Rialto, CA is a diverse community located in Southern California with a population of over 100,000 people. The city is governed by a five-member council, consisting of the Mayor and four Councilmembers. The City Council meets monthly to make decisions on local issues, such as infrastructure improvements, economic growth initiatives, and public safety measures. Local politics in Rialto are an important part of the civic life of the community. Residents have the opportunity to engage in local politics and help shape their city through participation in elections and other civic activities. Residents can also become involved in policy debates by attending local political events or joining organizations dedicated to specific policy issues. By participating in these forums, residents gain valuable insight into local policies and can share their opinions about how they would like their city to be managed. Through an active involvement in local politics, Rialto residents can work together to ensure that their community continues to thrive both economically and socially.
The political climate in Rialto, CA is somewhat liberal.
San Bernardino County, CA is somewhat liberal. In San Bernardino County, CA 54.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Bernardino county remained strongly Democratic, 54.2% to 43.5%.
San Bernardino county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rialto, CA is somewhat liberal.
San Bernardino County, California is somewhat 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.
Rialto, 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 Rialto, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,434 contributions totaling $269,160 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,035 contributions totaling $221,918 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)