Camino, CA is a small town located in El Dorado County in the Sierra Nevada region of California. While it is a quiet and peaceful place to call home, its politics are anything but sedate. The town has seen a number of elections over the years, with candidates from both major political parties vying for positions on local boards and councils. The primary issues facing Camino residents are those related to sustainable growth – balancing economic development with environmental protection – as well as improving public infrastructure such as roads, bridges and public transportation options. In addition, local candidates have sought to represent the needs of small business owners and homeowners by advocating for lower taxes and better access to essential services.
The political climate in Camino, CA is somewhat conservative.
El Dorado County, CA is somewhat conservative. In El Dorado County, CA 44.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, El Dorado county remained moderately Republican, 53.2% to 44.4%.
El Dorado county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Camino, CA is somewhat conservative.
El Dorado County, California is somewhat conservative.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom Metro Area 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.
Camino, 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 Camino, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,037 contributions totaling $248,978 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 884 contributions totaling $116,494 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)