Exeter, California is a small city located in the Central Valley of California. It has an estimated population of 10,208 people according to the US Census Bureau. Despite its small size, Exeter is an active member of the political landscape in Tulare County. The city is represented by Assemblymember Devon Mathis and Senator Melissa Hurtado in the California State Senate as well as Congressman TJ Cox in the United States Congress. Local elections are held annually and allow citizens to choose representatives from their community who will represent them at the local, state, and federal levels. With a population that is growing and changing each year, Exeter's politics are constantly evolving. Citizens have access to numerous resources including open forums and public meetings where they can voice their opinions on current issues facing their city and county. Through these opportunities residents are able to stay informed about local politics and hold their elected officials accountable for representing their best interests.
The political climate in Zip 93221 (Exeter, CA) is leaning conservative.
Tulare County, CA is leaning conservative. In Tulare County, CA 45.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tulare county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 45.0%.
Tulare county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 93221 (Exeter, CA) is leaning conservative.
Exeter, California is leaning conservative.
Tulare County, California is leaning conservative.
Visalia Metro Area is leaning 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.
Exeter, 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 93221 (Exeter)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 815 contributions totaling $33,091 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 228 contributions totaling $129,051 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $566 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)