Yreka, CA is a small rural city located in the northern part of California and is known for its stunning mountain views and abundant outdoor recreational activities. The city has a population of around 7,700 people and is governed by a five-member City Council made up of elected officials. In Yreka, the political environment is overwhelmingly conservative and there are several local candidates running for office who represent the Republican party. The current mayor is Scott Ruppe, who was first elected in 2016 and recently reelected in 2020. Ruppe's platform focuses on enhancing public safety, investing in infrastructure projects to improve roads and bridges, and creating more jobs for local residents. Additionally, he has been an advocate for reducing taxes on small businesses as well as creating incentives to attract new business investments into the area. As the City Council races approach, Yreka residents will have the opportunity to learn about each candidate’s platforms and make an informed decision when they cast their vote.
The political climate in Yreka, CA is leaning conservative.
Siskiyou County, CA is somewhat conservative. In Siskiyou County, CA 40.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Siskiyou county remained very strongly Republican, 56.6% to 40.9%.
Siskiyou county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yreka, CA is leaning conservative.
Siskiyou County, California 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.
Yreka, 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 Yreka, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 348 contributions totaling $18,639 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 155 contributions totaling $19,986 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)