Purple Politics Nevada with Lucia Starbuck

This month’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada explores why Nevada went red for president for the first time in 20 years and what Donald Trump’s second term could look like.

With Election Day around the corner, this episode of Purple Politics Nevada with Lucia Starbuck checks in with voters featured on the show throughout the year.

In this episode of Purple Politics Nevada, host Lucia Starbuck dispelled the misconception that Black voters are a monolith and spoke to people about upholding democracy and the high cost of living.

In this month’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada, host Lucia Starbuck spoke to a political scientist and historian to add context to what the president’s decision to drop out of the race means. She also spoke with Democratic delegates as they prepare to head to the DNC in Chicago.

Voters over the age of 65 make up the largest voting bloc in Nevada when broken down by age. But do they feel heard by political candidates this election? In this month’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada, host Lucia Starbuck spoke to seniors to find out.

In this month’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada, host Lucia Starbuck spoke to nonpartisans about election reform, disdain for the parties, and issues such as the environment.

Latino voters in Northern Nevada are voicing that their top issues are accessing economic opportunities and addressing immigration — but it goes beyond that — and while they’re committed to casting their ballots in November, what remains to be seen is who will earn their vote. Listen to this month’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada with host Lucia Starbuck to learn more.

What issues matter most to Native voters in Nevada? In this month’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada, host Lucia Starbuck spoke to Indigenous community members from several different tribes, traveled to a reservation outside of Reno, and attended a powwow to get their thoughts.

Later this year, Tesla will have to start paying property taxes for the first time in 10 years. Nevada gave the electric car manufacturing company more than $1 billion in tax breaks in 2014 to build its gigafactory in Storey County. Now, Storey County has big plans to upgrade its aging infrastructure and pay back some debt.

In February, Nevada will be the first state in the West to voice who should run for president of the United States during its 2024 state-run Presidential Preference Primaries and Republican Party-run caucus. In this episode of Purple Politics Nevada, learn about what voters can expect and the historical context of the voting processes.