The politics of Mexican Colony, CA are shaped by its vibrant and diverse population. Situated within the San Gabriel Valley, the city is home to a large Latino population who actively engage in local politics. It is also home to many immigrants from all over the world. This diversity of perspectives helps shape the political discourse that takes place among citizens and their representatives in city government. The City Council plays an important role in developing policy and advocating for the needs of local residents. Additionally, local elections often involve a wide variety of candidates running for office who offer voters different perspectives on important issues such as housing, education, public safety, and economic development. With a growing population and active civic engagement, Mexican Colony's politics are sure to continue to develop in meaningful ways for years to come.
The political climate in Mexican Colony, CA is leaning conservative.
Kern County, CA is somewhat conservative. In Kern County, CA 43.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kern county remained strongly Republican, 53.9% to 43.7%.
Kern county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mexican Colony, CA is leaning conservative.
Kern County, California is somewhat conservative.
Bakersfield Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Mexican Colony, California: R R R R R R
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 Mexican Colony, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 309 contributions totaling $4,800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $199,480 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,320 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)