⭐ LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADA

Historic Frontier • 5,300 Residents • Land, Liberty & Wide-Open Nevada

Not left. Not right. Not labels.
Just Nevadans, united through morals, ownership, responsibility, and community.

    • Population: ~5,300

    • Growth Rate (10-Year): stable

    • Land Area: 10,637 sq. miles (one of Nevada’s largest counties)

    • County Seat: Pioche

    • Founded: 1866

    • Major Communities: Pioche, Caliente, Panaca, Alamo, Rachel, Pahranagat Valley

    • School District: Lincoln County School District

    • Key Geography: Pahranagat Valley, Meadow Valley, Rainbow Canyon, Basin ranges

  • Local Government Structure

    • Board of County Commissioners (3 commissioners)

    • Lincoln County School Board

    • City of Caliente (Mayor & Council)

    • Town Boards: Pioche, Panaca, Alamo

    • Planning Commission

    • County Clerk, Recorder, Treasurer, Sheriff, DA, Courts

    Lincoln County blends incorporated and unincorporated governance across vast, rural distances.

  • Lincoln County was created in 1866, carved from a portion of Nye County. Its early economy centered on mining booms in Pioche, famously known for:

    “The Roughest Town in the Old West.”

    Pioche’s mining conflicts produced more deaths from gunfighting than from mining accidents — a true frontier legacy.

    Later, ranching and agriculture in Panaca and the Pahranagat Valley created strong, family-rooted communities.

    Key identity pillars:

    • Frontier grit

    • Agriculture & ranching

    • Mining history

    • Tight-knit rural towns

    • Strong religious and family values

    • Public lands and open spaces

    This is deep Nevada.

  • Rural, diverse, and land-driven:

    • Ranching & agriculture (cattle, alfalfa, irrigated crops)

    • Mining (gold, silver, gypsum)

    • Outdoor recreation (state parks, trails, hunting)

    • Tourism (Pioche history, Caliente hot springs, Basin & Range National Monument)

    • Local government & public services

    • Air Force & test site proximity

    • Small business & rural trades

    Lincoln has some of Nevada’s best outdoor landscapes and historical sites.

  • Lincoln County residents consistently care about:

    • Water rights & agricultural access

    • Federal land management (BLM/USFS)

    • Ranching protections

    • School district sustainability

    • Rural healthcare access

    • Infrastructure (roads, internet, emergency response)

    • Mining impacts & project approvals

    • Population retention & economic growth

    • Tourism development vs. rural preservation

    • Public land use regulations

    A county where independence is expected and government must earn trust.

  • Your INevada County Lead:
    [TBD]
    “Rural truth. Frontier transparency. Nevada values.”

    Your county leader will:

    • Track Commission decisions

    • Monitor LCSD school board meetings

    • Provide ranching and water-rights updates

    • Break down BLM/USFS proposals

    • Watch Caliente city decisions

    • Prepare mining-related P.E.P. breakdowns

    • Support all rural communities from Rachel to Panaca

    • Coordinate statewide INevada rural strength