Markleeville, CA is a small town located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. It has a population of around 530 people, and is known for its rural charm and serene landscape. Politically, the town tends to lean conservative - it voted for Donald Trump in 2016 with over 60 percent of the vote and has elected Republican candidates for local office. Even so, Markleeville has a strong sense of community spirit and values that keep the town close-knit despite its small size. Local politicians focus on issues such as preserving the town's natural beauty, improving infrastructure, growing tourism, and supporting local businesses. While there is certainly disagreement among residents on various topics related to politics and policy, overall Markleeville remains a peaceful place with citizens who are passionate about their community.
The political climate in Markleeville, CA is leaning liberal.
Alpine County, CA is strongly liberal. In Alpine County, CA 64.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alpine county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.2% to 32.9%.
Alpine county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Markleeville, CA is leaning liberal.
Alpine County, California is strongly liberal.
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.
Markleeville, California: r d D D D D
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Markleeville, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 190 contributions totaling $109,232 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $575 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)