The small town of Tranquillity, CA is renowned for its peaceful and calm atmosphere. Despite its small size, the town is home to an important local political scene that provides the citizens with representation in government affairs. The mayor and a city council made up of five members are elected by the community every two years. The council is responsible for setting the annual budget as well as making decisions on matters such as infrastructure and public safety. Local elections also occur during mid-term and presidential years where candidates from both major parties compete for office. This vibrant political environment ensures that the citizens of Tranquillity have a voice in their local affairs and can shape their town's future.
The political climate in Tranquillity, CA is somewhat liberal.
Fresno County, CA is leaning liberal. In Fresno County, CA 52.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fresno county remained moderately Democratic, 52.9% to 45.1%.
Fresno county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tranquillity, CA is somewhat liberal.
Fresno County, California is leaning liberal.
Fresno Metro Area is leaning 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.
Tranquillity, California: R R d d 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 Tranquillity, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $5,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $850 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $16,358 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $481 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)