Washoe, Nevada Turns Republicans Blue

By artappraiser on Mon, 11/12/2018 - 5:13am |

You will not read a better, deeper piece about the changing Washoe County, what happened during the election and how it bodes ill for Republicans in Nevada. https://t.co/shVUPZGM6G
— Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) November 11, 2018

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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/washoe-turns-republicans-blue/

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[...] Washoe County likes to ticket-split

Washoe County used to be solidly conservative. But in recent years, it has emerged as the state’s only swing county, a fact that has often resulted in split tickets [....]

Since 2000, the numbers of active registered nonpartisan voters has increased significantly.

[GRAPH showing that HERE]

Voters in Washoe County also care about individual candidates and their campaigns, something that was apparent when analyzing the results of how partisan politics played out in down-ballot county races. During a midterm election in which the Democrats were successful at the top of the ticket, Republican incumbents won all but one county administrative office [....]

by artappraiser on Mon, 11/12/2018 - 5:23am

Washoe, Nevada Turns Republicans Blue

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