Willows, CA is a small town with a population of just over 5,000 people located in California's Central Valley. The town is home to many different cultures and diverse backgrounds which gives it a unique flavor. Since Willows is part of the local county district, it has two representatives on the County Board of Supervisors who are elected to serve their constituents. This board is in charge of making decisions that affect the whole county, from budgets and taxes to public works and services. Additionally, voters can elect three council members who sit on the City Council to represent them on issues that are specific to Willows. These issues include budgeting for public works projects, planning for economic development, and approving any changes made to city ordinances. Through these elected officials, residents have the chance to make their voices heard and shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Willows, CA is somewhat conservative.
Glenn County, CA is strongly conservative. In Glenn County, CA 35.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Glenn county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.5% to 35.4%.
Glenn county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Willows, CA is somewhat conservative.
Glenn County, California is strongly 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.
Willows, 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 Willows, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 288 contributions totaling $23,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 99 contributions totaling $34,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $350 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)