The city of Tracy, CA is an incorporated city located in San Joaquin County. It has a rich history of political engagement that continues to this day. Local politics are a big part of the community and residents take part in elections for various positions on the City Council. Recently, Tracy has had the opportunity to vote on various measures such as tax increases, public works projects, and other improvements within the City. Residents are regularly informed about these issues by local media outlets and online sources. Politicians from both major parties are actively campaigning in order to represent the citizens of Tracy during election season. The community is always eager to listen to what candidates have to say and support those who can bring positive change to their city.
The political climate in Tracy, CA is somewhat liberal.
San Joaquin County, CA is somewhat liberal. In San Joaquin County, CA 55.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Joaquin county remained strongly Democratic, 55.6% to 41.8%.
San Joaquin county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tracy, CA is somewhat liberal.
San Joaquin County, California is somewhat liberal.
Stockton 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.
Tracy, 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 Tracy, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,953 contributions totaling $147,590 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 573 contributions totaling $105,994 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)