Mad River, CA is a small rural town located in the state of California. It has an active political scene with various candidates running for local offices such as mayor, city council, and school board. The mayor is elected by popular vote every four years, and the city council members are elected to two-year terms by the citizens of Mad River. Citizens engage in debates about issues such as budgeting, infrastructure development, and public safety. During election season, candidates have to demonstrate their commitment to the advancement of the community through their platforms and participation in debates and meetings. Political discourse is alive and well in Mad River with citizens working together to ensure that their voices are heard at the local level.
The political climate in Mad River, CA is somewhat conservative.
Trinity County, CA is leaning conservative. In Trinity County, CA 45.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Trinity county remained moderately Republican, 50.4% to 45.0%.
Trinity county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mad River, CA is somewhat conservative.
Trinity County, California is leaning 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.
Mad River, California: R R d 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 Mad River, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $20 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $7,730 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)