Tehachapi is a small city located in the Tehachapi Mountains in Kern County, California. It has a rich history of being a railroad town and is known for its diverse population and strong economy. In terms of politics, Tehachapi is served by several local elected officials who are all members of the Republican Party. The mayor of Tehachapi is Brian Pratte and the other five City Council Members are: Don Jackson, Charles Eutsler, Tom Beal, Billie Orr, and Joe Gonzales. These elected officials work together to make sure that Tehachapi is well represented in local government and to ensure that the needs of its citizens are met. They have worked hard to create an environment where businesses can thrive and residents can enjoy a high quality of life. The City Council meets regularly to discuss important issues that affect the city such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development initiatives, and more.
The political climate in Tehachapi, 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
Tehachapi, 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.
Tehachapi, 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 Tehachapi, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 928 contributions totaling $74,164 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 524 contributions totaling $62,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)