Crest, CA is a small town situated in the heart of California's Central Valley. It has a long and rich history that dates back to its founding as an agricultural community in the early 1800s. Despite its small size, Crest has always been politically active. The town is largely governed at the local level by the City Council, which consists of five members elected by residents every two years. Local elections often attract considerable attention from residents who are passionate about making sure that their voices are heard. Candidates for mayor and city council typically run on platforms that focus on issues such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and environmental sustainability. Crest residents take great pride in their city and strive to ensure that it remains a vibrant and inviting place to live for generations to come.
The political climate in Crest, 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
Crest, 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.
Crest, 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 Crest, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,701 contributions totaling $763,293 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,376 contributions totaling $706,605 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $514 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)