Forest Ranch is a small town located in northern California, and like many other places in the state, it has an eclectic mix of residents who all come together to make the community unique. Despite its small size, Forest Ranch has a thriving political scene. Local politicians are focused on working to create more job opportunities and economic growth for residents. They have also been vocal about protecting the environment and preserving natural spaces for generations to come. In addition, they have pushed for better education initiatives and greater access to quality healthcare services. All of these issues impact the community in various ways, so local politicians are committed to finding solutions that will benefit everyone involved.
The political climate in Forest Ranch, CA is leaning conservative.
Butte County, CA is leaning liberal. In Butte County, CA 49.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butte county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.5% to 47.6%.
Butte county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Forest Ranch, CA is leaning conservative.
Butte County, California is leaning liberal.
Chico Metro Area is leaning 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.
Forest Ranch, California: R r d r r 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 Forest Ranch, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 135 contributions totaling $7,918 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $1,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)