Chester, CA is a small town located in Northern California. It is known for its rural atmosphere and close-knit community. While the town does not make headlines as often as other larger cities, it still has an active political scene. Each election cycle, local residents cast their vote to elect representatives to represent them on the City Council and County Board of Supervisors. During election season, debates are held and candidates campaign vigorously for their chance to represent the citizens of Chester. Throughout the year, elected officials strive to respond to the needs of their constituents while working hard to ensure that decisions made by federal and state governments don't negatively impact Chester residents. The town's political system strives to keep things running smoothly through careful consideration of public opinion and responsible decision making.
The political climate in Chester, CA is somewhat conservative.
Plumas County, CA is moderately conservative. In Plumas County, CA 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Plumas county remained very strongly Republican, 57.2% to 40.5%.
Plumas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chester, CA is somewhat conservative.
Plumas County, California is moderately 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.
Chester, 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 Chester, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75 contributions totaling $5,671 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $6,239 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)