Alpine County, located in California, is a small county with a population of just over 1,000 people. Despite its small size, the county is home to vibrant politics and local candidates that are fighting hard for their constituents. Currently taking office are Supervisor Dawn Elliott and Clerk Recorder Jody Chastain-Murray. Both of these local politicians have dedicated themselves to improving the lives of Alpine's citizens by advocating for greater economic development and public services. Within the county they're focused on tackling issues such as water rights, affordable housing, broadband access, and transportation infrastructure. In addition to their dedication to the community's needs they also have pledged to preserve open spaces and protect Alpine's wildlife habitats throughout the county. With their progressive policies and endless effort, both Supervisor Elliott and Clerk Recorder Chastain-Murray are making sure that Alpine County remains a great place for its residents to call home.
The political climate in Alpine County, CA is strongly liberal.
In Alpine County, CA 64.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alpine county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.2% to 32.9%.
Alpine county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alpine County, CA is strongly liberal.
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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.
Alpine, California: r d D D D D
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 Alpine County, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 283 contributions totaling $116,017 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $410 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $945 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)