Del Norte County is located in northwestern California and has a population of approximately 28,000. The county is governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors, with each supervisor representing one of the county's five districts. The current board consists of four Republicans and one Democrat. In recent years, the Board has taken steps to strengthen Del Norte's economy by investing in local businesses and infrastructure. The county also supports programs to improve public transportation, provide access to healthcare services and promote environmental sustainability. Del Norte County is also committed to maintaining its strong ties with Native American tribes that have lived in the area for centuries. As part of this commitment, tribal leaders are regularly consulted on matters related to land use, health care and economic development initiatives.
The political climate in Del Norte County, CA is somewhat conservative.
In Del Norte County, CA 40.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Del Norte county remained very strongly Republican, 56.4% to 40.8%.
Del Norte county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Del Norte County, CA is somewhat conservative.
Crescent City Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Del Norte, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Del Norte County, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,037 contributions totaling $70,082 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 537 contributions totaling $85,988 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)