Dunsmuir, California is a small town located in Northern California's Shasta County. Although it is a small town, it has a rich political history. The town is governed by a mayor and four city council members, all of whom are elected to four-year terms. The mayor and city council members work together to make decisions that affect the daily lives of Dunsmuir residents and ensure that the needs of the community are met. The current mayor is Jim Littlefield and the current city council members include Lisa Allen, Mechelle White, Kevin Dicanio, and Gary McCallum. Each of these individuals works hard to ensure the positive growth of the community by fostering economic development while also preserving its rural charm. Dunsmuir also has strong ties with local state representatives who advocate for important issues on their behalf. Overall, politics in Dunsmuir have an important role in making sure that this small town remains vibrant and alive for many years to come.
The political climate in Dunsmuir, CA is leaning conservative.
Siskiyou County, CA is somewhat conservative. In Siskiyou County, CA 40.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Siskiyou county remained very strongly Republican, 56.6% to 40.9%.
Siskiyou county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dunsmuir, CA is leaning conservative.
Siskiyou County, California 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.
Dunsmuir, 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 Dunsmuir, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,235 contributions totaling $131,615 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 132 contributions totaling $16,168 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)