The politics in Taft Heights, CA are often seen as being very progressive. The city has a long history of electing representatives who strive for social justice and fairness in all aspects of their work, from voting rights to economic development initiatives. In recent years, the city has become a hub for young people interested in issues like climate change and renewable energy. Local political candidates are usually focused on developing sustainable solutions that address these important topics while also working to ensure that everyone in the community is able to benefit from them. As a result of this focus, Taft Heights has become increasingly vibrant and diverse over time, creating a welcoming environment for anyone looking to take part in the city's political process.
The political climate in Taft Heights, CA is leaning 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
Taft Heights, CA is leaning 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.
Taft 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 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 Taft Heights, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 160 contributions totaling $5,530 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 127 contributions totaling $67,798 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $534 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)