Calistoga, California is a small city located in the northern part of the state. It has a population of around 5,400 people and is known for its hot springs and wine country. The politics of Calistoga are largely determined by local city council members who are elected to serve four-year terms. The current mayor is Don Colson who was elected in 2018 and whose term will expire in 2022. In addition to the mayor, there are five other members on the city council who were all elected in 2020 and will remain in office until 2024. Together they are responsible for determining policy decisions that affect the local community such as infrastructure improvements, public safety, economic development and residential zoning regulations. As a result, it is important that residents take an active role in electing officials who best represent their needs in order to ensure that their voices are heard on issues that matter most to them.
The political climate in Calistoga, CA is moderately liberal.
Napa County, CA is very liberal. In Napa County, CA 69.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Napa county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.0% to 28.7%.
Napa county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Calistoga, CA is moderately liberal.
Napa County, California is very liberal.
Napa 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.
Calistoga, 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 Calistoga, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,509 contributions totaling $200,392 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 154 contributions totaling $43,810 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $284 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)