Madera County in California is a large county with a population of approximately 151,000 people. Located in the San Joaquin Valley in central California, Madera County is home to national parks and forests that draw visitors from all over the world. The county focuses on economic development and growth by providing its citizens with jobs and opportunities for success. Local politics are important to Madera County and they work hard to develop initiatives and policies that will benefit all citizens. All the political candidates in the county are dedicated to providing a better quality of life for all Madera County residents through transparent governance, access to resources, and improved public services. Local leaders are also committed to creating an equitable community and ensuring that everyone has access to the same opportunities regardless of their background or socioeconomic status.
The political climate in Madera County, CA is somewhat conservative.
In Madera County, CA 43.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madera county remained strongly Republican, 54.7% to 43.1%.
Madera county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Madera County, CA is somewhat conservative.
Madera Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Madera, 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 Madera County, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,294 contributions totaling $244,669 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,667 contributions totaling $503,688 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $302 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)