The politics in 96122 Portola, CA are heavily impacted by the local population. The residents of this community have diverse political leanings that result in ongoing debates and conversations around relevant issues in the city. Local politicians often represent their constituents' interests when making decisions and advocating for policy changes. For example, recent efforts have been made to reduce traffic congestion by encouraging alternate modes of transportation such as bicycling and public transit. There are currently several candidates running for office who are eager to serve the people of 96122 Portola, CA and make sure that their voices are heard in the government. These candidates are passionate about making a difference in the lives of their constituents and working towards creating a better environment for everyone.
The political climate in Zip 96122 (Portola, CA) is somewhat conservative.
Plumas County, CA is moderately conservative. In Plumas County, CA 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Plumas county remained very strongly Republican, 57.2% to 40.5%.
Plumas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 96122 (Portola, CA) is somewhat conservative.
Portola, California is somewhat conservative.
Plumas 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.
Portola, 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 96122 (Portola)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 76 contributions totaling $5,438 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 230 contributions totaling $10,296 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)