Rio Oso is a small town located in Sutter County, California. It has a tight-knit community and is well known for its agricultural heritage and outdoor activities. The local politics in Rio Oso are of great importance to the residents. Every two years, elections are held for various positions such as City Council members and the Mayor. These elected officials help set policies that directly impact the residents, businesses, and environment of Rio Oso. The City Council is responsible for setting budget priorities, ensuring public safety, and developing plans for economic growth within the city limits. In addition to these duties, they also represent the voice of citizens on regional matters such as transportation issues or emergency services. Elections in Rio Oso give residents an opportunity to have their concerns heard by those who have been elected into office and can make changes in their community that benefit everyone.
The political climate in Rio Oso, CA is moderately conservative.
Sutter County, CA is moderately conservative. In Sutter County, CA 40.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sutter county remained very strongly Republican, 57.2% to 40.7%.
Sutter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rio Oso, CA is moderately conservative.
Sutter County, California is moderately conservative.
Yuba City 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.
Rio Oso, 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 Rio Oso, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $24,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,435 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $48,920 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $764 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)