Placer County is located in the state of California and is home to a diverse population. The county has two Board of Supervisors, four members who are elected by district as well as an Assessor, Auditor-Controller, Clerk-Recorder and Sheriff who are all elected at large. Placer County is a Republican stronghold, having voted Republican in every presidential election since 1948 with the exception of Bill Clinton in 1996. Placer County also elects local representatives to the California State Senate and Assembly, all of whom have historically been Republicans. With its strong Republican voting base, Placer County has reliably served as a reliable source for Republican votes in elections across the state. In addition to its long standing support for Republican candidates, Placer County also takes part in local initiatives that affect important issues such as education and public safety. This participation enables citizens to influence the development of their community and ensures that their voices are heard on important issues that affect their lives.
The political climate in Placer County, CA is leaning conservative.
In Placer County, CA 45.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Placer county remained moderately Republican, 52.1% to 45.5%.
Placer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Placer County, CA is leaning conservative.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom Metro Area is moderately 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.
Placer, 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 Placer County, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27,165 contributions totaling $2,639,519 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7,353 contributions totaling $3,305,371 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $450 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)