Herlong, California is a small rural town located in Lassen County. Despite its size and remote location, Herlong has an active political environment with many citizens taking part in the local decision making process. Local politics often center on issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, public safety, land use and zoning, and community health initiatives. Citizens of Herlong take pride in having a strong voice when it comes to how their town is run and are involved in deciding who will represent them at the county level of government. While there are no local candidates running for office, residents can still get involved by attending or joining meetings of the Herlong City Council or by participating in their various committees which discuss topics related to the betterment of the city.
The political climate in Herlong, CA is moderately conservative.
Lassen County, CA is very conservative. In Lassen County, CA 23.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lassen county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.5% to 23.2%.
Lassen county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Herlong, CA is moderately conservative.
Lassen County, California is very conservative.
Susanville Metro Area is very 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.
Herlong, 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 Herlong, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $45 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $5,900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,475 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)