The politics of Colusa County, California are heavily influenced by the local community. As a predominantly rural county, many residents have strong ties to agriculture and the farming industry. In recent years, there has been an effort by the county government to promote economic development and attract new businesses to the area. Additionally, the county is home to several small municipalities that often have their own unique political views and agendas. The Board of Supervisors plays a critical role in determining policy and budgeting for the county. Elections for supervisor seats are held every four years, with each seat being contested in a nonpartisan general election. During these elections, voters select candidates who reflect their political views and interests. There is also a wide range of political organizations in Colusa County including local chapters of various state-wide organizations such as the Sierra Club, League of Women Voters, California Republican Party and Democratic Party. These groups host local events and meetings to discuss important issues affecting Colusa County residents.
The political climate in Colusa County, CA is moderately conservative.
In Colusa County, CA 40.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Colusa county remained very strongly Republican, 57.3% to 40.7%.
Colusa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Colusa County, CA is moderately conservative.
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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.
Colusa, 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 Colusa County, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 354 contributions totaling $43,669 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 322 contributions totaling $363,505 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)