Blythe, California is located in the far northeastern corner of Riverside County and is known for its peaceful environment. One of the most important aspects of living in Blythe is its local politics. The city is represented by four members on the Blythe City Council, who are elected to serve two-year terms. Elections are held every two years and citizens can participate in local campaigns to ensure their voices are heard. The mayor of Blythe presides over all meetings and serves as an advocate for the people living in the city. As a result, local politics plays an important role in how Blythe develops as a community with decisions that directly impact residents’ lives. It is essential for citizens to stay informed about issues being discussed and to be involved by attending council meetings when possible or following up after the meeting with their representatives on matters that concern them.
The political climate in Blythe, CA is leaning liberal.
Riverside County, CA is leaning liberal. In Riverside County, CA 53.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Riverside county remained moderately Democratic, 53.0% to 45.0%.
Riverside county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blythe, CA is leaning liberal.
Riverside County, California is leaning 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.
Blythe, 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 Blythe, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 202 contributions totaling $10,336 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $20,420 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)