Rough and Ready, CA is a small town located in Nevada County. It is a rural area with a population of just over 500 people and there are no local political candidates representing the region. However, despite its small size, Rough and Ready still has an active community that influences local politics by voting in state and national elections. Residents also take part in local initiatives to promote better infrastructure, education, and job opportunities for their small community. The people of Rough and Ready have come together to create a thriving environment that focuses on improving the quality of life for everyone.
The political climate in Rough and Ready, 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
Rough and Ready, 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.
Rough and Ready, 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 Rough and Ready, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,535 contributions totaling $823,535 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 988 contributions totaling $162,567 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)