The politics in Mountain Gate, CA are determined by the residents of the town and their elected representatives. Every two years, citizens have the chance to vote for local candidates who will represent them and their views in City Hall. These representatives reflect the diverse opinions of the community, making sure that all voices are heard. From city council members to mayors and other representatives at state and federal levels, these elected officials strive to create policies that benefit everyone in Mountain Gate. They work hard to make sure that the community continues to be a safe, vibrant place for all its citizens.
The political climate in Mountain Gate, CA is moderately conservative.
Shasta County, CA is very conservative. In Shasta County, CA 32.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shasta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.3%.
Shasta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mountain Gate, CA is moderately conservative.
Shasta County, California is very conservative.
Redding 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.
Mountain Gate, 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 Mountain Gate, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,423 contributions totaling $82,757 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 609 contributions totaling $69,873 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)