The small town of Visalia, California, with a population of approximately 130,000 people, is located in Tulare County in the heart of the Central Valley. The city is served by several local political leaders who are responsible for setting policy and representing their constituents on important issues. Some of the most prominent leaders include Mayor Bob Link, Council Member Steve Nelsen, and City Clerk Sylvia Pereira. All three of these individuals have worked hard for many years to ensure that Visalia remains a safe and vibrant community for all residents. They have worked to improve public works infrastructure and encourage economic development while also maintaining a commitment to protecting the environment and preserving the unique character of Visalia's downtown area. Through collaboration with local businesses, educational institutions, and other stakeholders they seek to make sure that all citizens feel welcome and included in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 93277 (Visalia, CA) is leaning conservative.
Tulare County, CA is leaning conservative. In Tulare County, CA 45.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tulare county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 45.0%.
Tulare county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 93277 (Visalia, CA) is leaning conservative.
Visalia, California is leaning conservative.
Tulare County, California is leaning conservative.
Visalia Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Visalia, 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 93277 (Visalia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,710 contributions totaling $137,249 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 579 contributions totaling $156,354 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $270 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)