Yuba City, located in Sutter County, California, is a diverse and vibrant community. The city has a rich political history that dates back to the early 1900s when local government was formed. In recent years, the city has seen its share of political debates and controversies as citizens strive to make sure their voices are heard on local issues. Local politics have been guided by a combination of individual candidates, local organizations, and state-level legislation. Politically active citizens are constantly engaged in debates ranging from taxation to land-use planning. Candidates for major offices in Yuba City come from both parties and all walks of life, including teachers, business owners, and members of the military. Community forums such as town hall meetings also play an important role in giving citizens access to information about candidates and their policies. With multiple avenues for political participation available in Yuba City, locals can confidently make informed decisions about who they want to represent them at the local level.
The political climate in Zip 95991 (Yuba City, CA) is somewhat conservative.
Sutter County, CA is moderately conservative. In Sutter County, CA 40.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sutter county remained very strongly Republican, 57.2% to 40.7%.
Sutter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95991 (Yuba City, CA) is somewhat conservative.
Yuba City, California is somewhat conservative.
Sutter County, California is moderately conservative.
Yuba City Metro Area is moderately 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.
Yuba City, 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 95991 (Yuba City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,305 contributions totaling $69,440 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 418 contributions totaling $160,553 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $384 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)