Politics in Murphys, CA are of great importance to the community. The town is home to a wide variety of voices and perspectives and as such it is crucial that political decisions be made with consideration for the whole community. Local elections are highly contested, with candidates running on platforms that reflect their commitment to making Murphys a better place for all its citizens. Elections in Murphys often focus on issues like education, public safety, infrastructure improvement, and economic growth. Politicians running in local elections must demonstrate their understanding of both local and global issues facing the town. Ultimately, the goal is to ensure that all citizens have access to quality resources while also supporting a vibrant economy.
The political climate in Murphys, CA is somewhat conservative.
Calaveras County, CA is moderately conservative. In Calaveras County, CA 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calaveras county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 36.8%.
Calaveras county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Murphys, CA is somewhat conservative.
Calaveras County, California is moderately 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.
Murphys, 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 Murphys, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 687 contributions totaling $37,217 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $18,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)