Smith Corner, CA is a small community located in the mountains of California. Its population is comprised of mainly working-class individuals who have deep roots in the area. The local politics in Smith Corner, CA are quite unique in that they largely reflect the values and priorities of its members. The residents of Smith Corner are known for their commitment to preserving the natural beauty and environment of their home, as well as their dedication to providing quality services for everyone within their community. Candidates typically focus on improving access to educational resources, increasing public safety initiatives, and promoting economic development. Elections often come down to a few key issues that each candidate must address to win the support of the people living there. Despite the city's small size, it remains an important contributor to both state and national politics.
The political climate in Smith Corner, CA is leaning conservative.
Kern County, CA is somewhat conservative. In Kern County, CA 43.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kern county remained strongly Republican, 53.9% to 43.7%.
Kern county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Smith Corner, CA is leaning conservative.
Kern County, California is somewhat conservative.
Bakersfield Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Smith Corner, 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 Smith Corner, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 309 contributions totaling $4,800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $199,480 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,320 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)