Mount Shasta, California is a small city located in the northern part of the state. While it may be small, Mount Shasta plays an important role in local politics. The city has an elected mayor and four council members who are responsible for making decisions on matters such as zoning and public works. In addition, Mount Shasta voters have the opportunity to participate in state and federal elections for representatives such as the U.S. Congress or the State Legislature. Through these elections, citizens can make their voices heard and provide input into how their government should work for them. As a result of this active involvement in politics, Mount Shasta is a vibrant community that takes personal responsibility for its future.
The political climate in Mount Shasta, CA is leaning conservative.
Siskiyou County, CA is somewhat conservative. In Siskiyou County, CA 40.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Siskiyou county remained very strongly Republican, 56.6% to 40.9%.
Siskiyou county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Shasta, CA is leaning conservative.
Siskiyou County, California is somewhat 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.
Mount Shasta, 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 Mount Shasta, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,616 contributions totaling $109,316 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 123 contributions totaling $13,718 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)