The city of 96101 Alturas, CA is a small community located in the northeast part of California. As of 2020, the estimated population was just under 5,000 people. Although the city is small, it has an active political scene with local politicians working hard to ensure that the needs of residents are met. Residents have access to a variety of political candidates and organizations who are dedicated to the betterment of their community. These include representatives from both major parties as well as several independent groups and candidates. The city's government works to make sure all residents are informed and involved in local politics by providing them with accurate information about current issues and upcoming elections. Through this involvement, citizens can ensure that their voices are heard and that their opinions are respected when it comes to making decisions about matters impacting their lives.
The political climate in Zip 96101 (Alturas, CA) is strongly conservative.
Modoc County, CA is very conservative. In Modoc County, CA 26.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Modoc county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 26.3%.
Modoc county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 96101 (Alturas, CA) is strongly conservative.
Alturas, California is strongly conservative.
Modoc County, California is very conservative.
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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.
Alturas, 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 96101 (Alturas)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 161 contributions totaling $10,774 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $5,104 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)