Magalia, CA is a small town located in the foothills of Butte County. It has been an important part of the local community for many years, but lately it has seen some political changes. The most recent election saw a new mayor being voted in, and he has already made some decisions that have improved the local economy and quality of life. There have also been several local initiatives aimed at making sure that Magalia receives the necessary funding to keep up with its growing population. Currently there are no specific political candidates running for office in Magalia, however there are still plenty of opportunities for citizens to get involved in local politics and make a difference in their community.
The political climate in Magalia, CA is leaning conservative.
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
Magalia, CA is leaning conservative.
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.
Magalia, 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 Magalia, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,227 contributions totaling $94,757 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 490 contributions totaling $58,519 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)