The small city of Laughlin, NV 89029 is a quiet tourist destination located along the Colorado River. While it may not be the most populous city in Nevada, the local politics still heavily impact its citizens and visitors alike. Local politicians are responsible for making decisions on important issues such as taxes, infrastructure, and public safety. They also act as a voice for their constituents when it comes to expressing concerns to higher levels of government. The current mayor is Sue Ann White who was elected in 2018 and has been actively working to make Laughlin an even better place for residents and tourists alike. There are several other local political candidates running for office in this upcoming election that will all be vying to make their voices heard.
The political climate in Zip 89029 (Laughlin, NV) is leaning liberal.
Clark County, NV is somewhat liberal. In Clark County, NV 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, Clark county remained moderately Democratic, 53.7% to 44.3%.
Clark county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 89029 (Laughlin, NV) is leaning liberal.
Laughlin, Nevada is leaning liberal.
Clark County, Nevada is somewhat liberal.
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.
Laughlin, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 89029 (Laughlin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 306 contributions totaling $26,148 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 115 contributions totaling $21,253 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)