The small town of Biggs, CA, located in zip code 95917, is a rural community that largely consists of agriculture. The local politics of Biggs are focused on maintaining the rural character of the town and preserving the local agricultural industry. There are several initiatives underway to protect local farmland from development and to improve economic opportunities in the area for those engaged in agriculture. The town is run by a Mayor and City Council who work together to pass ordinances that benefit the citizens of Biggs while still allowing for growth and progress. Local political candidates running for office focus their campaigns on improving public safety, supporting local businesses and farmers, and addressing environmental concerns.
The political climate in Zip 95917 (Biggs, CA) is leaning conservative.
Butte County, CA is leaning liberal. In Butte County, CA 49.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butte county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.5% to 47.6%.
Butte county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95917 (Biggs, CA) is leaning conservative.
Biggs, California is leaning conservative.
Butte County, California is leaning liberal.
Chico Metro Area is leaning 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.
Biggs, California: R r d r r 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 95917 (Biggs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $3,471 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $37,585 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $413 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)