King City, CA is located in Monterey County and has a long history of political action. The city has a diverse range of residents, many of whom are involved in local politics. The city is governed by a mayor-council system with the Mayor serving as the head of government. The current Mayor, John Smith, and the other City Council members have been collaborating to address various issues such as public safety, infrastructure projects, and economic development. In addition, they are working to ensure that all residents receive equal treatment and rights within the law. King City also has an active community engagement process that encourages citizens to be involved in local decision-making processes. In particular, the city hosts numerous public meetings throughout the year for citizens to discuss their thoughts on upcoming initiatives and decisions. King City provides its citizens with many opportunities to be informed about politics and get involved in civic life.
The political climate in King City, CA is strongly liberal.
Monterey County, CA is very liberal. In Monterey County, CA 69.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monterey county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.5% to 28.2%.
Monterey county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
King City, CA is strongly liberal.
Monterey County, California is very liberal.
Salinas Metro Area is very 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.
King City, 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 King City, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $24,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $491 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $79,713 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $984 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)