Mariposa County in California is known for its rural atmosphere and close-knit communities. It is a great place to live, with plenty of outdoor activities, beautiful scenery, and friendly people. Politically, Mariposa County votes reliably Democratic in presidential elections, although local elections are often more closely contested. The county is divided into five districts covering two townships and three census-designated places (CDPs). Each district has its own elected Supervisor who represents it on the County Board of Supervisors. The current Board members come from a variety of backgrounds and have differing views on issues such as land use regulation, budgeting for county services, and public safety initiatives. In addition to the local representatives from each district, Mariposa County also has two state representatives and one US Congressman who reside in California's 24th Congressional District. Local politics in Mariposa County are generally passionate affairs that draw strong opinions from residents all across the county.
The political climate in Mariposa County, CA is moderately conservative.
In Mariposa County, CA 39.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mariposa county remained very strongly Republican, 57.9% to 39.8%.
Mariposa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mariposa 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.
Mariposa, 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 Mariposa County, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,848 contributions totaling $171,470 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 213 contributions totaling $27,403 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)