Pismo Beach, California is a small coastal city located in San Luis Obispo County. With a population of around 8,000 people, Pismo Beach is known for its sandy beaches and quaint downtown area. Although the city is relatively small, politics play an important role in decisions made about how to manage the city and its resources. Local elections are held every two years in which citizens can vote for representatives of their choice to serve on the City Council. The City Council works with the municipal staff to create policies and plan initiatives that will ensure the best interests of the local community and businesses. They also work with other local government entities such as schools, fire departments, police departments, and libraries in order to provide services that benefit residents. Additionally, they participate in regional efforts to address issues such as water conservation or public safety. In this way, Pismo Beach's elected officials strive to promote a better quality of life for all who live here.
The political climate in Pismo Beach, CA is leaning liberal.
San Luis Obispo County, CA is somewhat liberal. In San Luis Obispo County, CA 55.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Luis Obispo county remained strongly Democratic, 55.3% to 42.2%.
San Luis Obispo county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pismo Beach, CA is leaning liberal.
San Luis Obispo County, California is somewhat liberal.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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.
Pismo Beach, 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 Pismo Beach, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,859 contributions totaling $359,261 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 499 contributions totaling $200,279 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $401 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)