The small town of Stevinson, CA, located in 95374 zip code, is a rural community with a population of approximately 4,000 people. The local politics in the area are quite minimal as it is primarily an agricultural region. There are no major political candidates in the area and voting turnout is typically low due to the sparse population. Local politics often center around zoning ordinances and taxes related to farming operations. The small town atmosphere also means that residents may be more personally connected to their political representatives, creating a unique opportunity for greater civic engagement. Despite its rural environment and lack of major politicians, Stevinson remains an important part of California's politics and the larger national political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 95374 (Stevinson, CA) is leaning liberal.
Merced County, CA is somewhat liberal. In Merced County, CA 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Merced county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 43.3%.
Merced county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95374 (Stevinson, CA) is leaning liberal.
Stevinson, California is leaning liberal.
Merced County, California is somewhat liberal.
Merced 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.
Stevinson, California: r R 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 95374 (Stevinson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $1,262 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $1,155 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $578 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)