Bear Creek, CA is a small town with a population of approximately 5,000 people. It is home to a diverse mix of citizens, and the political landscape reflects this diversity. In recent years, the town has seen several candidates running for local office who reflect the wide range of views found in Bear Creek. While there are some differing opinions on certain issues, the majority of residents work together to ensure that all voices are heard. From debates over education funding to discussions about public safety initiatives, it is clear that the citizens of Bear Creek are passionate about their community and its future.
The political climate in Bear Creek, CA is leaning liberal.
Merced County, CA is somewhat liberal. In Merced County, CA 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Merced county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 43.3%.
Merced county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bear Creek, CA is leaning liberal.
Merced County, California is somewhat liberal.
Merced Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Bear Creek, California: r R d d D D
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 Bear Creek, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,439 contributions totaling $99,933 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 410 contributions totaling $109,605 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)