Patterson Tract, CA is a small, rural community located in the San Joaquin Valley. Despite its small size, the politics of Patterson Tract are an important part of the community. Political issues such as education, healthcare, and economic development are discussed regularly in town hall meetings and at local gatherings. The residents of Patterson Tract have a strong sense of civic responsibility, which is reflected in their active involvement in local political discussions. Local political candidates often visit the town to discuss their platforms with residents, giving them an opportunity to hear from those who would be representing them if they were elected. As a whole, the people of Patterson Tract take pride in having their voices heard when it comes to matters that affect their lives.
The political climate in Patterson Tract, CA is leaning conservative.
Tulare County, CA is leaning conservative. In Tulare County, CA 45.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tulare county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 45.0%.
Tulare county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Patterson Tract, CA is leaning conservative.
Tulare County, California is leaning conservative.
Visalia Metro Area is leaning 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.
Patterson Tract, 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 Patterson Tract, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 872 contributions totaling $82,506 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 758 contributions totaling $385,671 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $509 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)