Thornton, CA is a small city located in California's Central Valley. Despite its small size, Thornton has an active political scene. There are several local political groups and organizations that work to keep citizens informed and involved in the politics that shape their town. Local elections are held every two years for mayor, city council members, and other important positions in local government. These elected officials are responsible for making decisions regarding the budget, infrastructure, public safety, land use and development, and other matters related to the community. Citizens are encouraged to get involved by attending public meetings or contacting their representatives directly to voice their opinion on issues that matter to them. By engaging in the political process of Thornton, citizens help shape the future of their city.
The political climate in Thornton, CA is somewhat 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
Thornton, CA is somewhat 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.
Thornton, 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 Thornton, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,169 contributions totaling $38,086 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 196 contributions totaling $24,146 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)