Big Pine, California is a small town located on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountain range and has a population of around 1,500. It is a rural community with deep roots in agriculture and outdoor recreation, making it an ideal location for those looking to escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. Despite its size, Big Pine is home to many active local political representatives who are dedicated to serving the needs of their constituents. Certain candidates focus on preserving the town's agricultural heritage while others push for increased access to recreational activities in the area. Additionally, there are a few key political issues that have been consistently at the forefront of Big Pine politics: protecting public lands from development, promoting economic growth through small business support, and advocating for better educational opportunities for all citizens.
The political climate in Big Pine, CA is leaning conservative.
Inyo County, CA is leaning liberal. In Inyo County, CA 48.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Inyo county flipped narrowly Democratic, 48.9% to 48.7%.
Inyo county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Big Pine, CA is leaning conservative.
Inyo County, California 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.
Big Pine, California: R R r R R 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 Big Pine, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,566 contributions totaling $107,815 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 171 contributions totaling $69,524 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $407 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)