Jackson, CA is a small town located in Northern California. With a population of just over 8,000 people, it has a close-knit community with many opportunities for civic engagement. The local politics of Jackson are centered around maintaining the culture and values of the small-town way of life while respecting the needs of an ever-changing population. Every two years, local residents can vote for a mayor and four city council members who make decisions regarding infrastructure improvements, economic development projects, and other important matters that affect the town. Local political candidates come from all walks of life and are committed to representing the diversity in Jackson and advocating on behalf of its citizens. Through their dedication to public service, these elected officials strive to keep Jackson a great place to live and raise families.
The political climate in Jackson, CA is somewhat conservative.
Amador County, CA is strongly conservative. In Amador County, CA 36.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Amador county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 36.4%.
Amador county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jackson, CA is somewhat conservative.
Amador County, California is strongly 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.
Jackson, 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 Jackson, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 338 contributions totaling $46,149 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 127 contributions totaling $11,652 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)