Penn Valley, CA is a small community located in the Sierra foothills of Northern California. The population of Penn Valley is approximately 5,500 and the vast majority of residents are employed in the agricultural industry. Although there is no official local government in Penn Valley, the community is represented by various political candidates from surrounding areas who serve on boards such as the Nevada County Board of Supervisors and the Nevada Irrigation District. These candidates focus on issues important to Penn Valley citizens, such as water management, economic development, public safety, and other matters that affect their quality of life. There are also several civic organizations that work closely with local politicians to ensure that Penn Valley's voice is heard at the state and national level.
The political climate in Penn Valley, 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
Penn Valley, 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.
Penn Valley, 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 Penn Valley, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,361 contributions totaling $229,121 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 341 contributions totaling $27,635 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)