McFarland, CA is a small community located in California's Central Valley. The politics of this town are focused on local issues that affect the residents of the area. These issues include economic development, education, public safety, and environmental protection. The local government works hard to ensure that these important topics are addressed in a way that reflects the needs and wants of its citizens. Elected officials work closely with other stakeholders to develop legislation and policies that benefit the entire community. Local political candidates have strong ties to McFarland and understand the unique challenges facing this small town. They are committed to ensuring that their constituents have access to quality services and resources that allow them to thrive in their hometown.
The political climate in McFarland, CA is leaning liberal.
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
McFarland, CA is leaning liberal.
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.
McFarland, 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 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 McFarland, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $11 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $9,095 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $413 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)