San Luis Obispo is a beautiful seaside city located in the Central Coast of California. It is known for its charming downtown district and strong sense of community. The city has a long history of political involvement, with passionate residents who are dedicated to making their city a better place. Local elections are held every two years, with an array of candidates running for office who all support the interests and values of the citizens. The current mayor is Heidi Harmon, who was elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2018. She and her team are committed to creating a vibrant economy, protecting local resources, and ensuring public safety. There are many other important issues facing residents in San Luis Obispo, such as affordable housing, renewable energy use, and traffic congestion. By engaging in political dialogue and voting in local elections, residents can help ensure that their concerns are addressed by their elected representatives and their voices heard.
The political climate in San Luis Obispo, CA is somewhat 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
San Luis Obispo, CA is somewhat 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.
San Luis Obispo, 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 San Luis Obispo, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12,239 contributions totaling $793,583 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 901 contributions totaling $215,554 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)