The politics in Newcastle, CA (95658) is shaped by the local government and its elected officials. It is governed by the Placer County Board of Supervisors, which consists of five supervisors who are elected to serve four-year terms. In addition, there are a number of other local political entities that shape the city's politics, such as the City Council, City Manager, and Planning Commission. These entities are composed of locally elected representatives who work to ensure that Newcastle's citizens receive quality public services and have their voices heard. The local officials also help develop policies and programs that will benefit all residents and promote economic development in the area. From providing infrastructure improvements to promoting public safety initiatives, these elected officials work hard to ensure that Newcastle remains an attractive place for people to live and do business.
The political climate in Zip 95658 (Newcastle, CA) is somewhat conservative.
Placer County, CA is leaning conservative. In Placer County, CA 45.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Placer county remained moderately Republican, 52.1% to 45.5%.
Placer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95658 (Newcastle, CA) is somewhat conservative.
Newcastle, California is somewhat conservative.
Placer County, California is leaning conservative.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom Metro Area is moderately 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.
Newcastle, 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 95658 (Newcastle)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 411 contributions totaling $35,417 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 168 contributions totaling $77,331 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $460 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)