The small town of Floriston, CA is known for its peaceful atmosphere and close-knit community. Politically, the town is predominately democratic but there are pockets of republicans spread across the area. Residents in the community vote in local elections to decide on issues that affect their lives directly. Recently, citizens have been advocating for increased funding for educational programs and improved infrastructure. Local political candidates have been campaigning on these platforms and have held debates to discuss their ideas and policies with the community. In general, residents of Floriston take a lot of pride in their local government and strive to make sure everyone’s voice is heard during election season.
The political climate in Floriston, CA is leaning liberal.
Nevada County, CA is somewhat liberal. In Nevada County, CA 55.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nevada county remained strongly Democratic, 55.8% to 41.1%.
Nevada county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Floriston, CA is leaning liberal.
Nevada County, California is somewhat liberal.
Truckee-Grass Valley Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Floriston, California: R r d r 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 Floriston, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $333 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $4,800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $4,800 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)