Rouse, California is a small town in the northern part of the state. Although it is relatively isolated and not highly populated, the people in Rouse are still enthusiastic about local politics. Currently, there are several candidates running for office in the upcoming local election. These include a mayor, city council members and representatives for other important departments within the town government. The candidates have different views on how they believe Rouse should be run and their platforms reflect those values. Issues such as taxes, infrastructure, public safety, education and economic development are all topics that have been discussed during this election cycle. The residents of Rouse will have to decide which candidate’s views best align with their own in order to make an informed decision come Election Day.
The political climate in Rouse, CA is somewhat liberal.
Stanislaus County, CA is leaning liberal. In Stanislaus County, CA 49.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stanislaus county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.0% to 48.2%.
Stanislaus county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rouse, CA is somewhat liberal.
Stanislaus County, California is leaning liberal.
Modesto Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Rouse, California: r R d d d d
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 Rouse, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 590 contributions totaling $60,778 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $11,290 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)