Joshua Tree, CA is a small city located in southern California. The area is known for its beautiful desert landscapes and local attractions. Despite its small size, politics in the area still matter and affect the lives of Joshua Tree residents. Local politicians are active on issues such as public safety, environmental protection, and economic development. In addition to local government officials, citizens are encouraged to participate in civic engagement activities such as voting in elections and attending public events. This ensures that everyone has a voice in the political process. Joshua Tree's vibrant political landscape allows people to shape their community while making sure important issues are addressed.
The political climate in Joshua Tree, 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
Joshua Tree, 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.
Joshua Tree, 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 Joshua Tree, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,559 contributions totaling $74,963 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 412 contributions totaling $52,463 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)