Alpine, California is a small rural town located in San Diego County. It has a population of around 15,000 and is home to a variety of outdoor activities, historic sites, and restaurants. While Alpine does not have any major political candidates running for office right now, the local government has been actively involved in many community initiatives such as increasing public safety and improving infrastructure. The current mayor, Fred Bestall, was elected in 2018 and has focused on creating new jobs while preserving the environment and culture of Alpine. The city council has also been working to improve access to healthcare and education programs for its citizens. Local initiatives have included establishing an advisory group to address family homelessness, creating a park with a playground for children of all ages, and providing incentives for businesses interested in relocating or expanding into Alpine. As one of the oldest cities in San Diego County, Alpine's politics are deeply intertwined with its history and culture.
The political climate in Alpine, CA is leaning liberal.
San Diego County, CA is moderately liberal. In San Diego County, CA 60.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Diego county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.2% to 37.5%.
San Diego county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alpine, CA is leaning liberal.
San Diego County, California is moderately liberal.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad Metro Area is moderately 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.
Alpine, 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 Alpine, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,732 contributions totaling $947,654 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $347 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,171 contributions totaling $839,508 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $717 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)