NV) is leaning 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 89706 (Carson, NV) is leaning conservative.
Carson, Nevada is leaning 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 89706 (Carson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,236 contributions totaling $50,334 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 458 contributions totaling $116,274 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)