The small community of 96031 Forks of Salmon, CA is governed by a mayor-council government system. The mayor is responsible for setting policies and overseeing the implementation of those policies, while the council members are responsible for developing regulations and programs to meet the needs of the community. The council members are elected by popular vote, giving the citizens of 96031 Forks of Salmon a say in how their local government runs. Each term lasts two years, and all elections are non-partisan. In recent years, there has been an increase in civic engagement in96031 Forks of Salmon as residents become more involved in local politics through attending town hall meetings and speaking up on various issues. Residents are continually encouraged to make their voices heard through voting for local candidates who share their values and vision for the community.
The political climate in Zip 96031 (Forks of Salmon, CA) is moderately conservative.
Siskiyou County, CA is somewhat conservative. In Siskiyou County, CA 40.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Siskiyou county remained very strongly Republican, 56.6% to 40.9%.
Siskiyou county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 96031 (Forks of Salmon, CA) is moderately conservative.
Forks of Salmon, California is moderately conservative.
Siskiyou County, California is somewhat 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.
Forks of Salmon, 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 96031 (Forks of Salmon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $910 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $533 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)