Oakhurst, CA is a small town nestled away in the Sierra Nevada foothills. It is an area known for its majestic landscape of rolling hills and oak trees. Politically, the town is represented by Raymond Lyons who serves as the Mayor of Oakhurst. He is a lifelong resident of Oakhurst and has been involved in local politics for many years. As Mayor, he works to ensure that the citizens of Oakhurst have access to quality services such as public safety, infrastructure, and recreation facilities. Additionally, Mayor Lyons works with other local leaders and organizations to foster economic growth throughout the town while maintaining the unique culture and history of Oakhurst. The Town Council also plays an important role in shaping local politics by working together to create laws that are beneficial for all citizens and visitors alike.
The political climate in Oakhurst, CA is leaning conservative.
Madera County, CA is somewhat conservative. In Madera County, CA 43.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madera county remained strongly Republican, 54.7% to 43.1%.
Madera county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oakhurst, CA is leaning conservative.
Madera County, California is somewhat conservative.
Madera Metro Area 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.
Oakhurst, 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 Oakhurst, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 991 contributions totaling $36,486 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 269 contributions totaling $28,941 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)