Bret Harte, California is a small town located in Calaveras County. As such, the local politics of Bret Harte are overseen by the county government and those who hold office at the county level. The most important positions held in Calaveras County include the Board of Supervisors and the Sheriff. These elected officials strive to ensure that Bret Harte’s citizens have all of their needs met and that their rights are upheld. Additionally, local candidates may run for seats on the school board, local government boards or advisory committees to help ensure that Bret Harte's citizens have access to effective representation on issues that affect them. Ultimately, it is important for Bret Harte’s citizens to stay informed about their local politics and to vote in elections so they can have a say in how their city is governed.
The political climate in Bret Harte, CA is somewhat liberal.
Stanislaus County, CA is leaning liberal. In Stanislaus County, CA 49.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stanislaus county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.0% to 48.2%.
Stanislaus county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bret Harte, CA is somewhat liberal.
Stanislaus County, California is leaning liberal.
Modesto Metro Area is leaning 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.
Bret Harte, 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 Bret Harte, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 366 contributions totaling $43,753 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 244 contributions totaling $61,120 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)