Valmy is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Valmy typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Valmy, ~9% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Valmy compares
Valmy sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable cities nearby.
Valmy runs about 65 points more Republican than Nevada as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Valmy. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+60), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Valmy leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Valmy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Valmy live in densely developed areas, about 39 points below the Nevada average of 44%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Valmy are family households, above 92% of cities.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with heavy housing overcrowding tend to turn out at a lower rate; Valmy, NV sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Valmy looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Valmy is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 8% of homes in Valmy have more than one occupant per room, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Battle Mountain, NV R+59
- Rixies, NV R+74
- Crescent Valley, NV R+77
- Midas, NV R+51
- Golconda, NV R+63
- Winnemucca, NV R+54
- Weso, NV R+65
- Mill City, NV R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Barksdale, WI R+18
- Lanse, PA R+58
- Peerless, TX R+78
- Seven Devils, NC R+17
- Amherst, SD R+31
- South Lincoln, VT D+25
- Clear Springs, MO R+69
- Woodmans Mills, ME R+12
- Webbville, KY R+68
- Douds, IA R+57
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Nevada Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.