Pine Mountain Lake, CA is a small town located in the Sierra Nevada foothills. The town has a rich history of political engagement, with citizens actively participating in local government and decision-making processes. From electing the mayor to deciding on local ordinances, Pine Mountain Lake's residents have always been involved in political debates and initiatives. With numerous debates and discussions held in City Hall throughout the year, it is clear that politics are an important part of life in Pine Mountain Lake. While elections for mayor and council members garner much attention from locals, there are also several other ways for residents to participate in the democratic process. Community forums, meetings with city officials, and issue-based campaigns regularly take place throughout the year. This ensures that everyone has an important say when it comes to making key decisions about their community's future.
The political climate in Pine Mountain Lake, CA is somewhat conservative.
Tuolumne County, CA is moderately conservative. In Tuolumne County, CA 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tuolumne county remained very strongly Republican, 58.2% to 39.4%.
Tuolumne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pine Mountain Lake, CA is somewhat conservative.
Tuolumne County, California is moderately conservative.
Sonora Metro Area 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.
Pine Mountain Lake, 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 Pine Mountain Lake, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 450 contributions totaling $17,417 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 80 contributions totaling $9,426 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)