Los Molinos, CA is a small rural community in Tehama County with a population of approximately 2,500 people. Located about ten miles northeast of Red Bluff, it is a tight-knit community with a focus on agriculture and rural living. Politically, Los Molinos leans conservative, with the majority of its residents typically voting Republican in local and state elections. In recent years, the area has seen strong support for more restrictive immigration policies and cuts to government spending. Local candidates for office have focused largely on issues related to public safety, economic growth, education and healthcare. While there are some differences in opinion among residents when it comes to specific policies and platforms, most agree that the best way forward for Los Molinos is to focus on creating sustainable economic growth while preserving its traditional values.
The political climate in Zip 96055 (Los Molinos, CA) is strongly conservative.
Tehama County, CA is very conservative. In Tehama County, CA 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tehama county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.6% to 31.0%.
Tehama county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 96055 (Los Molinos, CA) is strongly conservative.
Los Molinos, California is strongly conservative.
Tehama County, California is very conservative.
Red Bluff 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.
Los Molinos, 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 96055 (Los Molinos)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 133 contributions totaling $4,189 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $10,899 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)