Durham, California is a small city located in Butte County in the northern part of the state. It is a community of just over 8,000 people and is known for its vibrant culture and strong sense of civic duty. Durham’s politics are largely driven by local issues that impact the community directly. The City Council serves as the governing body and consists of five elected officials who listen to input from citizens on matters such as public safety, infrastructure, economic development, parks and recreation and other important topics. The City Council also works to maintain an open dialogue with local candidates running for office, seeking feedback on matters that will influence the future of Durham. The community is very supportive of its political process and takes great pride in having their voices heard.
The political climate in Durham, CA is leaning conservative.
Butte County, CA is leaning liberal. In Butte County, CA 49.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butte county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.5% to 47.6%.
Butte county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Durham, CA is leaning conservative.
Butte County, California is leaning liberal.
Chico Metro Area is leaning 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.
Durham, California: R r d r r 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 Durham, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,526 contributions totaling $696,625 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,167 contributions totaling $462,108 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)