Salton Sea Beach, CA is a small, rural town located in Southern California. The town is home to a diverse population and has a long history of political involvement at both the local and state levels. In recent years, local political candidates have been actively campaigning for positions on the Salton Sea Beach City Council as well as for seats on other boards and commissions throughout Imperial County. Issues that are important to the residents of Salton Sea Beach include economic development, environmental protection, public safety, and access to quality healthcare. Many candidates have put forth proposals to tackle these issues with an eye towards creating a better future for those who call Salton Sea Beach home. With elections around the corner, it is important for locals to stay informed about their choices so they can vote for the candidate that best represents their interests.
The political climate in Salton Sea Beach, CA is moderately liberal.
Imperial County, CA is strongly liberal. In Imperial County, CA 61.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Imperial county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.1% to 36.7%.
Imperial county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Salton Sea Beach, CA is moderately liberal.
Imperial County, California is strongly liberal.
El Centro Metro Area is strongly 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.
Salton Sea Beach, 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 Salton Sea Beach, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $5,419 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $6,935 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $365 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)