Nevada City, CA is a small town with a population of just over 3,000 people. The politics in this rural California town are very active and vibrant. Residents have the chance to get involved in local politics by voting in city-wide elections as well as getting involved with local organizations that focus on community-level issues. Nevada City has several candidates running for office each election cycle including those running for mayor, city council, and school board positions. Residents can also support their favorite candidate by volunteering on their campaigns or donating to their causes. Issues of particular importance within the local political sphere include affordable housing development, taxes and fees, health care access, economic development, and public safety. Overall Nevada City has an engaged and informed citizenry that is committed to ensuring their town remains a safe and thriving place to live.
The political climate in Zip 95959 (Nevada City, CA) is leaning liberal.
Nevada County, CA is somewhat liberal. In Nevada County, CA 55.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nevada county remained strongly Democratic, 55.8% to 41.1%.
Nevada county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95959 (Nevada City, CA) is leaning liberal.
Nevada City, California is leaning liberal.
Nevada County, California is somewhat liberal.
Truckee-Grass Valley Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Nevada City, California: R r d r 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 95959 (Nevada City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,343 contributions totaling $413,231 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 467 contributions totaling $84,904 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)