The politics in the town of Tahoma, CA, 96142 is closely intertwined with the makeup of its population. In recent elections, Tahoma has seen a diverse mix of individuals from all backgrounds come together to support their local political candidates. With over 34% of its population identifying as Latino or Hispanic, Tahoma has been a strong supporter for diverse candidates who have focused on tackling issues that directly affect this segment of the population. Candidates have prioritized education reform and economic opportunity for their constituents, helping them to build a better future for themselves and their families. Community members often turn out in droves to show their support for their chosen leaders during elections as well as working together on projects that benefit the entire community.
The political climate in Zip 96142 (Tahoma, CA) is leaning 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 96142 (Tahoma, CA) is leaning conservative.
Tahoma, California is leaning 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.
Tahoma, 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 96142 (Tahoma)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 209 contributions totaling $8,983 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $2,915 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)