The politics in Rio del Mar, CA are largely influenced by the local community. A variety of issues have been brought to the table in recent years, ranging from environmental concerns to public safety and infrastructure. In order to ensure that the voices of those living in the community are heard, many residents actively participate in local political events such as city council meetings and ballot initiatives. Furthermore, local organizations and civic-minded citizens work together to influence policies and decisions that will benefit all residents of Rio del Mar. Many politicians have taken note of this active engagement and so they strive to make sure that their platforms represent the values and ideals of their constituents. It is clear that Rio del Mar has a vibrant political landscape with its citizens taking an active role in shaping its future.
The political climate in Rio del Mar, CA is moderately liberal.
Santa Cruz County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Cruz County, CA 78.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 18.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Cruz county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 78.4% to 18.5%.
Santa Cruz county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rio del Mar, CA is moderately liberal.
Santa Cruz County, California is very liberal.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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.
Rio del Mar, 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 Rio del Mar, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,860 contributions totaling $1,226,593 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 867 contributions totaling $184,326 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)