East Porterville, CA is located in Tulare County and is known for its agriculture and farming. The city has a strong commitment to preserving its rural atmosphere and local politics reflect this commitment. The mayor of East Porterville is currently Kenneth Siegel, who was elected to the position in 2017. He leads the City Council, which consists of seven members that are elected through public voting. These members work together to develop policies that help support the city's farming roots and promote economic growth in the area. Additionally, they ensure that all necessary infrastructure and services are provided for citizens such as water supply, sewage systems, transportation services, and recreational amenities. Through these efforts, East Porterville ensures that it remains a thriving agricultural hub with a long-standing history of preserving its rural atmosphere.
The political climate in East Porterville, CA is leaning liberal.
Tulare County, CA is leaning conservative. In Tulare County, CA 45.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tulare county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 45.0%.
Tulare county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
East Porterville, CA is leaning liberal.
Tulare County, California is leaning conservative.
Visalia Metro Area is leaning 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.
East Porterville, 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 East Porterville, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 691 contributions totaling $38,456 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 722 contributions totaling $125,044 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)