Mokelumne Hill, CA is a small town located in Calaveras County, California, with a population of just under 500. It has a rich history and is known for its charming Victorian buildings that line the main street. The politics in Mokelumne Hill are largely influenced by the local government. The Mayor is elected every two years and presides over the Town Council which consists of five members who serve four-year terms. They are responsible for making decisions about local issues such as infrastructure, public safety, taxation, health care and other important matters.The town also has citizen committees that work on specific projects or topics such as planning, parks and recreation, or environment. These committees are made up of volunteers and appointed by the Town Council to provide input on their respective topics. Local elections usually involve candidates from both major political parties running for various positions such as Mayor or Town Council. All elections are held at City Hall and open to all eligible voters in Mokelumne Hill.
The political climate in Mokelumne Hill, 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
Mokelumne Hill, CA is moderately conservative.
Calaveras County, California 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.
Mokelumne Hill, 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 Mokelumne Hill, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 200 contributions totaling $6,602 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $2,110 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)