The politics in 96117 Litchfield, CA are active and vibrant. The local government is made up of elected officials who represent the needs and interests of the community. In recent years, there have been many elections for various offices such as mayor, city council members, school board members, and judges. Local political candidates from both major parties put forward their platforms to try and win the support of voters in the area. Issues that often come up include infrastructure improvements, economic development, education funding and taxes. With a large population of working-class citizens in the area, social issues are also important to consider when making decisions about local politics. People in this small town are passionate about having their voices heard and seek representation that reflects their values on a range of matters.
The political climate in Zip 96117 (Litchfield, CA) is very conservative.
Lassen County, CA is very conservative. In Lassen County, CA 23.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lassen county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.5% to 23.2%.
Lassen county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 96117 (Litchfield, CA) is very conservative.
Litchfield, California is very conservative.
Lassen County, California is very conservative.
Susanville 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.
Litchfield, 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 96117 (Litchfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $281 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $1 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)