The politics of Wheatland, CA are represented by two main parties: the Democratic and Republican parties. Elections for local political offices take place every two years and the mayor is elected at-large. The city council consists of five members who are voted in from districts within the city limits. Local issues on the ballot often include topics such as infrastructure projects, public safety, economic development and social services. Recently, a major focus has been placed on improving public transportation and addressing environmental concerns such as water conservation. Residents have also shown strong interest in protecting local green spaces and preserving historic sites throughout the city. With its diverse population, Wheatland offers an opportunity for citizens to engage in meaningful dialogue about important matters facing their community.
The political climate in Wheatland, CA is somewhat conservative.
Yuba County, CA is moderately conservative. In Yuba County, CA 37.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yuba county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.3% to 37.7%.
Yuba county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wheatland, CA is somewhat conservative.
Yuba 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.
Wheatland, 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 Wheatland, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 71 contributions totaling $3,922 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $7,857 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)