Oildale, California is a small town located in Kern County. It has a population of about 26,000 people and serves as a rural gateway into the greater Bakersfield area. The local politics in Oildale are focused on supporting small businesses and providing resources to help the community grow. Political candidates focus on advocating for working families, protecting the environment, and amplifying the voices of underserved communities. The town has an active City Council and Mayor that work together to improve the quality of life for all residents. Additionally, there are efforts to ensure that all citizens have access to educational resources such as libraries and other cultural institutions. Overall, Oildale’s focus is on ensuring that it remains a safe, diverse community while providing opportunity for growth and prosperity.
The political climate in Oildale, CA is leaning conservative.
Kern County, CA is somewhat conservative. In Kern County, CA 43.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kern county remained strongly Republican, 53.9% to 43.7%.
Kern county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oildale, CA is leaning conservative.
Kern County, California is somewhat conservative.
Bakersfield Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Oildale, 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 Oildale, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,887 contributions totaling $52,256 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 451 contributions totaling $172,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $383 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)