Walnut Grove, CA is a city with a rich political history. It is home to many different kinds of people who have their own perspectives on the issues that matter in their community. The local government consists of an elected Mayor and four City Council Members who work together to create laws and policies that shape the future of the city. Local elections are held every two years to decide who will fill these positions and make decisions on behalf of the citizens. During election season, residents can get involved by attending meetings, meeting candidates, and learning about their platforms. This allows them to make informed decisions on who they want to represent them in city hall. The Walnut Grove City Council meets regularly to discuss projects that affect the local community, such as infrastructure improvements and public safety initiatives. Through these discussions, members can exchange ideas and come up with solutions that could help benefit everyone in the area.
The political climate in Walnut Grove, CA is somewhat liberal.
Sacramento County, CA is strongly liberal. In Sacramento County, CA 61.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sacramento county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.4% to 36.1%.
Sacramento county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Walnut Grove, CA is somewhat liberal.
Sacramento County, California is strongly liberal.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom Metro Area is moderately 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.
Walnut Grove, California: d d 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 Walnut Grove, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 204 contributions totaling $32,417 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $12,437 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)