The small city of Keene, California, has a population of 1,827 as of 2020. It is located in Kern County and is one of the oldest towns in the Southern San Joaquin Valley. The local government is overseen by a mayor and four council members who are elected to serve 4-year terms. The current mayor is Verna Woodruff and the city council members are Todd Smith, Richard Beagle, David Liosatos and Edna Ortega. The citizens of Keene are very involved in their local politics, with many active community groups dedicated to making sure that their voices are heard. The city also hosts several events throughout the year such as festivals and parades that bring people together to celebrate their community. In addition to these events, Keene also has an active chamber of commerce that works to promote businesses within the city limits. Through their efforts, Keene strives to foster a strong sense of civic pride among its residents and visitors alike.
The political climate in Zip 93531 (Keene, CA) is somewhat 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
Zip 93531 (Keene, CA) is somewhat conservative.
Keene, California is somewhat 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.
Keene, 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 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 93531 (Keene)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 128 contributions totaling $19,618 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $36,953 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $754 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)