Lee Vining is a small unincorporated community located in Mono County, California. It is situated at the intersection of U.S. Route 395 and State Route 120 at an elevation of 6781 feet above sea level. Lee Vining is known for being a gateway to the eastern entrance of Yosemite National Park, Mono Lake, and Bodie State Historic Park. Although it is not officially a political subdivision, Lee Vining still has local organizations that are represented by county officials. Elections in Lee Vining are conducted by and subject to the laws of Mono County. The responsibility for local politics lies with the county commissioners who work with state and federal representatives to ensure that Lee Vining's interests are heard and met. Residents also have the opportunity to get involved with local organizations such as civic committees or homeowners associations to help maintain their community's high quality of life.
The political climate in Zip 93541 (Lee Vining, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Mono County, CA is moderately liberal. In Mono County, CA 59.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mono county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.6% to 37.3%.
Mono county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 93541 (Lee Vining, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Lee Vining, California is somewhat liberal.
Mono County, California is moderately liberal.
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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.
Lee Vining, California: R d 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 93541 (Lee Vining)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 85 contributions totaling $7,912 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)