The small city of Bella Vista, CA is part of Shasta County and located in the northern region of California. The 96008 zip code is generally considered a rural area with a population of just over 2,000 people. Although the population may be small, the politics within 96008 Bella Vista are just as important as any other region in California. Voting and participation in local elections has always been a priority for residents who take pride in their community. The local government consists of a mayor and four council members who are elected to serve staggered four-year terms. Local politicians work hard to ensure that everyone's voices can be heard and each person receives fair representation on important issues such as zoning regulations and public safety initiatives. Every local election season brings out the civic-minded citizens of Bella Vista, ensuring the town remains a vibrant part of Shasta County for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 96008 (Bella Vista, CA) is strongly conservative.
Shasta County, CA is very conservative. In Shasta County, CA 32.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shasta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.3%.
Shasta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 96008 (Bella Vista, CA) is strongly conservative.
Bella Vista, California is strongly conservative.
Shasta County, California is very conservative.
Redding Metro Area is very 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.
Bella Vista, 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 96008 (Bella Vista)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 92 contributions totaling $7,879 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $11,244 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $274 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)