The small town of Wofford Heights, CA, located in Kern County, has a population of approximately 1,400 people. The town is run by its local Town Council which is comprised of five elected officials. Each year the citizens of Wofford Heights come together to vote for the Town Council members who will govern their community. The residents also have the right to voice their opinions and provide input when it comes to matters such as local taxes, public works projects and other decisions that affect their daily lives. There are no current political candidates running for office in Wofford Heights but there have been several initiatives taken by the Town Council to improve the quality of life in this rural community. These include creating a library, improving roadways, providing grants for local businesses and increasing access to technologies such as high-speed internet. Through careful planning and cooperation between the community and its elected officials, Wofford Heights is looking towards an even brighter future.
The political climate in Zip 93285 (Wofford Heights, CA) is somewhat conservative.
Kern County, CA is somewhat conservative. In Kern County, CA 43.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kern county remained strongly Republican, 53.9% to 43.7%.
Kern county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 93285 (Wofford Heights, CA) is somewhat conservative.
Wofford Heights, California is somewhat conservative.
Kern County, California is somewhat conservative.
Bakersfield Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Wofford Heights, 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 93285 (Wofford Heights)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 118 contributions totaling $5,234 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $1,558 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)