Covelo, California is a small rural town located in Mendocino County. Despite its small size, Covelo has an active political landscape that affects the local population. The town is served by the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors, who work to create policies that reflect the needs and values of Covelo residents. On a smaller scale, members of the community also participate in local government through grassroots efforts such as initiatives to protect public lands or advocate for greater access to health services. In addition to local elected officials, Covelo residents can voice their opinions and concerns through activism and civil engagement. Overall, Covelo's politics are diverse and powerful, setting an example for other small communities throughout the county and beyond.
The political climate in Covelo, 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
Covelo, 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.
Covelo, 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 Covelo, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 172 contributions totaling $6,951 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $2,267 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)