The small town of Somerset, CA (95684) is a rural community located in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada mountain range. It is an unincorporated community with no local political candidates or governing body. However, while there might not be any local politicians to speak of, the residents in this area are still very engaged and involved in politics. They stay up-to-date on current news and developments on both a state and federal level, as well as actively participate in protest marches and rallies when called upon to do so. In addition to this, they also make sure their voices are heard by writing letters to their congressional representatives and other elected officials whenever important issues arise that affect their lives. With such dedication to staying informed and engaged, it's clear that the citizens of 95684 take their role in democracy seriously.
The political climate in Zip 95684 (Somerset, CA) is somewhat conservative.
El Dorado County, CA is somewhat conservative. In El Dorado County, CA 44.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, El Dorado county remained moderately Republican, 53.2% to 44.4%.
El Dorado county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95684 (Somerset, CA) is somewhat conservative.
Somerset, California is somewhat conservative.
El Dorado County, California is somewhat 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.
Somerset, 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 95684 (Somerset)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 168 contributions totaling $8,855 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 158 contributions totaling $14,007 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)