Westwood, CA is a bustling city located in the heart of Southern California. Although small in size, Westwood has a thriving political climate. With its diverse population, the city has many different views and opinions regarding local politics. Residents are actively engaged in local issues such as tax rates, budgeting, and urban planning. The mayor and the city council serve as representatives of the citizens of Westwood and strive to promote progress while maintaining a healthy balance between growth and preservation. A large number of residents take part in public debates about local issues as well as volunteer their time on committees that help shape the future of Westwood. Local candidates running for office also work hard to garner support from their constituents and are welcomed into discussions by members of the community. All in all, Westwood has a vibrant political environment with its citizens keeping an active eye on their representatives and pushing for positive change within the community.
The political climate in Westwood, CA is strongly conservative.
Lassen County, CA is very conservative. In Lassen County, CA 23.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lassen county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.5% to 23.2%.
Lassen county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westwood, CA is strongly conservative.
Lassen County, California is very conservative.
Susanville Metro Area is very 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.
Westwood, 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 Westwood, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 258 contributions totaling $7,256 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $7,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)