Kernville is a small town in California, located in Kern County. The town has a unique political culture, and is home to a diverse range of residents. While the population may be small, the local politics remain active. Residents take part in elections for local and state representatives, as well as local initiatives that affect their community. Additionally, Kernville residents have an active say in their government by attending public meetings and voicing their opinions on matters that concern them. Through their involvement, they are able to make sure that their voices are heard and respected. Overall, Kernville has an engaged political culture where residents can feel empowered to have an impact on the direction of their community.
The political climate in Kernville, CA is somewhat 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
Kernville, CA is somewhat 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.
Kernville, 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 Kernville, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 166 contributions totaling $10,209 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $6,859 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)