Pescadero, CA is a small town located in the San Mateo County in California. It has a vibrant and diverse political landscape, with many local politicians and organizations working to serve their constituents. Every two years, citizens of Pescadero have an opportunity to voice their opinion by voting for a mayor, as well as electing members of the City Council and School Board. The mayor serves a four-year term and is responsible for presenting the city budget, appointing various staff positions and providing leadership on important issues. The City Council works closely with both the mayor and the community to ensure all of Pescadero’s citizens are fairly represented. They are also responsible for making decisions about the town’s finances, zoning ordinances and infrastructure improvements. Lastly, the School Board focuses on students’ needs within Pescadero Unified School District. This includes determining curriculum requirements, overseeing school budgets and ensuring that students receive quality educational opportunities. Overall, politics in Pescadero are focused on creating a safe environment for its residents while striving to make meaningful improvements to their quality of life.
The political climate in Pescadero, CA is somewhat liberal.
San Mateo County, CA is very liberal. In San Mateo County, CA 77.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 20.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Mateo county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.9% to 20.2%.
San Mateo county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pescadero, CA is somewhat liberal.
San Mateo County, California is very liberal.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley 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.
Pescadero, 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 Pescadero, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 256 contributions totaling $26,648 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $1,460 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)