Sierra, CA County is located in the heart of California's Central Valley. It is home to a population of approximately 1.3 million people and is known for its rolling hills and rural charm. As a county, it has a great sense of community and many local leaders work hard to keep the area safe and prosperous. At the local level, there are several political candidates vying for office in order to represent the interests of Sierra, CA County residents. The county has seen strong Democratic representation over the past decade, with many Democratic candidates elected into office on both state and national levels. Though traditionally conservative in nature, voters have made it clear that they want a representative who will look out for their best interests; this has led to more progressive candidates vying for office within recent elections. Sierra, CA County is an interesting mix of politics and culture that helps shape this unique region of California.
The political climate in Sierra County, CA is moderately conservative.
In Sierra County, CA 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sierra county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.7% to 37.5%.
Sierra county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sierra 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.
Sierra, 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 Sierra County, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 421 contributions totaling $28,666 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $2,650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)