Mammoth Lakes, California is a small town located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at the eastern edge of Mono county and close to the border of both Mono and Inyo counties. The town has a rich history, having been first populated by Paiute Native Americans more than 8,000 years ago. Today, Mammoth Lakes is home to about 8,400 people and provides an array of outdoor activities for locals and visitors alike.
The politics in Mammoth Lakes are very much localized. The town is governed by its own mayor and town council members who serve two-year terms. They have the power to pass laws, set policy, approve municipal contracts and budgets, appoint department heads and other officials, among many other responsibilities. The town also has a Municipal Court for handling local cases involving misdemeanors or civil suits up to $10,000. Furthermore, these local politicians work together with state representatives from adjacent districts on issues such as public safety and infrastructure funding.
The political climate in Mammoth Lakes, CA is somewhat liberal.
Mono County, CA is moderately liberal. In Mono County, CA 59.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mono county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.6% to 37.3%.
Mono county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mammoth Lakes, CA is somewhat liberal.
Mono County, California is moderately liberal.
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.
Mammoth Lakes, California: R d D d D D
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 Mammoth Lakes, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,710 contributions totaling $155,424 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 191 contributions totaling $31,466 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)