Redlands is a vibrant city in California known for its rich cultural history, diverse population, and beautiful California scenery. Politics in Redlands are primarily focused on issues related to the local economy, education, environment, and public safety. The City Council is responsible for all matters pertaining to the governance of the city and works closely with the Mayor's Office to make sure that its citizens are properly served. Local political candidates in Redlands include members from several major parties, such as Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, and Independents. These candidates focus on addressing the most pressing issues facing the city in order to ensure that Redlands remains a safe and prosperous place to live. From developing policy initiatives that promote economic growth to protecting natural resources and improving public safety, these candidates strive to ensure that all locals feel that they have been heard and their needs are taken into account when decisions are made.
The political climate in Redlands, CA is somewhat 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
Redlands, CA is somewhat 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.
Redlands, 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 Redlands, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21,071 contributions totaling $1,561,012 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,731 contributions totaling $1,297,058 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $274 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)