Turlock, CA is a vibrant city located in Stanislaus County in California. It is known for its pleasant and friendly atmosphere, as well as its excellent educational institutions. The city of Turlock has a strong local government, which works hard to ensure that the city remains prosperous and thriving. The current mayor is Gary Soiseth, who was elected to a second term in 2018. He has been actively working towards improving the quality of life for all citizens of Turlock, including increasing affordable housing options and investing in public safety initiatives. There are also several City Council members who work closely with the mayor to make sure that Turlock remains an attractive place to live. Local political candidates are regularly running for office and campaigning for votes from the citizens of Turlock, making sure that their voices are heard when it comes to matters pertaining to the city.
The political climate in Turlock, CA is leaning liberal.
Stanislaus County, CA is leaning liberal. In Stanislaus County, CA 49.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stanislaus county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.0% to 48.2%.
Stanislaus county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Turlock, CA is leaning liberal.
Stanislaus County, California is leaning liberal.
Modesto Metro Area is leaning 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.
Turlock, 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 Turlock, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,869 contributions totaling $185,495 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,109 contributions totaling $273,821 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)