Hollister, CA is a small city located in San Benito County in the Central Coast region of the state. It has a strong sense of local pride and values its connection to the community. The city is served by an elected Mayor and City Council who work together to create policies that benefit Hollister's citizens and visitors alike. Recent initiatives have included plans to revitalize downtown Hollister, expand affordable housing options, and promote environmental sustainability. Along with the Mayor and City Council, there are also numerous local candidates running for office each year. These candidates come from diverse backgrounds and often offer unique perspectives on how the city should be run. By voting for these candidates, Hollister residents can ensure their voices are heard in local politics.
The political climate in Hollister, CA is moderately liberal.
San Benito County, CA is strongly liberal. In San Benito County, CA 61.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Benito county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.1% to 36.7%.
San Benito county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hollister, CA is moderately liberal.
San Benito County, California is strongly liberal.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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.
Hollister, 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 Hollister, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,958 contributions totaling $346,895 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,093 contributions totaling $147,974 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)