Arvin, CA is a small city located in Kern County, California. The city has a population of around 20,000 people and is governed by a mayor-council system. Arvin's politics are heavily influenced by the county it resides in, as well as its close proximity to the state capital of Sacramento. In recent years, local politicians have worked to improve infrastructure, education and economic development for residents in the area. In addition, there has been an increased focus on environmental stewardship and conservation efforts throughout the city. Local candidates have addressed these issues by advocating for better public transportation options, renewable energy sources and waste management solutions. Additionally, they have pushed for more investment into early childhood education programs as well as job training opportunities for youth in the community. Ultimately, the goal of these local politicians is to ensure that Arvin residents have access to quality services at an affordable cost while still maintaining the small-town values that make this beautiful city special.
The political climate in Arvin, CA is leaning liberal.
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
Arvin, CA is leaning liberal.
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.
Arvin, 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 Arvin, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $12,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $669 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $14,420 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $801 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)