Visalia, California is a city with a rich political history. Located in Tulare County, Visalia has long been home to a diverse range of local politicians, representing the interests of the city's many residents. These leaders have proudly served their constituents through initiatives and policies that have improved the quality of life within the community. In recent years, Visalia has seen an influx in new candidates vying for a seat on the City Council or other elected offices. With each election cycle, Visaliens are presented with more choices than ever before and can actively participate in shaping their city's future. All candidates make sure to focus on issues that matter most to the people of Visalia - from public safety and infrastructure projects to economic development and environmental sustainability - ensuring that no voices are left unheard and everyone gets their chance to be heard at the ballot box.
The political climate in Visalia, CA is leaning conservative.
Tulare County, CA is leaning conservative. In Tulare County, CA 45.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tulare county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 45.0%.
Tulare county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Visalia, CA is leaning conservative.
Tulare County, California is leaning conservative.
Visalia Metro Area is leaning 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.
Visalia, 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 Visalia, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,658 contributions totaling $346,629 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,299 contributions totaling $1,034,321 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $450 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)