Spreckels, CA is a small town located in the northern California region of the United States. With a population of less than 3,000 people, the city is relatively small and quiet compared to other cities in its area. As such, politics in Spreckels are relatively low-key and local candidates are known mainly within the community and not nationally. The majority of political candidates are local residents who have a history with the town and most commonly run for office on platforms based on issues that directly affect Spreckles and its people. The mayor, council members and other officials typically focus on topics such as local business growth, school district improvements, public safety initiatives, economic development projects, and environmental protection projects.
The political climate in Spreckels, 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
Spreckels, 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.
Spreckels, 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 Spreckels, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $1,517 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $11,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,621 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)