Hardwick, CA is a small rural town situated in the foothills of Northern California. As with many small towns, local politics are important in Hardwick. Despite its size, the town has an active political scene with many local politicians vying for office. Issues that are discussed and debated include policies surrounding development, education, and economic growth. Residents have different opinions on these issues, causing lively debates at the polling stations during elections. The town also holds regular events to discuss local matters and inform citizens of new initiatives. It is through these efforts that Hardwick's residents stay informed about the governance of their small town and are able to voice their opinion on various topics.
The political climate in Hardwick, CA is moderately conservative.
Kings County, CA is somewhat conservative. In Kings County, CA 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kings county remained strongly Republican, 54.9% to 42.6%.
Kings county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hardwick, CA is moderately conservative.
Kings County, California is somewhat conservative.
Hanford-Corcoran Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Hardwick, 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 Hardwick, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 766 contributions totaling $43,243 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,016 contributions totaling $319,492 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $314 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)