Porterville, CA is a small city located in Tulare County. It is home to a diverse population of approximately 55,000 people. The city's local politics focus on creating an environment of growth and development for residents. This includes initiatives aimed at improving public education, increasing public safety, and protecting the area's natural resources. Local politicians prioritize these goals by investing in infrastructure projects and engaging with the community through various forums. Residents can stay informed about upcoming developments and issues by attending local meetings or following their representatives on social media. Porterville is committed to creating opportunities for its residents and ensuring that all voices are heard in local government decisions.
The political climate in Porterville, CA is leaning liberal.
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
Porterville, CA is leaning liberal.
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.
Porterville, 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 Porterville, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,382 contributions totaling $76,912 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,444 contributions totaling $250,088 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)