Copperopolis, CA is a small town situated in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Despite its size, it has a complex political culture that is unique to the area. The local government consists of five town council members who are elected every two years by the residents of Copperopolis. These elected officials are responsible for making decisions on issues such as public safety, infrastructure development, and economic development. Every four years, an election cycle brings out passionate debates and campaigns centered around these topics. Local candidates typically run on platforms that highlight their commitment to strengthening the community and creating a bright future for Copperopolis. As a result of these active campaigns and lively debates, the residents of Copperopolis are empowered to make informed decisions about who should be representing them in office.
The political climate in Copperopolis, CA is moderately conservative.
Calaveras County, CA is moderately conservative. In Calaveras County, CA 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calaveras county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 36.8%.
Calaveras county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Copperopolis, CA is moderately conservative.
Calaveras County, California 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.
Copperopolis, 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 Copperopolis, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 98 contributions totaling $12,360 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $6,799 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)