Nevada City, California is a small community located in Northern California. Its population is estimated to be around 3,000 people and it has been a friendly community for generations. The politics in Nevada City are centered around local issues such as schools and public safety. Every election cycle residents have the opportunity to vote for their preferred candidates for mayor, city council, and other positions that impact the direction of the community. Candidates offer platforms on how they will improve the quality of life in Nevada City for its citizens and visitors alike. Votes are cast in favor of candidates who best represent local values while also supporting continued improvements to the city's infrastructure. No matter who is elected, residents can be sure that their voice will be heard and respected by elected officials so that necessary changes can be made to keep Nevada City a great place to live.
The political climate in Nevada City, CA is leaning liberal.
Nevada County, CA is somewhat liberal. In Nevada County, CA 55.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nevada county remained strongly Democratic, 55.8% to 41.1%.
Nevada county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nevada City, CA is leaning liberal.
Nevada County, California is somewhat liberal.
Truckee-Grass Valley Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Nevada City, California: R r d r 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 Nevada City, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12,686 contributions totaling $826,462 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 934 contributions totaling $169,808 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)