Lamont, CA (93241) is a small town located in Kern County. It has a population of approximately 3,000 people, and is primarily agricultural area. The politics in Lamont are largely regional, with most elected officials either representing the county or the city itself. Local political candidates come from both parties seeking to represent the community in city council and other local government roles. Each election cycle brings with it new faces on the campaign trail, ready to make their case for leadership of Lamont’s local government. To keep up with the latest local political news, residents can check out the Lamont Tribune newspaper or tune into KMCR's weekly talk show where they can hear directly from local leaders about their plans for the future of the city.
The political climate in Zip 93241 (Lamont, CA) is leaning liberal.
Kern County, CA is somewhat conservative. In Kern County, CA 43.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kern county remained strongly Republican, 53.9% to 43.7%.
Kern county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 93241 (Lamont, CA) is leaning liberal.
Lamont, California is leaning liberal.
Kern County, California is somewhat conservative.
Bakersfield 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.
Lamont, 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 zip 93241 (Lamont)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $127 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $6 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $33,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $6,640 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)