The small town of McCloud, CA has a population of about 800. Located in Siskiyou County, the quaint community is home to residents who value their tight-knit relationships and rural lifestyle. In terms of local politics, the city is represented by a mayor and four city council members elected to staggered four-year terms. Recently, the debate in McCloud has focused on improving infrastructure, such as roads and sidewalks, as well as preserving natural resources, like forests and rivers. Residents of McCloud have also taken an active role in engaging with state politicians throughout California in order to protect their interests and represent their values. With a strong sense of community spirit and determination, it’s clear that the people of McCloud are committed to making sure their small town thrives for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 96057 (McCloud, CA) is somewhat conservative.
Siskiyou County, CA is somewhat conservative. In Siskiyou County, CA 40.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Siskiyou county remained very strongly Republican, 56.6% to 40.9%.
Siskiyou county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 96057 (McCloud, CA) is somewhat conservative.
McCloud, California is somewhat conservative.
Siskiyou County, California is somewhat conservative.
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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.
McCloud, 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 96057 (McCloud)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $550 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $1,680 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)