TEHAMA COUNTY REPUBLICANS

COUNTY STATISTICS

TEHAMA COUNTY POLITICAL STATISTICS

Tehama county is located approximately 120 miles north of California's state capital Sacramento . The county is about 100 miles wide from the western edge that borders Mendocino County to the eastern side that borders Plumas and Butte Counties. The county is about 30 miles wide from the northern side that borders Shasta County to the southern side that borders Glenn County. Tehama County is approximately 3000 square miles in area with a population of near 60,000. The main economy of Tehama County is agricultural products and recreation.

Tehama County is bisected east to west by the main transportation road  Interstate I-5. The majority of the county's population live along the I-5 corridor, Highways 99E, and 99W. The older Highways 99E and 99W are separated by the Sacramento River and run parallel to the Sacramento River from Red Bluff south to the county lines of Butte on the east side and Glenn on the west side of the Sacramento River.

Red Bluff, the county seat, is the largest city in the county. It is located almost in the exact center of the county on the banks of the Sacramento River and I-5. The population of Red Bluff and vicinity is approximately 25,000. The second biggest town in the county is Corning which is 15 miles south of Red Bluff also on I-5 and has a population of approximately 9000 counting surrounding vicinity. The 30310 voters of Tehama County are located in five main geographical areas which are divided into 47 precincts with the following 2004 population breakdown.

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AREA            Includes:                          PRECINCTSVOTERSPERCENT

RED BLUFF   Red Bluff & vicinity                      12     10332            34.09%

CENTRAL     Hwy 99W & 99E, Vina                     11      7054             23.27%

CORNING     Corning & vicinity                            7      4567             15.07%

RURAL NORTH    Bowman, Lake California, Bend     7      3956             13.05%

RURAL WEST       Dibble Creek, Ridge Rd., Red Bank     7       3668     12.10%

RURAL EASTManton, Mineral, Paynes Creek    3         733       2.42%

TOTAL                                                                   47     30310            100.0%

POLITICAL PROFILE 2000, 2004, & 2008 ELECTIONS

Tehama County in the 2000 election had approximately 55,000 residents compared to approximately 60,000 in the 2004 election. Our county had 26,838 registered voters with a 63.4% turnout for the 2000 election: 30,310 registered voters with a 77.87% turn-out in the 2004 election:31,261 registered voters with a 79.34%turn-out in the 2008 election.  The Republican Party had a 442 vote majority over the Democrats in 2000, a 2652 majority in 2004 and a 3727 majority in 2008.  Below is the breakdown of party voters and percentages:

           2000 Voter Registration                        2004 Voter Registration   2008 Voter Registration

PARTY                      VOTERS    PERCENT      VOTERS      PERCENT    VOTERS    PERCENT

REPUBLICAN            1140642.50%           13458             44.40%         14105              45.12%

DEMOCRATS             1096440.85%           10806             35.65%         10378              33.20%

MINOR PARTIES          446816.65%             6046             19.95%           6778              21.68%

American Independent        966

Green                                  62

Libertarian                       206

Natural Law                       11

Reform                                83

Nonpartisan (DTS)      3140

During the 2000 election, the precinct voter turnout was 13,492 voters or 50.3% of the total voters.  Absentee turnout was 3,525 voters or 13.1% of the total voters. The total turnout was 63.4% or 17,017voters.

During the 2004 election, the precinct voter turnout was 15,526 voters or 51.2% of the total voters. Absentee turnout was 8,078 or 26.7% of the total voters. The total turnout was 77.9% or 23,604 voters.

During the 2008 election, the precinct voter turnout was 11,203 voters or 35.84% of the total voters. Absentee turnout was 13,600 or 43.50% of the total voters. The total turnout was 79.34% or 24,803 voters.

The higher absentee turnout (from13.1% to 26.7% to 43.50%) is a clear signal that the Tehama County Republican Central Committee must reach these voters approximately a month before the actual election day, about the time they receive their absentee ballots in the mail.  This increase in absentee voters is mostly  because of the ability of any voter now being able to vote by mail without being handicapped as it was before. Clearly people like the convenience of voting by mail.

We have clearly been increasing the number of registered Republicans over the Democrats each year by an average of approximately 550 per year(2000 to 2004)and something like 250 per year from 2004 to 2008. We should not become complacence; however, since the decline to state (DTS) and minor parties have shown an increase of approximately 400 per year during the same time period. The Democrats have remained static and because of the John Kerry catastrophe actually lost voters. We actually helped voters switch from Democrat to Republican in the months just before the 2004 presidential election. The McCain candidacy and election in 2008 resulted in a loss of Republican membership increase.

The increase in the DTS and minor parties has not really affected the historical voting pattern that we have observed in the county. If you take the average of the President, U.S. Senator, Congressman, and State Assemblyman races in the 2004 election you will get a 64% Republican and a 34% Democrat average (2% minor party average). This seems to indicate that the Democrats only get their hard core base (~35%) and the Republicans pickup most of the DTS and minor party vote.

As the population increases in Tehama County because of the Del Web City and other developments, we must aggressively seek the Republicans out and make sure that they are registered and vote. 

The County is divided into 5 supervisor districts, which are drawn to encompass approximately equal

populations in each district. The districts are shown

on the map at the bottom of this page.