The Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area is a bustling community with plenty of political activity and engagement. The area is home to several local, state, and federal representatives that work to ensure the best outcome for residents. At the local level, council members convene to pass ordinances and regulations that affect day-to-day life in the area. Additionally, elections for city positions are held every four years. Furthermore, representatives at the state and federal levels also hold offices within Hanford-Corcoran Metro Area boundaries. These politicians help enact policies that benefit constituents at both levels of government. With plenty of opportunities to engage in politics and stay informed about current political events in the area, Hanford-Corcoran Metro Area remains an active political hub.
The political climate in Hanford-Corcoran Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Hanford-Corcoran Metro Area 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Hanford-Corcoran metro area remained strongly Republican, 54.9% to 42.6%.
The Hanford-Corcoran metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hanford-Corcoran 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.
Hanford-Corcoran, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Hanford-Corcoran Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,630 contributions totaling $84,819 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,394 contributions totaling $552,292 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $396 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)