Lakehead, California is located in the far Northern region of the state and is home to a small population of just over 1,000 people. It has a history of local politics that are largely driven by its residents. The Lakehead Town Council meets regularly to discuss issues related to housing, infrastructure, public safety, economic development and more. Every two years, residents vote for their town council representatives who help shape and guide the community’s future. Additionally, members of the town council serve as liaisons between the citizens and the Shasta County Board of Supervisors in order to ensure that important regional decisions made on behalf of Lakehead residents are accurately represented. As such, staying up-to-date on local political issues is critical for all citizens of 96051 Lakehead, CA.
The political climate in Zip 96051 (Lakehead, 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 96051 (Lakehead, CA) is strongly conservative.
Lakehead, 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.
Lakehead, 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 96051 (Lakehead)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $4,512 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)