Jamestown, CA is a small rural town located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is an area with a strong sense of community and local politics often reflect that. Although there are no local political candidates at present, the residents take great pride in their democratic process. Community members are very active in their engagement with local government and frequently hold town hall meetings to discuss important issues. The local economy is based on agriculture, tourism, and outdoor activities so many of the major topics discussed by residents are related to those areas such as farming regulations, development restrictions, or access to public lands. Overall, Jamestown's citizens take seriously their responsibility as part of the democratic process and are dedicated to making sure their voices are heard in the decisions made in their town.
The political climate in Jamestown, CA is somewhat conservative.
Tuolumne County, CA is moderately conservative. In Tuolumne County, CA 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tuolumne county remained very strongly Republican, 58.2% to 39.4%.
Tuolumne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jamestown, CA is somewhat conservative.
Tuolumne County, California is moderately conservative.
Sonora Metro Area is moderately conservative.
California is strongly liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Jamestown, California: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Jamestown, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,869 contributions totaling $136,668 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 673 contributions totaling $101,685 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)