The small town of Rail Road Flat, CA is located in the heart of Calaveras County. The town has no local political candidates and is not home to a large population, but its residents still take an active interest in local politics. With issues like infrastructure and the economy at the forefront, locals come together to make their voices heard. The Town Council works hard to ensure that all local interests are taken into account when making decisions, while also ensuring that Rail Road Flat stays true to its unique identity. Residents participate in regular meetings with elected officials to discuss issues and make sure their views are heard and respected. Despite its size, Rail Road Flat is a bustling community with a proud history and vibrant present-day culture – one which proudly participates in local politics.
The political climate in Rail Road Flat, CA is moderately conservative.
Calaveras County, CA is moderately conservative. In Calaveras County, CA 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calaveras county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 36.8%.
Calaveras county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rail Road Flat, CA is moderately conservative.
Calaveras County, California is moderately 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.
Rail Road Flat, 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 Rail Road Flat, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 540 contributions totaling $26,800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $11,378 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)