Manteca, CA is a small city in the Central Valley of California and as such has a population of around 70,000 people. The city is governed by an elected mayor and four councilmembers who are elected at-large to serve 4 year terms. The current mayor is Steve DeBrum and the current councilmembers are Deborah Romero, Mike Morowit, Jose Nuno and Richard Silverman. All of these political figures have pledged to focus on issues that are important to citizens of Manteca including economic development, education reform, public safety and strengthening community ties. Through the work of these local politicians, Manteca has seen an increase in new businesses being attracted to the area while also continuing to improve their educational system. They have worked hard to make sure that citizens feel safe in their neighborhoods by increasing police presence throughout the city. Furthermore, they have been active in bringing together different groups from all walks of life through various events and programs that promote understanding and acceptance between diverse cultures. By working together with one another, they are helping to create a strong sense of community within Manteca that will help it continue to grow for many years to come.
The political climate in Manteca, 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
Manteca, 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.
Manteca, 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 Manteca, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,588 contributions totaling $115,180 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 570 contributions totaling $84,387 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)