Placerville, CA is a small town located in El Dorado County. Although it has a small population, the town has a deep-rooted history and is home to many people with strong interests in local politics. The current mayor of Placerville is Scott Williams, who was elected in 2018 after previously serving as the City Councilmember from 2014 to 2018. The City Council consists of seven members who are elected at-large for terms of four years each. There are several organizations such as the Placerville Democratic Club which work to engage local citizens in political issues and promote candidates that share their ideals. Residents also keep up to date on local political news through various publications and websites available online. Political issues range from public health and safety, economic development, and environmental concerns to matters involving property rights and zoning regulations. With so much activity happening in Placerville's political sphere, residents have plenty of opportunities to get involved and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Placerville, CA is leaning conservative.
El Dorado County, CA is somewhat conservative. In El Dorado County, CA 44.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, El Dorado county remained moderately Republican, 53.2% to 44.4%.
El Dorado county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Placerville, CA is leaning conservative.
El Dorado County, California is somewhat conservative.
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.
Placerville, 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 Placerville, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,479 contributions totaling $210,389 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 783 contributions totaling $99,244 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)