The small mountain town of Wrightwood, CA is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Southern California. It has a population of around 4,400 and is an incorporated municipality within San Bernardino County. The town has its own local government, with a mayor and four council members representing the citizens' interests. The council members are responsible for passing ordinances that ensure the community's safety, health, and welfare. In Wrightwood, politics often revolve around issues such as infrastructure improvements, public works projects, and economic development initiatives. There is also a strong focus on preserving the area's natural beauty while maintaining its rural character. Residents take pride in their tight-knit community spirit and many participate actively in local government processes to help shape the future of their town.
The political climate in Wrightwood, CA is leaning liberal.
San Bernardino County, CA is somewhat liberal. In San Bernardino County, CA 54.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Bernardino county remained strongly Democratic, 54.2% to 43.5%.
San Bernardino county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wrightwood, CA is leaning liberal.
San Bernardino County, California is somewhat liberal.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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.
Wrightwood, 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 Wrightwood, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 434 contributions totaling $35,093 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 116 contributions totaling $32,785 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $283 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)