95247 Murphys, CA is a small town with an active political atmosphere. The town holds local elections for mayor and town council members every two years. The mayor and town council are responsible for setting the direction of the town in terms of budgeting, infrastructure maintenance, and other responsibilities. Involvement by citizens is encouraged through regular participation in public forums and meetings which provide insights into current issues at hand. Members of the community are encouraged to voice their opinions on matters that affect them directly or indirectly. There are several local organizations dedicated to advocating for the needs of citizens in 95247 Murphys, CA. These organizations work together with government representatives to ensure that their voices are heard by those in power.
The political climate in Zip 95247 (Murphys, CA) is moderately conservative.
Calaveras County, CA is moderately conservative. In Calaveras County, CA 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calaveras county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 36.8%.
Calaveras county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95247 (Murphys, CA) is moderately conservative.
Murphys, California is moderately conservative.
Calaveras County, California is moderately 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.
Murphys, 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 95247 (Murphys)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 687 contributions totaling $37,217 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $18,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)