The politics in Monterey Park Tract, CA are unique in that they are heavily influenced by the local community and its diverse population. The city council is made up of five members that all act as representatives for the community. Each of these representatives have been elected to office through a democratic process, giving citizens an opportunity to participate in shaping their own political environment. Citizens can get involved in local politics by joining one of the many local civic organizations who focus on specific topics such as education or public safety, or even attending regular city council meetings to voice their opinions and concerns. With over 60% of the population being Hispanic/Latino, there is also a strong emphasis placed on creating policies that positively impact this demographic. The city works hard to encourage engagement with all residents and make sure everyone’s voices are heard throughout the process of governance.
The political climate in Monterey Park Tract, CA is leaning conservative.
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
Monterey Park Tract, CA is leaning conservative.
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.
Monterey Park Tract, 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 Monterey Park Tract, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 277 contributions totaling $23,658 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 186 contributions totaling $45,087 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)