Big Bend, CA is a small town located in the Central Valley of California. While it may be small in size, it is a vibrant and thriving community that prides itself on its strong sense of local politics. The town has an active mayor and city council, all of whom are focused on ensuring that Big Bend remains a safe and welcoming place to live. The Mayor and City Council members are committed to ensuring that Big Bend has access to basic services such as clean air, water, transportation, and educational opportunities for all its residents. Additionally, they strive to maintain a positive relationship with neighboring communities and participate in regional discussions about economic development initiatives. Through their involvement in local politics, these leaders ensure that the people of Big Bend have their voices heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Big Bend, CA is moderately conservative.
Shasta County, CA is very conservative. In Shasta County, CA 32.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shasta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.3%.
Shasta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Big Bend, CA is moderately conservative.
Shasta County, California is very conservative.
Redding Metro Area is very 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.
Big Bend, 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 Big Bend, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $1,980 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)