The politics in Avenal, CA are influenced by the local issues and concerns of the small town. With a population of approximately 15,000 people, the town's government is led by a mayor and four city councilmembers who are elected by the citizens every two years. These political leaders work to ensure that all citizens have access to basic services such as water, sewage, safety measures, and other essential services that can make life more enjoyable for residents. The City Council also works to protect local businesses from regulations that could harm their ability to remain competitive in the global market. In addition, they promote economic development initiatives that benefit both businesses and individuals within the community. Community members can get involved in local politics by attending City Council meetings or volunteering with political campaigns or advocacy organizations.
The political climate in Avenal, CA is leaning liberal.
Kings County, CA is somewhat conservative. In Kings County, CA 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kings county remained strongly Republican, 54.9% to 42.6%.
Kings county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Avenal, CA is leaning liberal.
Kings County, California is somewhat conservative.
Hanford-Corcoran 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.
Avenal, 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 Avenal, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $9,306 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $931 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 104 contributions totaling $16,530 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)