Brawley, California is a small town in Imperial County. It has a rich history of political engagement and citizens that have actively worked to shape the local landscape. The city is represented at the local level by the City Council, which is composed of five elected representatives who serve staggered four-year terms. This council determines local policies such as zoning regulations, ordinances, and budgeting for city services. At the county level, Brawley is represented by representatives from the county Board of Supervisors. In addition to these elected officials, citizens have formed numerous civic groups that work to advance their own interests and those of their community as a whole. These organizations include environmental advocacy groups, youth leadership initiatives, arts organizations, and more. Through their hard work and dedication to positive change in their city, Brawley residents continually shape the political landscape of their town in meaningful ways.
The political climate in Brawley, CA is moderately liberal.
Imperial County, CA is strongly liberal. In Imperial County, CA 61.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Imperial county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.1% to 36.7%.
Imperial county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brawley, CA is moderately liberal.
Imperial County, California is strongly liberal.
El Centro Metro Area is strongly 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.
Brawley, California: D d D D D 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 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 Brawley, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 264 contributions totaling $43,266 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 355 contributions totaling $117,453 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $331 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)