Ballard, CA is a small town located in the northern part of California. It is known for its peaceful lifestyle and scenic attractions. Politically, Ballard is an independent town that tends to lean towards liberal ideologies. In recent years, voters have chosen representatives from both major parties as well as more progressive third party candidates. The town is represented by a variety of local government officials who are dedicated to working on the issues that matter most to their constituents such as education, healthcare, and environmental protection. Despite the partisan divide that exists in politics today, Ballard residents have found ways to come together and work towards the betterment of their community. This spirit of collaboration and cooperation has helped make Ballard a great place to live and work.
The political climate in Ballard, CA is somewhat liberal.
Santa Barbara County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Barbara County, CA 64.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Barbara county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.5% to 32.6%.
Santa Barbara county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ballard, CA is somewhat liberal.
Santa Barbara County, California is very liberal.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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.
Ballard, 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 Ballard, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,483 contributions totaling $116,729 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 408 contributions totaling $183,115 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $449 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)