93254 New Cuyama, CA is a small rural town located in the Santa Barbara County of California. It is known for its oil and agriculture industries that have been producing goods since the 1960s. Despite its small size and population, 93254 New Cuyama’s politics are just as important as those of large cities. Local elections for City Council are held annually, and citizens are encouraged to cast their votes. Issues that often arise include economic growth and development, improving public safety, and preserving the area's agricultural history. The current mayor is Laura Pimentel-Aguilar and she has worked hard to improve the community by focusing on these issues. Additionally, many civic organizations such as the New Cuyama Historical Society work to keep citizens informed on local politics while engaging them in a meaningful way in the shaping of their town's future.
The political climate in Zip 93254 (New Cuyama, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Santa Barbara County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Barbara County, CA 64.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Barbara county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.5% to 32.6%.
Santa Barbara county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 93254 (New Cuyama, CA) is somewhat liberal.
New Cuyama, California is somewhat liberal.
Santa Barbara County, California is very liberal.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara Metro Area is very 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.
New Cuyama, California: d d D D 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 93254 (New Cuyama)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $70 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)