The Sonora, CA Metro Area is a bustling and vibrant area with a large population of people. It is home to many local businesses, historic sites, and other attractions that draw people from near and far. Politically, the area is dominated by the Democratic party which has held the majority of seats in state and congressional offices since the mid-1990s. There are several local political candidates that have been elected to serve on city councils or other local government offices who continuously strive to improve their communities for everyone. The Sonora Metro Area is an excellent example of how working together with local government can make a positive difference for citizens and visitors alike.
The political climate in Sonora Metro Area is moderately conservative.
In Sonora Metro Area 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, the Sonora metro area remained very strongly Republican, 58.2% to 39.4%.
The Sonora metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Sonora, 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 Sonora Metro Area
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)