The politics of Desert Hot Springs, CA are largely dominated by local government. The city is represented by three elected City Council Members and the Mayor, who are all elected to four-year terms in a non-partisan election. There is also a Planning Commission and various other town committees and boards that citizens may volunteer for or be appointed to. In recent years, Desert Hot Springs has seen an increase in civic engagement with more people getting involved in local politics. Residents of the city have become more aware of issues such as homelessness, infrastructure needs, economic development projects, and water conservation efforts. Many local politicians have been vocal on these issues and have worked to bring attention to them from both public and private sectors. With its diverse population, Desert Hot Springs aims to provide equitable access to resources for all residents while maintaining a thriving economy.
The political climate in Desert Hot Springs, CA is somewhat liberal.
Riverside County, CA is leaning liberal. In Riverside County, CA 53.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Riverside county remained moderately Democratic, 53.0% to 45.0%.
Riverside county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Desert Hot Springs, CA is somewhat liberal.
Riverside County, California is leaning 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.
Desert Hot Springs, 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 Desert Hot Springs, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,956 contributions totaling $101,052 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 289 contributions totaling $44,826 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)