Calpine, CA is a small town in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada mountains. It is home to a diverse population of people from all walks of life. Politically, Calpine is a strong Democratic stronghold with strong support for progressive policies. The local political candidates strive to create meaningful change and work hard to ensure that the citizens' voices are heard. They focus on issues such as environmental protection, health care access, and public education. The local politicians have also been vocal about their stance on gun control, immigration reform, and LGBTQ rights. Overall, the local politics in Calpine are progressive and represent the values of its citizens.
The political climate in Calpine, CA is moderately conservative.
Sierra County, CA is moderately conservative. In Sierra County, CA 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sierra county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.7% to 37.5%.
Sierra county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Calpine, CA is moderately conservative.
Sierra County, California is moderately 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.
Calpine, 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 Calpine, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $889 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)