Buckhorn, CA is a small town located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. It has a strong sense of community and pride, and the local politics reflect that. The city council works hard to ensure that all of the residents are taken care of and their voices heard. There is an active group of people who meet regularly to discuss how best to move forward with city initiatives. Many citizens participate actively in local elections, with voter turnout being higher than average for the size of the town. Buckhorn offers its citizens many opportunities to get involved in their local government through attending meetings, voting on important issues, and running for office themselves. The town also has a vibrant civic life with numerous organizations working together to support each other's values and goals.
The political climate in Buckhorn, CA is moderately conservative.
Amador County, CA is strongly conservative. In Amador County, CA 36.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Amador county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 36.4%.
Amador county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Buckhorn, CA is moderately conservative.
Amador County, California is strongly 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.
Buckhorn, 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 Buckhorn, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 273 contributions totaling $10,514 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $2,855 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)