Rancho Calaveras, CA is a small rural community located in California’s Central Valley region. The local politics in the area are mostly centered around issues related to agriculture and conservation. Local political candidates focus on promoting sustainable farming practices and protecting natural resources in the area. They also advocate for economic development that supports small businesses and provides services to residents. Furthermore, they are committed to preserving the unique character of Rancho Calaveras by defending its natural beauty and cultural heritage. Residents of Rancho Calaveras have consistently elected candidates who support these values, ensuring that their community will remain a beautiful place to live for many years to come.
The political climate in Rancho Calaveras, CA is moderately 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
Rancho Calaveras, CA is moderately 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.
Rancho Calaveras, 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 Rancho Calaveras, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 775 contributions totaling $21,741 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 139 contributions totaling $16,683 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)