Escalon, CA is a small rural community located in San Joaquin County. The town is known for its close-knit atmosphere and family-friendly neighborhoods. It has a long history of local government involvement, with the city council acting as representatives of the people. Representatives are elected to serve on the council by local residents, and they are responsible for making decisions on matters such as budgeting, infrastructure development, and safety ordinances. As a result, politics in Escalon play an important role in shaping the future of the community. Local officials work hard to create policies that benefit all members of the town while also ensuring that everyone feels safe and welcome. Regular meetings between state leaders and local representatives help ensure that residents have their voices heard when it comes to creating laws and regulations that will affect their daily lives.
The political climate in Escalon, CA is leaning liberal.
San Joaquin County, CA is somewhat liberal. In San Joaquin County, CA 55.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Joaquin county remained strongly Democratic, 55.6% to 41.8%.
San Joaquin county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Escalon, CA is leaning liberal.
San Joaquin County, California is somewhat liberal.
Stockton 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.
Escalon, 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 Escalon, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 176 contributions totaling $15,947 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 206 contributions totaling $82,049 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $398 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)