Colton, CA is a city located in San Bernardino County and has a population of over 53,000. It is an ethnically diverse community with a variety of political voices. The City Council consists of five members and the mayor who make decisions on important matters related to the city's budget, infrastructure, transportation, safety, public works and other important policies. Every two years, the citizens of Colton have the chance to vote for candidates who represent their political views. The elections are typically contested among several candidates from different parties including Democratic and Republican candidates as well as independent candidates. Political debates are held before each election cycle so that local residents can learn more about the positions taken by each candidate on various issues. In addition to voting in these elections, Colton citizens also have opportunities to engage with their local politicians by attending events such as town hall meetings or community forums that are organized by the City Council or other local government officials. These events provide excellent chances for citizens to voice their opinions and ask questions directly to their representatives in office. Overall, politics in Colton play an important role in creating a vibrant democracy and allowing everyone represented in this city to have a say in how it is governed.
The political climate in Colton, CA is somewhat liberal.
San Bernardino County, CA is somewhat liberal. In San Bernardino County, CA 54.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Bernardino county remained strongly Democratic, 54.2% to 43.5%.
San Bernardino county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Colton, CA is somewhat liberal.
San Bernardino County, California is somewhat liberal.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Colton, California: r R 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 Colton, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,828 contributions totaling $163,195 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 561 contributions totaling $117,967 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)