Comptche, California is a small town located in Mendocino County and is home to about 500 people. Politically, the town is divided between the Democratic and Republican parties. However, due to its small population size, there are not many local political candidates running for office. The main focus of politics in Comptche is on the county level, where candidates from both parties compete for influence over important issues such as health care, education and public safety. Despite being politically divided, the residents of Comptche come together when it comes to important matters like community support and environmental preservation. Citizens of Comptche recognize that their small town has unique characteristics which must be protected if it is to remain viable in the long-term.
The political climate in Comptche, CA is somewhat liberal.
Mendocino County, CA is very liberal. In Mendocino County, CA 66.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mendocino county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.4% to 30.6%.
Mendocino county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Comptche, CA is somewhat liberal.
Mendocino County, California is very liberal.
Ukiah Metro Area is very 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.
Comptche, California: D D 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 Comptche, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 213 contributions totaling $21,681 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $939 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)