The politics in Soledad, CA are centered around providing its citizens with the best services possible. The local government works hard to ensure that all of its citizens have access to affordable housing, quality education, and reliable health care. They also strive to create a safe and welcoming environment for everyone in the community. Local political candidates work diligently to implement policies that will benefit the entire city. The elected officials strive to promote economic growth and create opportunities for all citizens. They work towards creating an equitable society where everyone can thrive regardless of their socio-economic background or identity. In Soledad, CA, politics are about bringing people together and making sure everyone has access to resources they need to lead successful lives.
The political climate in Soledad, CA is strongly liberal.
Monterey County, CA is very liberal. In Monterey County, CA 69.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monterey county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.5% to 28.2%.
Monterey county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Soledad, CA is strongly liberal.
Monterey County, California is very liberal.
Salinas 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.
Soledad, 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 Soledad, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 324 contributions totaling $29,704 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $24,692 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $561 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)