The small city of Scotia, CA is home to a tight-knit community that values its local political environment. The citizens of Scotia take pride in their ability to get involved in the decisions made by their elected officials. The city council is comprised of representatives from each district, ensuring that all residents have a voice in the decision-making process. Every two years, eligible voters in the area cast ballots to choose their representatives for mayor and various city council seats. Candidates frequently engage with constituents through events such as town hall meetings and debates during election season. The people of Scotia value transparency and accountability when it comes to their local government, making sure they are well-informed on issues affecting the community before casting their votes.
The political climate in Scotia, CA is somewhat liberal.
Humboldt County, CA is very liberal. In Humboldt County, CA 64.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Humboldt county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.5% to 31.4%.
Humboldt county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scotia, CA is somewhat liberal.
Humboldt County, California is very liberal.
Eureka-Arcata Metro Area is very 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.
Scotia, California: d D D D 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 Scotia, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $4,375 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $1,226 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $613 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)