Stratford, California is a small town located in the Central Valley of Northern California. It is a rural community with an estimated population of around 2,000 people. The politics in Stratford are focused on providing the best possible services to its citizens. Local residents can participate in local decision-making through voting for elected officials like the mayor and city council members. The council works closely with local organizations and businesses to ensure that Stratford remains a great place to live and work. Residents also have access to state representatives who can provide assistance with regional issues or answer any questions about laws and regulations that could affect them. Additionally, Stratford has a strong representation at the county level as well, ensuring that citizen’s voices are heard on broader issues such as land use or transportation initiatives. Overall, it is clear that local politics in Stratford are focused on making sure residents have access to the resources they need for continued success within their community.
The political climate in Stratford, CA is leaning conservative.
Kings County, CA is somewhat conservative. In Kings County, CA 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kings county remained strongly Republican, 54.9% to 42.6%.
Kings county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stratford, CA is leaning conservative.
Kings County, California is somewhat conservative.
Hanford-Corcoran 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.
Stratford, 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 Stratford, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $54,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,700 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)