Ripon, CA is a small city located in San Joaquin County. The local government is comprised of a mayor and four city council members who are elected by the citizens of Ripon. The Mayor and City Council work together to make decisions for the benefit of the city and its residents. Their focus is on creating a safe, healthy, and prosperous community. They strive to provide quality services such as police protection, fire safety, parks maintenance, and street lighting. Additionally, they address issues related to economic development, public health, education, and other areas that affect local citizens. Ripon also works closely with other local governments in the county to ensure that each town’s needs are addressed in a collaborative manner. Local elections are held every two years when citizens decide who will represent them at the municipal level. It is important for all citizens in Ripon to stay informed and engaged in their local politics so that they can make their voices heard during election season.
The political climate in Ripon, CA is leaning liberal.
San Joaquin County, CA is somewhat liberal. In San Joaquin County, CA 55.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Joaquin county remained strongly Democratic, 55.6% to 41.8%.
San Joaquin county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ripon, CA is leaning liberal.
San Joaquin County, California is somewhat liberal.
Stockton 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.
Ripon, 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 Ripon, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 501 contributions totaling $52,863 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 602 contributions totaling $124,146 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)