Waterford, California is a small town located in the Central Valley of California. It is known for its friendly atmosphere and strong community spirit. Politically, Waterford is a predominantly conservative area that is heavily influenced by its agricultural roots. The political landscape in Waterford consists of a mix of local Republicans and Democrats. The Republican Party holds most local offices, including the City Council and County Board of Supervisors. Elections are held regularly to determine who will represent the town at both local and state levels. At the state level, representatives from both sides ensure that Waterford's voice is heard on matters such as taxes, education, transportation, and other issues important to the residents. The residents of Waterford take pride in their small-town politics and strive for positive progress within their community.
The political climate in Waterford, CA is leaning liberal.
Stanislaus County, CA is leaning liberal. In Stanislaus County, CA 49.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stanislaus county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.0% to 48.2%.
Stanislaus county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waterford, CA is leaning liberal.
Stanislaus County, California is leaning liberal.
Modesto 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.
Waterford, 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 Waterford, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $4,605 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $24,343 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)