The Yuba City, CA Metro Area is home to a diverse range of political leanings. In the last election, local residents voted for candidates from both major parties. There are many local organizations dedicated to getting out the vote and advocating for progressive policies in the region. Many public meetings are held each month to discuss various issues affecting the area and listen to input from citizens. From discussions about taxes and infrastructure projects to resource management and public safety initiatives, these meetings provide a forum for residents to express their opinions on important matters. Coupled with regular campaigns from local politicians, this provides an important platform for civic engagement in the Yuba City Metro Area.
The political climate in Yuba City Metro Area is moderately conservative.
In Yuba City Metro Area 39.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Yuba City metro area remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 39.3%.
The Yuba City metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yuba City 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.
Yuba City, 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 Yuba City Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,119 contributions totaling $284,488 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,988 contributions totaling $457,085 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)