Shaver Lake, California is a small community located in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Central California. The town is known for its outdoor activities such as skiing and snowmobiling, as well as a variety of summer activities including fishing, camping, and hiking. As part of Fresno County, Shaver Lake participates in local politics like other towns throughout the county. Local elections are held every two years to select members of the Board of Supervisors who oversee important aspects such as public health and safety, land use planning, and infrastructure projects. Residents can take part in local government by registering to vote in local elections, attending town hall meetings to voice their opinions on important topics, or running for office themselves. By participating in local government, residents can help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Shaver Lake, CA is leaning conservative.
Fresno County, CA is leaning liberal. In Fresno County, CA 52.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fresno county remained moderately Democratic, 52.9% to 45.1%.
Fresno county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shaver Lake, CA is leaning conservative.
Fresno County, California is leaning liberal.
Fresno Metro Area is leaning 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.
Shaver Lake, California: R R 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 Shaver Lake, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 133 contributions totaling $6,354 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $11,993 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)