Tuolumne County, California is located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range and is home to a diverse population. Although it is a rural area, the county has a strong political involvement among its residents. At the local level, people of Tuolumne are often engaged in local politics by attending town meetings, following local news, and participating in campaigns for their favorite candidates. There are three different districts that each have their own district representatives who work on behalf of the citizens of Tuolumne. Additionally, there are several elected officials such as mayors, supervisors, and school board members who serve to represent the interests of the people. At election time, citizens of Tuolumne make sure to exercise their right to vote for candidates they believe will best serve them and their community. Through active engagement in politics at all levels from local to national representation, the people of Tuolumne County show their commitment to making sure their voices are heard and represented.
The political climate in Tuolumne County, CA is moderately conservative.
In Tuolumne County, CA 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tuolumne county remained very strongly Republican, 58.2% to 39.4%.
Tuolumne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tuolumne County, CA is moderately conservative.
Sonora Metro Area is moderately 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.
Tuolumne, 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 Tuolumne County, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,045 contributions totaling $253,204 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,123 contributions totaling $157,673 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)