The politics in Matheny, CA are always a hot topic of discussion among the locals. As a small rural town in California, it is important for the community to stay engaged and educated about their local political figures. The town has a long history of electing officials that prioritize its citizens’ needs over any special interests and with upcoming elections on the horizon, residents are already beginning to consider which candidates will best serve the community’s needs and lead them into a brighter future. While Matheny does not have any specific population statistics or name local political candidates, it is clear that these issues will continue to be priority topics in this small but vibrant town.
The political climate in Matheny, CA is leaning liberal.
Tulare County, CA is leaning conservative. In Tulare County, CA 45.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tulare county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 45.0%.
Tulare county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Matheny, CA is leaning liberal.
Tulare County, California is leaning conservative.
Visalia Metro Area 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.
Matheny, 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 Matheny, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 378 contributions totaling $29,324 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 513 contributions totaling $337,310 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $658 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)