Moapa Valley is a small but vibrant town located in Nevada. It is a rural area with a population of approximately 7,500 people and has been known for its agricultural roots. Located just north of Las Vegas, Moapa Valley has recently seen an influx of people moving to the area for work or to retire. Despite its small size, the politics of Moapa Valley have become quite heated in recent years. Local politicians are passionate about the issues that matter most to them and their constituents, such as water rights, land use, taxes, and economic development. Residents take pride in their local government and value their ability to shape the future of Moapa Valley through elections and public discourse. Despite its quiet rural setting, the politics of Moapa Valley can become quite lively at times.
The political climate in Moapa Valley, NV is leaning conservative.
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
Moapa Valley, NV is leaning conservative.
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.
Moapa Valley, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Moapa Valley, NV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 168 contributions totaling $5,652 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $12,082 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)