Calimesa, CA is a small city located in Riverside County that is known for its peaceful neighborhoods and close-knit community. The city has a council-manager form of government with five members elected to four-year terms to make up the City Council. The mayor is chosen from among the council members and serves as the head of the city. All residents are encouraged to be active participants in their local politics to ensure Calimesa remains a safe and happy place for all. The City Council meets monthly to discuss a variety of topics including public safety, infrastructure, and economic development. They strive to create an open and transparent government that allows citizens to have an active role in decision making. With careful planning and dedication from both elected officials and local citizens, Calimesa can continue to grow into a vibrant community that provides essential services for its residents.
The political climate in Calimesa, CA is leaning liberal.
Riverside County, CA is leaning liberal. In Riverside County, CA 53.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Riverside county remained moderately Democratic, 53.0% to 45.0%.
Riverside county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Calimesa, CA is leaning liberal.
Riverside County, California is leaning liberal.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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.
Calimesa, 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 Calimesa, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,162 contributions totaling $780,558 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,023 contributions totaling $399,091 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)