Butte County, CA is a vibrant and politically diverse region. It is home to many different political ideologies, which have driven the area's history for decades. The county comprises multiple cities, including Chico and Oroville, and the local governments in each of these towns provide the residents with access to a variety of services. Local politics in Butte County revolves around issues such as economic development, public safety, education, and local infrastructure. Butte County has elected representatives from both major parties to represent it in Sacramento and Washington D.C., providing the citizens with a broad range of perspectives on local and national issues. Additionally, Butte County residents can choose from a variety of third-party candidates when voting for their local representatives. Ultimately, politics in Butte County is shaped by its people who work together to ensure that their voices are heard on all matters of importance in their community.
The political climate in Butte County, CA is leaning liberal.
In Butte County, CA 49.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butte county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.5% to 47.6%.
Butte county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Butte County, CA is leaning liberal.
Chico Metro Area is leaning 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.
Butte, California: R r d r r 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 Butte County, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16,402 contributions totaling $1,057,652 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,800 contributions totaling $803,197 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)