Soda Springs, CA is a small town in the Sierra Nevada region of California. The town is governed by a council consisting of five members elected by the citizens of Soda Springs. The council sets local laws and regulations that are aimed at protecting the community and providing necessary services to its residents. Over the past few years, there has been an increasing focus on environmental stewardship and growth within the community. Local politicians have responded to this trend by helping to create incentives for businesses to come to Soda Springs, as well as seeking out grants and other funding sources that benefit the entire community. Residents often get involved in local politics through attending or even running for office during elections, as well as participating in committees that make decisions about how their tax dollars are spent. It is clear that the politics of Soda Springs are focused on creating a better future for all its residents.
The political climate in Soda Springs, CA is leaning liberal.
Nevada County, CA is somewhat liberal. In Nevada County, CA 55.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nevada county remained strongly Democratic, 55.8% to 41.1%.
Nevada county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Soda Springs, CA is leaning liberal.
Nevada County, California is somewhat liberal.
Truckee-Grass Valley Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Soda Springs, California: R r d r 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 Soda Springs, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 99 contributions totaling $8,350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $110 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)