Siskiyou County, located in the northern part of California is rich in natural beauty and diverse culture. Despite being a small rural area with a population of approximately 44,200 people, Siskiyou has an active political landscape. The county is governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors who are elected by the citizens of the county. Residents have access to many local services such as public health, animal control, fire protection, and child protective services among others. Additionally, county government works to protect the environment and provide resources for recreational activities for its residents. Local politics also play a role in local land use policies and other regulations that affect Siskiyou County residents on a daily basis. As Siskiyou County continues to grow and evolve it is essential that informed citizens get involved in the political process by voting and engaging with their elected officials.
The political climate in Siskiyou County, CA is somewhat conservative.
In Siskiyou County, CA 40.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Siskiyou county remained very strongly Republican, 56.6% to 40.9%.
Siskiyou county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Siskiyou County, CA is somewhat 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.
Siskiyou, 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 Siskiyou County, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,148 contributions totaling $227,556 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 881 contributions totaling $78,438 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)