West Point, CA (95255) is a small rural town located in Northern California. Although the population of the town is relatively small, politics are still an important part of the community. Politically speaking, the area leans towards conservative values and is represented by Republican members of Congress at both local and state levels. In recent years, there has been an increase in grassroots organizations dedicated to advocating for progressive causes and initiatives within West Point. Community members often come together to discuss political topics and to find ways to improve their local environment through legislative action. Local politicians have worked hard to ensure that West Point remains a thriving agricultural community with strong ties to its rural roots and traditions.
The political climate in Zip 95255 (West Point, 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 95255 (West Point, CA) is moderately conservative.
West Point, 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.
West Point, 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 95255 (West Point)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 120 contributions totaling $12,574 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $4,014 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)