Bridgeport, CA is a small town located in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern California. It is a quiet, rural community with an estimated population of only 1,744. The politics in Bridgeport are largely determined by the City Council which consists of five elected representatives from the town and is responsible for setting the local laws and regulations. The City Council meets twice a month in order to discuss important topics such as budgeting, infrastructure projects, public safety and land use development. They also take input from citizens about their concerns or ideas to make Bridgeport a better place to live. Each year, several candidates run for election on the City Council and residents have the opportunity to vote for those who they feel will best represent their interests.
The political climate in Bridgeport, CA is leaning liberal.
Mono County, CA is moderately liberal. In Mono County, CA 59.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mono county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.6% to 37.3%.
Mono county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bridgeport, CA is leaning liberal.
Mono County, California is moderately 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.
Bridgeport, California: R d D d D 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 Bridgeport, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $590 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $605 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)