Woodlake, CA is a small town with a population of just over 7,000 people in Tulare County. It is known for its strong community values and sense of togetherness. Despite its small size, Woodlake is an active political environment with many locals involved in local politics. The city council is made up of a mayor and four city council members who are all elected by the residents of the town. The town regularly holds public meetings, allowing citizens to voice their opinions on local issues such as housing, employment, education, health care, and more. In addition to these public meetings, the city council also works closely with state legislatures to ensure that Woodlake’s interests are represented in Sacramento. Overall, Woodlake's small-town atmosphere makes it an ideal place for individuals who wish to get involved in local politics.
The political climate in Woodlake, CA is leaning liberal.
Tulare County, CA is leaning conservative. In Tulare County, CA 45.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tulare county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 45.0%.
Tulare county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Woodlake, CA is leaning liberal.
Tulare County, California is leaning conservative.
Visalia Metro Area is leaning 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.
Woodlake, 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 Woodlake, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $377 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 141 contributions totaling $82,674 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $586 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)