Located in the Kern River Valley, Bodfish, CA boasts a small population of approximately 1,500 residents. While being a relatively small town, it still has an active political landscape with a local City Council that governs the area. The City Council is responsible for setting local policies and approving any major projects or initiatives in the town. In addition to the City Council, there are several other political positions that are filled by local citizens. These range from Mayor to various boards and commissions ranging from parks and recreation to public safety. Every four years, Bodfish residents take part in elections that decide who will serve their community as mayor, council members and other city positions. Ultimately, local politics ensure that Bodfish continues running smoothly and provides its citizens with the services they need.
The political climate in Bodfish, CA is leaning conservative.
Kern County, CA is somewhat conservative. In Kern County, CA 43.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kern county remained strongly Republican, 53.9% to 43.7%.
Kern county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bodfish, CA is leaning conservative.
Kern County, California is somewhat conservative.
Bakersfield 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.
Bodfish, 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 Bodfish, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $582 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $1,089 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)