The small town of Beckwourth, California is located in Plumas County and has a population of just under 200 people. Politically, the town has been represented by some notable politicians over the years including former state senator Dan Logue and current state assembly member Megan Dahle. Residents of Beckwourth have long prided themselves on their independence, with a strong commitment to self-governance and community-based decision-making. This tradition holds true today, as local politics remain largely grassroots-driven and focused on the needs of the immediate area. With limited resources available in such a small town, residents rally together to support their local representatives and ensure that they have access to the same opportunities as other California communities.
The political climate in Zip 96129 (Beckwourth, CA) is somewhat conservative.
Plumas County, CA is moderately conservative. In Plumas County, CA 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Plumas county remained very strongly Republican, 57.2% to 40.5%.
Plumas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 96129 (Beckwourth, CA) is somewhat conservative.
Beckwourth, California is somewhat conservative.
Plumas County, California is moderately 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.
Beckwourth, 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 96129 (Beckwourth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $219 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)