The small town of Hilmar-Irwin, CA (zip code 95324) is a rural and agricultural community located in Merced County in the Central Valley of California. It is well known for its abundance of incredible produce, beauty, and friendly people. Politically speaking, Hilmar-Irwin is a conservative district that usually votes Republican in elections. Local politics tend to center around issues such as economic development, public safety, water rights, and educational opportunities for its citizens. The area is represented by Republican Delegates Shannon Grover and Adam Gray in the California State Assembly and Senator Anthony Cannella in the United States Senate. Recently they have worked together to address local issues such as water scarcity and agricultural subsidies to help farmers remain profitable despite the drought conditions experienced throughout the region. There are also numerous local initiatives that focus on improving educational opportunities for students in Hilmar-Irwin and providing better access to healthcare services for all residents.
The political climate in Zip 95324 (Hilmar-Irwin, CA) is leaning liberal.
Merced County, CA is somewhat liberal. In Merced County, CA 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Merced county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 43.3%.
Merced county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95324 (Hilmar-Irwin, CA) is leaning liberal.
Hilmar-Irwin, California is leaning liberal.
Merced County, California is somewhat liberal.
Merced Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Hilmar-Irwin, California: r R d d D D
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 95324 (Hilmar-Irwin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 96 contributions totaling $7,309 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 103 contributions totaling $72,017 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $699 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)