The city of Laton, CA is a diverse and bustling community located in the heart of Central California. The city's population is estimated to be around 10,500 residents who enjoy the temperate climate and small-town feel. Local politics have a strong presence in Laton with many groups and individuals advocating for their causes. A variety of political organizations are active in the area, from grassroots activists to large nonprofit organizations that focus on social justice issues. Additionally, several candidates for local office have been campaigning to represent the city’s interests in the state legislature or in Congress. Residents can stay up to date on local elections by reading material from local newspapers or by attending candidate forums hosted by community members. The local government encourages citizens to involve themselves in their political process by educating themselves on voting rights and participating in voter registration drives. In summary, politics play an important role in the lives of Laton’s residents as they work together to create a better future for their community.
The political climate in Laton, CA is somewhat liberal.
Fresno County, CA is leaning liberal. In Fresno County, CA 52.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fresno county remained moderately Democratic, 52.9% to 45.1%.
Fresno county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Laton, CA is somewhat liberal.
Fresno County, California is leaning liberal.
Fresno 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.
Laton, California: R R 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 Laton, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $14,304 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $715 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)