Salton City, CA is a small desert town located in the Imperial Valley, just south of the Salton Sea. The politics here are shaped by the economic and cultural needs of its mainly Hispanic population. The city is represented by state Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia who is committed to making sure that Salton City residents have access to quality public services like healthcare and education. There has been ongoing efforts to ensure that local businesses and organizations have access to resources they need to succeed, such as funding for infrastructure improvements. Additionally, Salton City has taken steps towards environmental sustainability through initiatives such as water conservation and renewable energy projects. Local political leaders are also focused on improving public safety with increased law enforcement presence and programs designed to tackle gang violence. With these priorities in mind, it's clear that Salton City politicians are working hard to make sure their constituents have a bright future.
The political climate in Salton City, 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
Salton City, 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.
Salton 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 Salton City, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 86 contributions totaling $5,639 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $7,280 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)