Reno, NV is a city with a population of about 250,000 people and is the fourth most populous city in Nevada. It is the county seat of Washoe County and has been an important commercial center in the region since its founding in 1868. Reno has a strong mayor-council government system where local political candidates are frequently elected to take office and represent the citizens of Reno. These elected officials have the responsibility of making laws and policies that affect the wellbeing of residents living within 89511 Reno, NV. Currently, there are several candidates who are vying for positions on the Reno City Council, each offering different perspectives on issues such as housing affordability, public safety, infrastructure development, and budgeting. As a result, local politics are highly competitive and often contentious as Reno's citizens strive to be represented by those who best reflect their values and beliefs.
The political climate in Zip 89511 (Reno, NV) is leaning liberal.
Washoe County, NV is leaning liberal. In Washoe County, NV 50.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washoe county remained Democratic, 50.8% to 46.3%.
Washoe county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 89511 (Reno, NV) is leaning liberal.
Reno, Nevada is leaning liberal.
Washoe County, Nevada is leaning liberal.
Reno Metro Area is leaning 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.
Reno, Nevada: r r 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 89511 (Reno)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,636 contributions totaling $500,891 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,139 contributions totaling $1,055,842 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $494 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)