Lamont, CA is a small town in California with a population of approximately 3,500 people. The mayor of Lamont is Steve Smith, who was elected to the position in 2017. The town also has an elected City Council which meets regularly and works with the mayor on proposals and ordinances that affect the local citizens. The City Council is composed of seven members- two elected every two years- and is responsible for managing the day-to-day affairs of the city.
The politics in Lamont are generally quite stable as there are not many topics that divide its population or spark heated debate. Most residents have conservative viewpoints and there tends to be consensus on many issues, creating an environment of harmony and cohesion within the community. In addition, there are no local political candidates for office due to the small size of Lamont's population. This allows for an atmosphere where all are able to express their opinions without fear of retribution or dismissal from any one party or faction.
The political climate in Lamont, CA is leaning liberal.
Kern County, CA is somewhat conservative. In Kern County, CA 43.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kern county remained strongly Republican, 53.9% to 43.7%.
Kern county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lamont, CA is leaning liberal.
Kern County, California is somewhat conservative.
Bakersfield 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.
Lamont, 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 Lamont, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 275 contributions totaling $16,160 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 177 contributions totaling $92,322 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $522 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)