Easton, CA is a small town in California with a population of approximately 3,000 people. Despite its size, Easton has an active city government and vibrant politics. The mayor of Easton is Johnny Smith, and he leads the town council which consists of five elected members who serve four-year terms. Each year, local residents have the opportunity to cast their votes for the town council members as well as other important political positions such as sheriff and district attorney. Depending on the issues facing Easton, different candidates may be up for election each year. It's important for locals to stay informed about the candidates and issues in order to make an educated decision when it comes to voting.
The political climate in Easton, CA is leaning liberal.
Fresno County, CA is leaning liberal. In Fresno County, CA 52.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fresno county remained moderately Democratic, 52.9% to 45.1%.
Fresno county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Easton, CA is leaning liberal.
Fresno County, California is leaning liberal.
Fresno Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Easton, California: R R d d d d
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 Easton, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 290 contributions totaling $76,498 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 370 contributions totaling $187,995 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $508 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)