Los Molinos, CA is a small community located in Tehama County. It is an area rich in culture and history, with many residents actively involved in the local politics. From deciding on school board members to voting for new laws and initiatives, the people of Los Molinos take part in the democratic process. The city is represented by a number of elected officials at both state and federal levels, including representatives from California's 1st Congressional District. In addition, the local government includes several committees that deal with things like infrastructure and public safety. With a population of just over 2,500 residents, it is clear that democracy is alive and well in Los Molinos!
The political climate in Los Molinos, CA is moderately conservative.
Tehama County, CA is very conservative. In Tehama County, CA 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tehama county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.6% to 31.0%.
Tehama county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Los Molinos, CA is moderately conservative.
Tehama County, California is very conservative.
Red Bluff Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Los Molinos, California: R R R R R R
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 Los Molinos, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 133 contributions totaling $4,189 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $10,899 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)