Shasta, California is a small city located in the northern region of the state. It is home to a diverse population and has a strong sense of community and pride. The local politics in Shasta are largely focused on improving the quality of life for its residents. Issues such as education, public safety, housing, health care, economic development, infrastructure maintenance, and sustainability have been major topics of conversation among elected officials and citizens alike. Local candidates for mayor and city council strive to provide leadership that reflects the values of the community while also meeting its needs for today and into the future. As Shasta continues to grow and evolve, it is important that political leaders work together with residents to create a bright future for all its citizens.
The political climate in Shasta, CA is strongly conservative.
Shasta County, CA is very conservative. In Shasta County, CA 32.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shasta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.3%.
Shasta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shasta, CA is strongly conservative.
Shasta County, California is very conservative.
Redding Metro Area is very 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.
Shasta, 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 Shasta, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,892 contributions totaling $175,142 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 788 contributions totaling $197,078 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)