Gridley, CA is a small town in Northern California that has a population of approximately 6,000 people. Despite its small size, Gridley is an active political area with many people involved in the political process. Local residents often engage in conversations about politics and participate in community forums that discuss current events and issues. There are many organizations in the community that host events and workshops to foster civic engagement. In addition, local politicians often visit Gridley and hold meetings with constituents to hear their opinions on important issues. The city also has a Mayor and City Council members who work together to ensure the best possible outcomes for the citizens of Gridley. With all the political activity taking place, Gridley remains an interesting place to observe local politics in action.
The political climate in Gridley, CA is leaning liberal.
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
Gridley, CA is leaning liberal.
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.
Gridley, 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 Gridley, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 105 contributions totaling $18,046 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 211 contributions totaling $46,274 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)