The city of Placerville, California is located in El Dorado County and is a part of the Sacramento Metropolitan area. Politics in this area are heavily influenced by the Republican Party, which has held a majority in local government since the early 1900s. Although Democratic candidates have enjoyed success in some local races, Republicans enjoy an overall advantage. The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors currently has three Republican members and one Democratic member. At the state level, all major political positions are held by Republicans from the 95667 area code. Local elections often focus on issues such as economic development, housing affordability, and environmental protection. With its small-town charm and proximity to larger cities like Sacramento and San Francisco, Placerville offers residents a unique blend of urban convenience and rural beauty that create an ideal living environment for its residents.
The political climate in Zip 95667 (Placerville, CA) is somewhat conservative.
El Dorado County, CA is somewhat conservative. In El Dorado County, CA 44.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, El Dorado county remained moderately Republican, 53.2% to 44.4%.
El Dorado county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95667 (Placerville, CA) is somewhat conservative.
Placerville, California is somewhat conservative.
El Dorado County, California is somewhat conservative.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Placerville, 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 95667 (Placerville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,479 contributions totaling $210,389 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 783 contributions totaling $99,244 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)