Herald, CA is a small rural town located in the Central Valley of California. It is a close knit community with deep roots in its history, cultural values and traditions. Politically, Herald residents have traditionally leaned toward conservative values. The local elections often include candidates who are proponents of smaller government, lower taxes and fiscal responsibility. Many Herald residents also prioritize their religious beliefs when it comes to politics and will support candidates who uphold traditional family values. In recent years there has been an influx of progressive politics within the city limits as younger people move into the area. Both sides of the political spectrum can be found within Herald’s city limits and while some election contests may get heated, there is still an overall sense of unity among all citizens regardless of political affiliation or ideology.
The political climate in Herald, CA is leaning liberal.
Sacramento County, CA is strongly liberal. In Sacramento County, CA 61.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sacramento county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.4% to 36.1%.
Sacramento county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Herald, CA is leaning liberal.
Sacramento County, California is strongly liberal.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom Metro Area is moderately 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.
Herald, California: d d D D 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 Herald, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,324 contributions totaling $41,161 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 249 contributions totaling $30,321 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)