Portola, CA is a small community located in Plumas County. It is known for its thriving agricultural industry, which provides a significant portion of the employment opportunities for residents. Politically, Portola is predominantly conservative. Residents are often supportive of traditional values and limited government intervention in their lives. Local politicians generally try to represent this perspective when running for elected office. The most recent election saw the re-election of the Mayor and two incumbent Council Members, all of whom ran on a platform of fiscal responsibility and maintaining the traditions that make Portola such a special place to live. These politicians have worked hard to ensure that Portola remains an attractive option for businesses looking to expand or move in while protecting its residents from excessive taxation and regulations.
The political climate in Portola, CA is somewhat conservative.
Plumas County, CA is moderately conservative. In Plumas County, CA 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Plumas county remained very strongly Republican, 57.2% to 40.5%.
Plumas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Portola, CA is somewhat conservative.
Plumas County, California is moderately 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.
Portola, 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 Portola, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 76 contributions totaling $5,438 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 230 contributions totaling $10,296 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)