Valley Ranch, CA is a small city located in the San Joaquin Valley of California. It has a rich history as one of the oldest settlements in the area dating back to 1852. The city has a strong sense of community and pride with many active civic organizations and volunteer groups. Valley Ranch is also home to a diverse cultural population with roots from all over the world. The city’s politics are shaped by its residents and local government, which works hard to ensure that the needs of all citizens are met. With two distinct political parties represented on city council, residents have the opportunity to voice their opinions and shape local laws through public hearings and town hall meetings. Additionally, citizens of Valley Ranch can get involved in local politics through voting during elections for city positions such as mayor, council members, and other important officials. The City Council also appoints several committees to review current and proposed laws. Valley Ranch prides itself on its citizens’ commitment to civic engagement in order to create a better future for everyone who calls this vibrant city home.
The political climate in Valley Ranch, CA is somewhat conservative.
Plumas County, CA is moderately conservative. In Plumas County, CA 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Plumas county remained very strongly Republican, 57.2% to 40.5%.
Plumas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Valley Ranch, CA is somewhat conservative.
Plumas 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.
Valley Ranch, 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 Valley Ranch, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 50 contributions totaling $2,267 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $9,025 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $291 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)