The Town of Truckee is located in 96161, California and is a small community with a population of about 16,000 residents. The political environment in the town is led by the Town Council, which consists of five council members elected to four year terms. As a nonpartisan body, the Council works together to make decisions on behalf of the citizens that will benefit the entire community. The Town Manager and staff assist the Council in providing services and resources such as police protection, fire protection, public works, recreation activities, and economic development projects that benefit everyone who lives and works in Truckee. In addition to its elected officials, there are numerous local organizations that advocate for different issues such as environmental protection, economic growth, education reforms, and public transportation options. All of these groups help shape the political landscape of this small mountain town which helps provide its citizens with a better quality of life.
The political climate in Zip 96161 (Truckee, CA) is leaning liberal.
Nevada County, CA is somewhat liberal. In Nevada County, CA 55.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nevada county remained strongly Democratic, 55.8% to 41.1%.
Nevada county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 96161 (Truckee, CA) is leaning liberal.
Truckee, California is leaning liberal.
Nevada County, California is somewhat liberal.
Truckee-Grass Valley 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.
Truckee, California: R r d r 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 96161 (Truckee)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,969 contributions totaling $321,580 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 153 contributions totaling $73,496 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $480 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)