I live in Carson City. You did state the truth about the butthole Governor, but trust me unless they manage to steal the election (and yes, they are trying) the northern part of Nevada will prove that WE ARE A RED STATE. Outside of that...I am not one to sit in a casino all day, so I understand what you are saying. Here are the plusses (from my perspective) about living where I do: I can drive 20 minutes, and be in a totally different world. There are so many awesome areas where I can actually go and find undisturbed NATURE. The Carson River has some of the most beautiful areas to hike (or walk along) with the chances of running into another human being really small. We take our fur baby "Ziggy" with us, sometimes we drive our old willy's 4x4 to areas that you can only get to with it, then hike along the river and let him swim. We have gone "treasure hunting" many times along the river trails...Numerous old stamp mills used to be located along the Carson River so we sometimes find old dumpsites buried a foot down with all kinds of antiques buried there. 10 Minutes from my front door is Washoe Lake. A State Park, but during the week, a great place to relax and again let the Dog swim...30 minutes from Lake Tahoe...That place needs no explanation, it is beautiful and there are still a few places more toward North Shore that are not so densely populated as the South shore (Casino) areas. Douglas County (which is part of South Tahoe) also is home to Gardnerville  & Minden. Most people have never heard of those two towns, but they are REALLY nice areas to live. They feel like Mayberry, to me anyway. The residents are really friendly, and the crime rate is extremely low.I lived in Minden when I first left Commiefornia about 12 years ago and it was such a different type of lifestyle that it took me a long time to get used to NICE people who weren't phony, were genuinely nice and who watched my house when I was not home. Even the kids were great. Offered to walk the dog (for free)! Neighbors who weren't nosy, but were always there to pitch in and help without asking! Sheriff Coverley (the reason for the BLM protest last Saturday) and his deputies are so respectful of their citizens. They are not there to harrass or attack their citizens. They are friendly, helpful and know what it means to protect and serve their communities. Even here in Carson, the Sheriffs Department has no problem letting us protest (peacefully) when a couple thousand of us marched from the Capital to the Governors mansion to demand that the asshole re-open our state. In fact , they stood back and let us speak our minds...the ARMED citizenry in front of the mansion with bullhorns and US & Trump flags flying high. The pussy Governor called in the State police because he was "scared" and our Sheriff wouldn't get involved in our peaceful protest.They understand very well that they took an oath to uphold the Laws of the United States Constitution and no matter what the POS Governor did or said, they were not there to violate our rights. That was in June of this year and I have to say that was the most awesome thing to witness and be a part of considering the way the country has been headed. Yes, it may sound like a sales pitch, but its not. I just wanted you to hear from a person who truly loves this state, why I love it and why I pray to God every day we stop them from destroying this amazing place. P.S. Southern Nevada is a whole different animal. You could not PAY me to live there.