Palo Cedro, California is a small rural town nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is known for its peaceful atmosphere, which is compounded by the political landscape of the county. Palo Cedro has been represented at the state level by several members of the Republican Party, including Jim Nielsen and Doug LaMalfa. At the local level, there are two Republicans and two Democrats on the board of supervisors that oversee all matters related to county laws and regulations. The town also has its own governing body with five council members who are largely nonpartisan when it comes to voting on issues concerning residents and businesses in the community. In addition to these officials, Palo Cedro also elects representatives from their town council to serve on local boards such as those related to planning and public safety. All of these elected officials work together to ensure that Palo Cedro continues to be a safe and prosperous place for all who live there.
The political climate in Palo Cedro, CA is strongly conservative.
Shasta County, CA is very conservative. In Shasta County, CA 32.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shasta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.3%.
Shasta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Palo Cedro, CA is strongly conservative.
Shasta County, California is very conservative.
Redding Metro Area is very 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.
Palo Cedro, 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 Palo Cedro, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,797 contributions totaling $103,268 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 727 contributions totaling $85,358 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)