South Lake Tahoe is a city located in El Dorado County, California. It is a popular tourist destination and offers many activities for visitors and locals alike. Politically, the city is represented by both the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors and the South Lake Tahoe City Council. The Board of Supervisors makes decisions on the county-wide level while the City Council focuses on local issues such as public safety, economic development, infrastructure improvements, and environmental protection. The city also has representatives from both major political parties on its council, offering residents a diverse range of opinions and perspectives when it comes to decision making. Overall, politics in South Lake Tahoe are driven by a desire to maintain its status as a premier recreational destination while also striving to improve the quality of life for all residents.
The political climate in Zip 96150 (South Lake Tahoe, CA) is leaning 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 96150 (South Lake Tahoe, CA) is leaning conservative.
South Lake Tahoe, California is leaning 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.
South Lake Tahoe, 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 96150 (South Lake Tahoe)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 856 contributions totaling $46,249 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 190 contributions totaling $18,663 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)