Vallecito, CA is a census-designated place located in Calaveras County which is served by the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors. This Board of Supervisors is responsible for making decisions on local political issues such as land use, public safety, and environmental sustainability. The county is also represented at the state level by two State Assembly members who are elected to represent the interests of their constituents. At the national level, Vallecito is represented by its congressman and two United States Senators. These representatives make decisions that have a direct impact on Vallecito residents such as healthcare reform and taxation laws. Additionally, local elections for mayor, city council members, and other boards are held every two years to ensure that residents can exercise their right to vote and voice their opinions on local issues that affect them. Overall, local politics play an important role in Vallecito's government since it affects how its citizens live day to day.
The political climate in Zip 95251 (Vallecito, CA) is moderately conservative.
Calaveras County, CA is moderately conservative. In Calaveras County, CA 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calaveras county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 36.8%.
Calaveras county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95251 (Vallecito, CA) is moderately conservative.
Vallecito, California is moderately conservative.
Calaveras 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.
Vallecito, 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 95251 (Vallecito)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $1,162 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $375 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)