Marina, California is a small coastal town located near the beautiful Monterey Bay. The local political scene in Marina is vibrant and driven by its diverse population. In recent years, the city has seen a surge in interest in local politics with residents engaging in campaigns and initiatives to improve their quality of life. The City Council consists of five seats that are open to all residents regardless of party affiliation or prior political experience. Candidates from both major parties as well as independents compete for these positions each election cycle. Through this process, citizens have an opportunity to make their voices heard on important issues such as public safety, environmental protection, and economic development. With its commitment to open dialogue between citizens and representatives, Marina is providing a model for other cities in how to engage its citizens in the democratic process.
The political climate in Marina, CA is strongly liberal.
Monterey County, CA is very liberal. In Monterey County, CA 69.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monterey county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.5% to 28.2%.
Monterey county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marina, CA is strongly liberal.
Monterey County, California is very liberal.
Salinas Metro Area is very 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.
Marina, California: D D 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 Marina, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,285 contributions totaling $162,031 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 394 contributions totaling $44,586 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)