95717 Gold Run, CA is a small town located in Sierra County and is a part of the greater Sacramento Valley region. Although often overlooked, Gold Run boasts a vibrant political landscape that reflects its diverse population. Local elections are held every two years for several positions including Mayor, City Council and various other offices. Residents also have the opportunity to participate in larger state and national politics by taking part in regular primary and general elections. The local electorate includes a wide range of political views from conservative to progressive and strives to ensure all voices are respected and represented in decision-making processes. The residents of 95717 Gold Run, CA take an active role in politics at both the local and state level to ensure their community continues to be represented fairly and equitably.
The political climate in Zip 95717 (Gold Run, CA) is somewhat conservative.
Placer County, CA is leaning conservative. In Placer County, CA 45.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Placer county remained moderately Republican, 52.1% to 45.5%.
Placer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95717 (Gold Run, CA) is somewhat conservative.
Gold Run, California is somewhat conservative.
Placer County, California is leaning conservative.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Gold Run, 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 95717 (Gold Run)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $22 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $3 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $705 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)